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Criminal Case Initiated Based on Poaching
October 15, 2018 at 14:21 | Officials | Gegharkunik | Yerevan
On 15 September 2018, the employees of Biodiversity Supervision Department of Environmental and Mining Inspection recorded a case of poaching during their inspection
Armenian Copper Plant Warns Of Shutdown
October 12, 2018 at 11:56 | Mining | Lori
Top executives of a copper smelter in northern Armenia warned on Thursday that it will be shut down if the government starts enforcing strict environmental regulations
Alaverdi Copper Smelting Employees Stopped Protest Demonstration
October 10, 2018 at 18:46 | Mining | Lori
Alaverdi copper smelting plant workers stopped their protest demonstration after their meeting with Lori Vice Deputy Head, opened the interstate road and the railroad. The main reason for the protest demonstration is the hearsay about
Alaverdi Copper Smelting Workers Blocked Interstate Road and Railroad
October 10, 2018 at 14:24 | Mining | Lori
There is a protest demonstration in Alaverdi Town, Lori Region: Alaverdi copper smelting plant workers have blocked the interstate road and the railroad. As 'Community Integration and Support Center' NGO Director Oleg Dulgaryan said in his interview with EcoLur, the main reason
Yerevan TPP Resumed Electricity Production
October 09, 2018 at 18:04 | Officials | Yerevan
The re-equipment of capital rehabilitation of the operating power unit of Yerevan TPP has been accomplished successfully. All the activities
Human Rights Defender Accepted Astghadzor Community Complaint for Consideration
October 09, 2018 at 15:49 | Water | Gegharkunik
RA Human Rights Defender Aram Tatoyan decided to accept the complaint of Astghadzor Community, Gegharkounik Region sent by EcoLur for consideration addressed against “Infrastructure and Rural Finance Support Programme” implemented with International Fund for Agricultural Development
Who Water Committee Blames of Water Losses
October 09, 2018 at 11:19 | Sevan | Gegharkunik | Yerevan
Water Committee Chair Inessa Gabayan told EcoLur, 'We tell them we need this amount of water and they open the water of Lake Sevan with a valve. They must operate with an irrigation regime, but they change the regime, keep
Weather Forecast in Armenia
October 08, 2018 at 18:12 | Weather
In the daytime of October 8 no precipitation is predicted, on 9-11 in separate places, on 12-13 in Lori, Tavush, Syunik Provinces and Artsakh light rain
New Ministers Appointed
October 04, 2018 at 20:21 | Officials | Yerevan
Based on Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan's proposal, on 4 October Armenian President Armen Sargsyan signed the decrees on appointing