Powerful earthquake with 7.3 magnitude by Richter scale that took the lives of tens of thousands of people, occurred in Ashgabat 70 years ago on October night 1948. According to the UNESCO, it was one of the most devastating catastrophes of XX century. People, who survived that earthquake, observe October 6 as the date of their second birthday. Head of Ashgabat Seismic Department V. T. Archangelsky recalled about that night: Heavy tremors with sharp up and down shocks have started. It was...

160 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from United Arab Emirates and Turkey procured technical sulphur (SC Turkmengaz) and the representatives of business circles of USA bought technical carbon (SC Turkmenhimiya). Polypropylene bags were also the subject of bargain of the businessmen from UAE. In addition, colourless sheet glass, Portland cement, licorice extract, cotto...

На одной из фотографий, ставшей документальным свидетельством непоправимой трагедии, крупным планом изображены уличные часы, рухнувшие на груду развалин. Их стрелки показывают 1 час 12 минут - время начала ашхабадского землетрясения, произошедшего в ночь на 6 октября 1948 года. 70 лет назад, когда ашхабадцы мирно спали, подземные толчки страшной силы разрушили их жилища и унесли десятки тысяч жизней. Спасшиеся были повергнуты в ужас. Над разрушенным городом нависло густое облако пыли, раздавалис...

Turkmenistan marked the Commemorative Day of 1948 Ashgabat Earthquake as we as of the warriors lost in the battlefields. The State flags was flying half-staff on occasion of sorrowful date across the country. Mourning prayers and food donations were held all around Turkmenistan. Early in the morning, thousands of Ashgabat residents came to «Halk hakydasy» Memorial Complex to lay the flowers to the pedestal of «Ruhy tagzym», «Milletiň ogullary», «Baky şöhrat» monuments. President Gurbanguly...

Обсуждение вопросов защиты сельскохозяйственных культур и природного растительного фонда от насекомых вредителей состоялось в Министерстве сельского и водного хозяйства и Национальном институте пустынь, растительного и животного мира (НИПРЖМ) с участием эксперта Продовольственной и сельскохозяйственной организации ООН (ФАО) по борьбе с саранчовыми Александра Лачининского. Старший специалист штаб-квартиры ФАО, расположенной в Риме, представил два многострановых проекта, к которому на сегодняшнем...

The opening of petrochemical complex for processing of natural gas and production of polyethylene and polypropylene, which will be the first facility of such profile, will be held in Balkan velayat on October 17. Its production output capacity allows processing of 5 billion cubic meters of gas and producing 381,000 tons of high-density polyethylene, 81,000 tons of polypropylene and other production per year.  The information on the opening of new facility was presented by Vice-premier M. Mere...

At the session of the Government on October 5, Vice-premier, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov reported on the elaboration of the Draft Programme of implementation of constructive initiatives voiced by the President of Turkmenistan at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly where the Head of the State made political statement.  The Programme provides the measures for fulfilment of the proposal about declaration of 2019 as the Year of Peace and Trust made by Head of Turkmenistan...