Inmate making substitutes for imported goods will see penal colonies produce output worth 500 million roubles.
Plane, three fire trains and 5,000 people fighting as dry grass ignites 'like gunpowder'.
Rouble exchange rate means there is no better time for foreigners to visit Russia and stay in comfort at bargain prices.
Putin prepares to head to New Delhi to approve deal as Moscow looks to expand trade links with Asia.
Premier Dmitry Medvedev warned it will take two to three weeks to extinguish the fires raging across Siberia.
Nicknamed the 'Angelina Jolie of Russia', the student says her victory was like a Cinderella fairy tale come true.
Problems may not be over yet, warn meteorologists, as police are on high alert in 14 areas.
Memorandum of understanding will see construction of major projects including new refinery and upgrade to port.