Foreign workers with Temporary Residence Permit or RVP: what will change from November 1, 2019.   Possibilities: From November 1, 2019, the issuance of a residence permit in Russia will be indefinite, as well as for some categories of foreign citizens the issuance of temporary residence permits is simplified. Risks: If the foreigner does not...

Climate focus: Global warming is not all bad, some Russians unfortunately reckon The first in a series of articles on the impact of global warming on the world FIRST CAME fires that turned the Siberian skies into a wall of solid smoke stretching for thousands of kilometres. Then came a drought that sucked the Lena...

Pallavi Aiyar The key turning point in his narrative came in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima earthquake. Blossoms were not the only sights to sprout across Tokyo this spring. Joining the flowers were giant billboards sporting the faces of scores of candidates for elections to the Japanese capital’s 23 wards. Most of the images...

By Reuters Russia and India said on Wednesday they planned to continue legitimate economic and trade cooperation with Iran, the state-run RIA news agency reported, citing a joint statement issued after talks between the two country’s leaders. The statement was released after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks at...

Non-Russians seeking a second passport will no longer have to give up their existing one.     Russian passports may become more attractive.Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News Agency Russia’s lower chamber of parliament plans to vote on legislation that could allow dual citizenship for foreigners wanting to become Russian citizens, the RBC news website reported Tuesday. ...

Russian smokers have been left gasping after the emergencies ministry announced that smoking on the balconies of apartment blocks would be banned under new fire regulations. Under the new rules, “open fire” is prohibited on apartment balconies, as well as in the living areas of dormitories and hotels. Lighting matches and smoking are both classed...

Rachel Chitra The extension will benefit prepaid and e-wallet issuers like Paytm, MobiKwik, Airtel Money, Amazon Pay, Ola Money and PayU If the RBI had not extended the deadline, millions of Indian users would have on September 1 found restrictions or complete blockage of their mobile wallet apps BENGALURU: The RBI has again extended –...

Venue: Embassy of India, Moscow. The newly elected GB & MC members had an introduction meeting with the DCM Mr. B. S. Pradhan at the Embassy on Tuesday, the 20th August ‘19. Secretary Ms. Sujatha Rajagopal introduced all GB & MC members to the DCM and briefed him on the activities and role of IBA in...

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT State Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank cut MCLR-linked lending rates by 5 bps Equated monthly instalments (EMIs) are set to fall with banks announcing a cut in their lending rates. The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) led the way cutting the interest rate on its loans by 5 basis...

By – Dinesh C Sharma   Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar with research team at TIFR, Mumbai It can find applications ranging from solar energy harvesting to seawater desalination. Indian scientists have tinkered with the chemistry of the yellow metal and have turned it into ‘black gold’. They claim that it can be potentially used for applications ranging...