Archive - 2008

Decree No 1117 of the Council of Ministers adopted the national programme on mitigation of climate change for 2008-2012.

The programme is developed in line with the national plan of action on the resource management and environment protection of the Republic of Belarus for 2006-2010. The document stipulates for the...

Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko congratulated President of Bolivia Evo Morales on Independence Day, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that Belarus is interested in the further development of the comprehensive cooperation between the countries on the interstate level, in the expansion of the bilateral interaction...

During the 2008 harvesting campaign grain dryers in ten agricultural companies of the Mogilev oblast have been converted to operate on straw. Two more grain dryers are completing the assemblage of stoves running on straw (BHC-1.5), BelTA learnt in the energy and fuel department of the oblast executive committee.

After the...

Belarus has harvested 922,000 hectares, or 40% of the total cropping area, BelTA learnt from the main plant growing department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs.

The Gomel oblast has harvested 65% of the cropping area. It is followed by the Brest oblast (50.3%), Grodno oblast (41.4%), Minsk (35%), Mogilev...

Retirement pensions in Belarus were increased 11.2% on average on August 1. President of Belarus signed relevant decree No 415 on August 4, BelTA was told in the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Thus, an average retirement pension will be equal to Br408,100.

The move is aimed at improving the welfare...

Belarus has already harvested more than 3 million tonnes of grain, BelTA learnt from the main plant growing department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs.The highest yield is in the Minsk oblast: 639,200 tonnes. The Minsk oblast has outperformed the previous leader, Gomel oblast, which has cropped 629,500 tonnes....

Belarus has harvested 437,300 hectares, or 20.6% of the total cropping area, BelTA learnt from the main plant growing department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs.

The Gomel oblast has harvested 45% of the cropping area. It is followed by the Brest oblast (30%), Grodno oblast (19%), Minsk (15%), Mogilev...

A team of students of Belarusian State University has won three gold and one silver medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad, BelTA learnt from First Deputy Education Minister Alexander Zhuk.

The 15th international student math competition was held in Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria) on July 25-31. Taking part in the competition were...

The CIS election observation mission that will monitor the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus will conduct observation on the principles of political neutrality and impartiality, non-interference in the course of the electoral process and in the internal affairs of the country, the statement...

The Central Election Committee of Belarus expects around 700 international observers to be present during elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Lidia Yermoshina said as she met with Sergei Lebedev, head of the monitoring mission of the...