Next stop: Mars
It seems the next stop in man’s journey of discovery into the solar system will be the Red Planet
NIS GLONASS sets up shop in India’s financial capital
Russian navigation services provider opens showroom in Mumbai, eyes smaller Indian markets
Russian Space Programme sets sights on the Moon
Igor Mitrofanov, chief of the gamma ray spectroscopy lab at the Space Exploration Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, talks about Russia’s lunar ambitions
How reliable are rating agencies?
Claims that the America-based agencies take the opinions of their home country’s government into account have become commonplace
India to raise 8th Sukhoi SU-30 squadron by December
Russian-designed Sukhoi aircraft are stationed close to India’s borders with Pakistan and China
Mobile missile complexes: Russia’s nuclear shield future
Yars missiles are to replace Soviet-manufactured Topols in the next 10 years. They can ensure Russia’s minimum combat readiness amid the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defence shield
Foreign experts learn Moscow’s technology market
Moscow may be the next stop for those who look to invest in Eastern European start-ups
Russian accession to WTO: What are the challenges in store?
Voice of Russia’s Dan Moody spoke to Michael Tae, Singapore’s former Ambassador to Russia and founder of the Russia-Singapore Business Forum, about how Russia will fit in the WTO and what challenges are in store
Kaluga Space Museum: From the countryside to the stars
Russia's State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in the Kaluga Region retraces the history of astronautics from its early days to modern times. Moritz Gathmann of RIR visited the museum to tell more details about it
Continental shelf exploration: Is Russia ready for it?
After successful projects in oil projects in Sakhalin, Kaliningrad and the Caspian Sea, Russia ponders over boosting shelf production
Long haul for legal battle over Kudankulam project
Two petitions have been filed in the Indian Supreme Court against the Russian-operated Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Foreign banks may contribute to Russia's economy
Although moving into the Russian market is challenging for foreign banks, those with a long commitment to the country benefit from an expertise few Russian banks have
Russian ‘super-holding’ company to develop Hypersonic Missile
Brahmos partner Mashinostroyenie part of company developing the hypersonic weapon technology
Kremlin backs idea of Far East tax rebate
Authorities toying with the thought of slashing tax burden in easternmost provinces to spur private enterprise, investment appeal and potential for trade with China and Indonesia
Russia could satiate global coal demand
There has been a surge in global demand for coal, especially in countries like India, which is in the midst of a “coal scam.” Experts believe Russia can become an active player in the coal market
Golden years ahead for Russia's e-commerce
Russia's e-commerce expert Oleg Ryazhenov-Siems argues that the young generation will make a massive switch to e-commerce
Third Indian frigate undergoes dock trials in Russia
The sea trials will be held in the Baltic Sea and delivery to the Indian Navy is expected in the summer of 2013
Russia Space Agency looking for women cosmonauts
Although Russia was the first country to send a woman into space, women in the country tend to shy away from becoming cosmonauts
Asteroid crater in Eastern Siberia contains huge quantity of diamonds
The deposit, which contains enough diamonds to meet global demand for 3000 years, was discovered in the 1970s and kept a closely-guarded secret since
A port to withstand the storm
Ziyavudin Magomedov, an ambassador to the international business community, is poised to become a leader in the shipping industry