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The meeting of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan was held yesterday in Kazan. The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Artem Sidorov, made a report on the problem of waste management. He acknowledged that the unified system of accounting of detected and liquidated landfills has been created in the Republic, i.e. geo-information system “Ecological map of the Republic of Tatarstan”, wherein all supervisory authorities are involved.During previous 10 months of this year, all supervisory authorities that carry out activity on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstanheld 753 legal entities and 364 sole entrepreneurs, as well as 2,270 officials and 3,225 individuals administratively liablefor violations in the field of waste management.

The court hearing on the complaint of the legal entity “ECOtechnologii” LLC torule as illegal and annul the decree of Nizhnekamsk Municipal Court of the Republic of Tatarstan regardingthe protocol on administrative violation under part 2 of Article 8.6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation(destruction ofthe topsoil, as well as land damage as a result of violation of the rules of management of other substances and production/consumption wastes hazardous for the health of people and environment), elaborated by the specialist of Trans-Kama Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstanwas held on November 26, 2014 in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan. By the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan, the court decision was affirmed and deemed legal, while the complaint was left unsatisfied.

Theauctionsregardinggrantingoftherighttousesubsurface allotments of local importanceof the Republic of Tatarstan —“Baltachevskoe-2”inAznakaevomunicipaldistrictoftheRepublicofTatarstanto allow geological survey, exploration and mining of limestone, as well as in “Malo-Bugulminsky-2”in BugulmamunicipaldistrictoftheRepublicofTatarstanto allow geological survey, exploration and mining of brick earth, and “Urmancheevsky” in MamadyshmunicipaldistrictoftheRepublicofTatarstanto allow geological survey, exploration and mining of sand — wereheldattheMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesoftheRepublicofTatarstan.
Notifications on the holding of auctions were placed onOctober 13, 2014 on the official website of the Russian Federation for placement of bidding-related information (http://www.torgi.gov.ru) and on the website of the Ministry.

“All-Russian Research to Practice Conference ‘Ecological culture, healthy and safe lifestyle: a new level of solutions’” is held in Novosibirskon November 26-27, 2014. The conference is aimed at analysis of existing practices in the field of ecological education, implementation of programs onthe fundamentals of health and safety, detection and discussion of brand newapproaches, models, technologies, content, forms and methods of education materialization in the field of ecology, health, and safety due to implementation of the Federal State Secondary Education Standard.

Head of Priikskoe Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mustakimov Khalil Salikhovich, celebrates his birthday today.He has been working at the Ministry since 1994. Since 2001 he has been Head of Priikskoe Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The team of the Ministry of Ecology sincerely congratulates him and wishes strong health, well-being, unflagging energy and constructive success in his noble work!

The Exposition “Ecotech 2014” is held in Kemerovo on November 25-28, 2014.Research-to-practice seminars are held in the framework of the program. The exposition features leading national and international companiesengaged in the field of collection, recovery, recycling and placement of production and consumption waste, water purification anddrainage treatment, rational use of water resources, purification of gases, air, and soil, professional and industrial safety, as well as systems of analytical control, saving of energy and resources.

The winners of the Republican contest“Best state official of the Republic of Tatarstan” were awarded at the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan. Head of the Department for Development of Information Systems and Informational Support under the Department of Information and Analytical Activity of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Liliya Gizatulina, won in the category “Organization, information, documentation, financial and economic, and other types of state authorities’ activity assurance”.

Badminton competitions were held on November 22, 2014 in Kazan in the framework of the Spartakiade of state and municipal officialsof the Republic of Tatarstan at Kazan Tennis Academy. Team of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was rated the 9th. In the overall standing of the Spartakiade of state officials,the team of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstanis the 6th.

Summarization of results and awarding of winners of the contest “Clear view” will be held on November 28th at 2 p.m.in the technology park in the sphere of high technologies “IT-park”. This is the third time that the contest is held by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. This year about1,000 pieces of work from 53 constituent entities of the Russian Federation were submitted for thecontest.

The open republican youth contest of social ecological advertisement “Clear view”is held in order to involve the population into solution of matters regarding

The 3rd International Specialized Exposition of ecologically friendly, natural and organic products “EcoCityExpo Autumn 2014” will be held on November 21 – 23, 2014in Moscow.Within three days eco-products of Russian and foreign manufacturers will be presented in four sections:
- “EcoFood”–ecological products and drinks, healthy food, farming products;
- “EcoBeauty”–organic and natural products in the industry of beauty, makeup and fashion;
- “EcoHouse”–everything for arrangement, maintenance and construction of ecological housing;
- “EcoChildren”–ecoproducts for children and their parents.
A conference devoted to relevant issues of the presence of eco-products on the Russian market will be held in the framework of the exposition.