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Vasil Shaykhrazyev, chairman of the Milli Shura of the World Tatar Congress, opened a meeting with regional journalists by thanking them and saying the Congress is ready to help solve problems arising in the regions. He said readership has declined, paper is disappearing and social networks are changing the world. Newspapers, he said, must move forward without falling behind the trend.
An international conference, “XX–XXI Century Tatar Literature, Culture and Contemporary Literary Strategies”, was held at the Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication of Kazan Federal University to mark the 85th anniversary of Tatarstan People's Poet Renat Kharis. Scholars from Russian regions, as well as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries, took part, Intertat reported.
A jubilee evening marking the 85th birthday of poet and publicist Garifjan Mukhammetshin was held at the Baltach Culture Center in Tatarstan, Russia. Titled "Feeling the Sorrow of the Native Land," the event was reported by the press service of the Tatarstan Writers' Union.
Tatarstan's health system is about 2,500 doctors short, officials said, with nine districts in critical condition. In three districts, hospitals are staffed with fewer than half the required doctors. The figures were presented at a weekly meeting chaired by Tatarstan's head, Rustam Minnikhanov, where 19,460 doctors were noted as currently working in the system.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on state awards. The document was published on the legal acts portal. Among the recipients are three representatives from Tatarstan.
Voting in the 'Tatars of the Year' rating, organised by the publication Milliard.Tatar, reached 54,836 votes in its fifth week. The rating features 16 nominations, and participants can vote via Telegram, VKontakte and the project's official website in the 'Nominations' section.
The Russian government has extended the validity of agreements on modernizing oil refining capacity until 1 July 2027. At the same time, requirements for the quality of gasoline produced have been adjusted. The decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
Tatarstan's State Road Inspectorate has described driving into the oncoming lane as a dangerous maneuver. It said that performing such a maneuver in prohibited places puts everyone on the road at risk of death.
The Karim Tinchurin Tatar State Drama and Comedy Theatre of Tatarstan has begun a tour in Moscow with 'Mama Has Arrived', based on a play by Tatar playwright Sharif Khusainov. Today, the musical comedy 'Kazan Boys', based on a play by Mansur Gilyazov, will be staged at the Theatre of Mimicry and Gesture.
Innovative medicines developed by scientists at a Kazan university were presented to Rustam Minnikhanov, head of the Republic of Tatarstan, as part of an exhibition at the TAYM forum. Kazan State Medical University rector Airat Farrakhov and Institute of Pharmacy director Ruslan Mustafin presented the projects, which have significant commercial potential and aim at import substitution.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said at the plenary session of the TAIM II Russia-India forum in Kazan that he intends to travel to India in the first quarter of 2027. An agreement on the matter was reached with India's ambassador to the Russian Federation, Vinay Kumar.
The second TAIM business forum was held in Kazan this week, aiming to strengthen economic ties between Russia and India. According to the report, trade turnover between Tatarstan and India has grown ninefold since the first forum.
Tatarstan's head, Rustam Minnikhanov, said cooperation between Tatarstan and India has made significant progress. He pointed to the launch of the TIME business forum, the start of work at the Indian Consulate General in Kazan and the opening of a Tatarstan trade representative office in Mumbai. He said mutual trade is growing at an accelerated pace this year, with turnover for January to July 2027 reaching $1 billion.
Bensi George, chief operating officer of the Federation of International Chambers of Commerce and Delegations and a representative of the Kerala state government in India, proposed developing cooperation with Tatarstan in four directions. The initiative was voiced at the plenary session of the TAIM II Russia-India Forum in Kazan.
Production of stationary X-ray angiography systems is to be localised in Tatarstan, according to the press service of the Innopolis Special Economic Zone.
An education and culture centre of the Kayum Nasyri Institute opened in Astrakhan on 15 October, at the base of the Dostlyk Tatar National Culture regional public organisation. The institute belongs to the Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication of Kazan Federal University. The Tatarstan Ministry of Education and Science press service reported the opening.
Trade turnover between Tatarstan and the Voronezh region exceeds 24 billion rubles, Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said. He made the remark at a meeting with a regional delegation at the Government House of Tatarstan, according to the republic's press service.
Tatarstan's head Rustam Minnikhanov spoke at the plenary session of the II Russia-India business forum "TAYM" in Kazan and said significant progress has been made in cooperation between Tatarstan and India. He noted that mutual trade is growing at an accelerated pace this year, but that supplies of raw materials and primary-sector products still make up the larger share.
According to the headline of a report published by the Tatar-inform news agency, Minnikhanov met with a vice-speaker of the State Duma. The headline refers to the agency's report in the Tatar language.
Taliya Minullina, head of the organizing committee of the second Russian-Indian TIME forum and head of Tatarstan's Investment Development Agency, called India the “pharmacy of the world.” She said India ranks first globally in generic drug production, supplies 20% of world generics and about 50% of all vaccines. Minullina named pharmaceuticals as one of the promising areas of cooperation between Tatarstan and India.
Tatarstan and India need to build a transport cargo logistics system, Tatarstan's Minister of Transport and Road Management Farit Khanifov said. He made the remark at a press conference in Kazan for the second Russian-Indian business forum "Time."
Plans to reconstruct terminals 1 and 1A at Kazan International Airport after the opening of terminal B were presented to Rustam Minnikhanov, Head of the Republic of Tatarstan. He heard a report on three stages of planned work aimed at increasing terminal capacity and improving passenger service.
Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev at the international forum Russian Energy Week. The main topic was modernising the republic's generating capacities and its electrical grid complex, according to the press service of the Rais of Tatarstan.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the formation of future researchers and engineers begins in school. He made the remarks at a panel discussion on universities and technological leadership in Almetyevsk. The event took place as part of the 70th anniversary of the Higher Oil School of Almetyevsk State Technological University and the Tatarstan Petroleum Research and Design Institute (TatNIPIneft), according to the republic's press service.
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