Dmitry Medvedev demands to review environmental standards On the eve of World Environment Day, which will be celebrated on June 5, President Dmitry Medvedev decided to make his contribution to its defense. Yesterday a meeting was held in the Kremlin to improve the environmental and energy efficiency of the economy.

Pakistan decides to switch to summer time Whether summer time helps save energy is still an open question. Various calculations show that all possible savings amount to a few percent at best. However, Pakistan, following the example of the northern countries, also decided to change the switches twice a year. Last weekend, the official time in the country moved forward by an hour.

Astronomers have found another “relative” of our planet Over the past ten years, astronomy has become a much more interesting science - from the point of view of the ordinary person who is intrigued by the events taking place in deep space. If we draw an analogy with geography, we are now at a moment when all the continents and almost all the large islands have become known to travelers, but small, hitherto unnoticed reefs or atolls can still be discovered.

Alexey Mitrofanov is waiting for options to continue his political career in A Just Russia Changing party orientation is always a risk for a politician. Sometimes it brings significant results, for example, a seat in the Duma, sometimes only consolation prizes, or even complete failure. For example, Elena Mizulina successfully changed her orientation. Having been in Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces, she finally joined A Just Russia, and this is the result - in the new Duma, Ms.

From 1988 to the present, astronomers have discovered almost 300 exoplanets. It is almost impossible to literally “see” a distant celestial body, but it is quite possible to calculate its location, measure its mass, period of revolution around the star, temperature and some other characteristics. The vast majority of known exoplanets are gas giants. It is assumed that the number of planets similar to ours is also significant, but it is more difficult to find them due to their lower mass.

How will the auto industry respond to the prime minister’s initiatives? The situation in the Russian automotive industry haunts current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin . Back in 2001, he tried to help the industry by increasing duties on foreign cars, and last week, at a meeting with the heads of the largest Russian automakers in Yelabuga, he shared new ideas to change the situation in the industry.

Even on spent cartridges traces of the criminal remain The discovery by chemist John Bond from the University of Leicester could revolutionize criminology and force law enforcement agencies to look into many leads. A scientist, at the request of the local police, has developed a new method for detecting fingerprints. It turns out that there are objects from which traces of capillary lines simply cannot be erased with any rag.

The United States has noticed progress in the field of human rights in Uzbekistan American diplomacy is persistently and methodically trying to restore lost ground in relations with Uzbekistan. US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, continuing his trip to the southern “underbelly” of Russia , followed Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan to Tashkent, where he was received by President Islam Karimov on May 2, accompanied by Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov.

Minsk is “deeply reforming” the economy and is waiting for Russian business This year, the government of Belarus plans to triple the volume of attracted foreign investment compared to 2007, said Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky. According to him, the authorities are counting on an influx of $17 billion compared to $5.4 billion last year. And in the next five years, Minsk intends to attract more than $80 billion to the country’s economy.

Police have announced a reward for information about a car arsonist at night The Moscow City Internal Affairs Directorate yesterday announced a reward for information about an attacker who sets fire to cars parked on the streets at night . Its size was not officially announced. Unofficially, sources in the Central Internal Affairs Directorate reported that the amount of the bonus could be 1 million rubles.

Russian independent software developers discussed staff shortages and promising markets Years of development of the domestic software industry have brought with them serious changes. The evolution was evident at the ISDEF Spring 2008 (Independent Software Developers Forum) conference. Previously, the topic of general discussion was “how to open an account in an American bank.” Then - how not to lose to an American competitor in a patent war.

Bernanke spoke in support of the dollar The head of the US Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke, made it clear to financial markets that interest rates are at an acceptable level and no reduction is expected in the near future. Analysts are convinced that inflation, associated with rising oil prices and the low dollar exchange rate, is now the main problem for the American central bank.

Svetlana Kuznetsova joined Safina and Dementieva The central event of the tenth day of the French Open for Russian fans was the rescheduled fourth round meeting between Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus. The fight began on Monday at half past eight in the evening local time. But since matches on Parisian courts usually stop at 21.00, the athletes played only the first game, in which Kuznetsova won - 6:2.

Alexey Miller did not meet with the President of Turkmenistan The first visit of Gazprom head Alexey Miller to Ashgabat this year did not bring any new agreements. Moreover, it could be considered a failure from a diplomatic point of view. For the first time in a long time, the head of the Russian gas monopolist was not received by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is the only decision-maker on gas issues.

Riga is offended by Putin and Merkel The 7th summit of the Council of the Baltic Sea States opened in Riga. It is attended by representatives of the governments of Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Finland, Sweden and Estonia. Yesterday guests were entertained by a cultural program at the Latvian National Opera.