According to the press-service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Republic of Kalmykia, geological specialists have started regional geological surveying works in Kalmykia to refine the state geological map.

The new mapping, (more…)

Farms in the Maloderbetovsky district of the Republic of Kalmykia have started their spring field work.

Harrowing of the seedbed, sowing of spring crops and the breeding campaign continues. (more…)

The head of Republic of Kalmykia Batu Khasikov and Vsevolod Cherepanov, general director of Gazprom nedra LLC signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation.

The document will define the general principles of mutually beneficial cooperation aimed at the development of the oil and gas production sector in the territory of the Republic of Kalmykia, including the market of oil and gas services.

The Head of Republic of Kalmykia shared: (more…)

Sponsorship from oil company

New Head of Republic of Kalmykia Batu Khasikov continues to attract sponsors to Republic of Kalmykia. Today, oil company CPC (more…)

Rare animal protection

Specially protected natural areas

In Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, the fate of saigas was discussed. Russia and the Lukoil oil company (more…)

Prepare to Boxing Championship

FISU President checks in with preparations for 2018 WUC Boxing in Elista

With the most ambitious World University Championships programme in FISU history set to kick-off in early 2018, President Oleg Matytsin paid a visit on 6 December to the city of Elista, the capital of the Russian region of Kalmykia, which (more…)

japantoday.com LIMA — Japan and Russia have agreed to promote tourism and ease visa requirements for each other’s citizens under an economic cooperation plan proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in May, Japanese officials said.

Some other aspects of the eight-point action (more…)

BAKU, September 11. /TASS/. President of the International Chess Federation [FIDE] Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in a letter to the U.S. President Barack Obama asked for the U.S. citizenship.

Earlier, he sent a letter to the U.S. president and received a notification it was registered. (more…)

In the farms of the Republic of Kalmykia continues harvesting of roughage, informed Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kalmykia. The need for roughage in the current year amounts to 809.2 thousand tons, remnants of past years – 267.1 thousand tons. (more…)

[ Ru ] May 23 in Elista city was held the seventh session of the People’s Hural (Parliament) of the Republic of Kalmykia.

Before the meeting, according to tradition, the Members of Parliament congratulated his colleague Danara Shalhanova happy birthday, handed flowers, expressed their congratulations and wishes.

In the second reading was considered the draft law of the Republic of Kalmykia “On Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Kalmykia “On regulation of land relations in the Republic of Kalmykia”. (more…)

Mineral resources

Kalmykia has quite diverse mineral and raw stuffs sources. It is based primarily on oil, gas and mineral deposits providing raw materials for the construction industry, etc.
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January 15, 2013 held a working meeting of the Head of Kalmykia Alexey Orlov with the CEO “Kalmyk broiler” Albert Yegorov. The meeting focused on the creation of a new plant for the production of poultry meat in Kalmykia.

The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Government of Kalmykia Igor Zotov, First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Agriculture, Peter Lantsanov. (more…)

Today, January 10, hosted a working meeting of the Head of Kalmykia Alexey Orlov with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Republic of Kalmykia, Nikolai Ochirov, reports KalmykiaNews agency.

During the meeting they discussed the development of the oil and gas industry in Kalmykia, as well as the implementation of investment projects in Kalmykia in (more…)

[ En | Ru ] Oil company “Shell International Group” has presented reanimobile for Children’s Hospital of Kalmykia, reports KalmykiaNews. A reanimobile (class “C”) will allow timely render qualified medical help.

“In case of continuation of the project the social program will be continued”, – said General Director of “Shell Oil and Gas Development (III)” Evgeny Boyarshin.

We are waiting for “Shell” with the full-scale project in the Republic of Kalmykia. Will cooperate. “- summarized Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Kalmykia Igor Zotov. (more…)

In late October Kasper Boye, Sune Gjerding and Maj Jeanne traveled to Kalmykia (Russia) to document this small republic, said representative of International department of KalmykiaTour company to KalmykiaNews agency.

We have now returned mystified by a country providing more questions than answers. A place where people seem to have lost their innocence despite their incomprehensible story where the main dynamometer cityscape made ​​up of equal parts of Buddhist monuments, the KGB buildings and chess-pieces-board-enthusiasm. (more…)