From February 12, the Central Asian University for the Study of Environment and Climate Change Green University will begin its first academic semester, Gazeta.uz reports with reference to the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan, which is the founder of this university.
Icon of the Seas, officially the largest cruise ship in the world, has set sail on its maiden voyage. Participants in the seven-day trip had already bought tickets for it long ago. The ship entered Miami on January 10, having sailed the length of the Atlantic from the shipyard in Turku, Finland, where it was built.
Traveler Fyodor Konyukhov began a two-week journey on camels through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a Russian-Arab team, TASS reports citing the press service of the International Travel Center of Fyodor Konyukhov. The expedition “Through the Seven Emirates” will pass through the territories of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm al-Quwain.
The President of Turkmenistan signed a decree authorizing the State Committee for the Construction of the city of Arkadag to conclude a contract with the German company Goetzpartners Emerging Markets GmbH for the provision of consulting services.
The Government of Kazakhstan has approved a resolution on the establishment of a Scientific Research Institute of the Caspian Sea, developed by the Ministry of Water Management and Irrigation, the press service of the ministry reported.
On January 27, the Turkmen Junior under-20 Chess Championship ended in Ashgabat, where tournament favorites Amanmuhammet Hommadov and Lala Shohradova confirmed their leadership positions.
The All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts is actively developing projects in the field of design diplomacy and begins cooperation with the association “Business Center for Economic Development of the CIS”.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation Esen Aydogdyev took part in events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade, which took place today, January 27, in St. Petersburg.
The Danish corporation AP Moller-Maersk presented the world's largest 350-meter container ship Ane Maersk, powered by “green” methanol. The bulk carrier, built at the shipyard of the South Korean shipbuilding company HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in the city of Ulsan, can accommodate 16,592 containers, TASS reports.
A meteorological artificial intelligence model from Google DeepMind called GraphCast for the first time predicted the weather more accurately than meteorologists.
Astrakhan Seaport has reached record levels over the past decade, increasing the volume of cargo deliveries by one and a half times last year.
On Friday, January 26, during trading on the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan, petrochemical products, light industry and handmade Turkmen carpets were in great demand on the foreign and domestic markets.
Turkmenistan intends to join the Convention on the Facilitation of International Maritime Navigation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This information was announced by Mammethan Chakiyev, Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers, at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Friday, January 26.
The park "15 years of Independence of Turkmenistan", which is located along Andalip Street, is being reconstructed in Ashgabat. As part of the modernization, it is planned to lay bike paths, build new swimming pools and carry out other landscaping works.
Deputy Prime Minister Tangryguly Atahalliyev informed at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, January 26, about the ongoing work in the country to improve conditions and mechanisms for the rational use of water resources, effective irrigation of agricultural lands, improvement of land reclamation and creation of additional water reserves. He also reported that irrigation canals and drainage networks are being cleaned locally and in the regions of the country to maintain their operational condition.
