OJSC "Territorial Generating Company N1" began accepting applications for participation in the competition for the construction of a combined cycle power unit with a capacity of 180 MW of the Central Thermal Power Plant (St. Petersburg). According to the company's press service, applications will be accepted until June 16, 2008. The cost of the work is not announced.

JSC Zvezda has been planning since 2008. to begin placing orders on an ongoing basis for the production of hardware at Arsenal Machine-Building Plant OJSC. As the told RBC , the total annual cost of transactions is estimated at 11 million rubles. Zvezda press service Speaking about the joint work of enterprises, the press service noted that Zvezda has been operating since 2005. cooperates with Arsenal in the field of precision casting.

Sergey Moiseev was appointed Deputy Mayor of Arkhangelsk for Economic Development and Finance. According to the press service of the city administration, such an order was signed today by the acting head of the city, Viktor Pavlenko. According to this document, the post of Deputy Mayor for Construction will be taken by Yuri Shaulov. Also, Yuri Pachin, who previously headed the financial and economic block of the mayor’s office, was appointed deputy mayor for social issues.

Net profit of Rubezh-plus Region LLC according to Russian accounting standards (RAS) in the first quarter of 2008. increased by 11.5 times compared to the same period in 2007. and amounted to 35 million 901 thousand rubles. The company's press service reports this. Revenue of Rubezh-plus Region LLC in January-March 2008. increased by 2.7 times and reached 528 million 559 thousand rubles. Rubezh-plus Region LLC began its development in 1994.

OJSC Russian Development Bank and the shipbuilding enterprise FSUE Admiralty Shipyards entered into another agreement to open a credit line for the company in the amount of about 1 billion rubles. for the period up to 2010 According to the bank's press service, the funds are planned to be used to pay for the production and delivery of finished products within the framework of the state defense order. OJSC "Russian Development Bank" (JSC "RosBD") was established in 1999.

Lithuania insisted that its conditions for signing a mandate for EU negotiations with Russia be met. As reported by Lithuanian radio, this is the result of the negotiations between the four foreign ministers, which took place the day before in Vilnius. Lithuania insisted that its conditions for signing a mandate for EU negotiations with Russia be met.

In the Komi Republic, a drug dealer was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling amphetamine, heroin and ecstasy obtained from St. Petersburg. According to the press center of the Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN), the verdict was handed down by the court of Syktyvkar, on the territory of which a local resident distributed drugs. The culprit must also pay a fine to the state in the amount of 100 thousand rubles.

There will be seven deputy prime ministers in the Russian government, of which the first two, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, presenting the composition of the new government. Former head of government Viktor Zubkov and ex-aide to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Shuvalov were appointed first deputy prime ministers. The post of Deputy Prime Minister was retained by Alexander Zhukov and Alexey Kudrin, who is also the head of the Ministry of Finance.

The Government of the Russian Federation intends to continue to actively support the development of culture and art. This opinion was expressed today by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Collection of the Constantine Palace” in St. Petersburg. He expressed words of gratitude to Galina Vishnevskaya, the late Mstislav Rostropovich, who assembled this collection.

The Ministry of Industry and Energy is divided into two ministries - the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Industry, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, presenting the new structure of the Russian government.

In the Chinese province of Sichuan, about 900 students were trapped under rubble due to a powerful earthquake, Xinhua reports. Other details have not yet been disclosed. Initially, it was reported that 6 people (including 4 children) died as a result of the collapse of elementary school buildings in Chongqing, located in the zone affected by the tremors, but at the moment it is known that the death toll was at least 107 people.

The information and communications industry (ICT) has recently consumed enormous amounts of energy. Along with this, carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere produced by this industry are also growing. While emissions from cars, for example, can be easily seen, emissions from the IT sector are not visible to anyone. Currently, this sector accounts for about 2% of all global CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

State Customs Committee "Russia" in January-April 2008 increased the volume of passenger traffic by 15.9% - to 824 thousand 963 people, the airline's press service reports. During the reporting period, 394 thousand 307 passengers used the services of State Transport Company "Russia" on international and CIS airlines, which is 36.1% higher than the figures for January-April 2007. 430 thousand 656 passengers (+2%) were transported on domestic airlines.

JSC Russian Railways (RZD) in 2008. will invest about 350 million rubles. into the reconstruction of the Avtovo station of the St. Petersburg-Vitebsk branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, the press service of the railway reported.

According to updated data, the earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan alone killed 8,533 people, Xinhua reports, citing Chinese authorities. Earlier, authorities reported that 7.65 thousand people died in Sichuan province. At the same time, about 10 thousand people were injured. According to Chinese state media, up to 80% of all buildings in the county have been destroyed. As a result of the tremors, many schools, kindergartens, factories and residential buildings were destroyed.