Wednesday, 03, December, 2025

National

At a government meeting on Monday, the President Mirziyoyev ordered to transform solid municipal waste landfills into environmentally safe zones.

Nearly 8,500 people entered drug treatment centers in Uzbekistan, chief narcologist at the Ministry of Health/director of Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Mental Health Zarifjon Ashurov said at a press conference in Tashkent Monday.

The government issued a resolution approving Procedure for biometric and face ID verification of individuals in public places by officers of the patrol and post service of the police authorities Regulation.

On December 2, 2025, the Romanian Embassy in Tashkent hosted a gala reception to celebrate Romania's National Day. The event was attended by officials from various ministries and agencies, members of the diplomatic corps, academics, cultural figures, and representatives of the business community.

An explosion occurred at a restaurant in a market in the Gulistan city of Syrdarya province, followed by a fire. On Tuesday, the provincial Department of Health reported that the explosion occurred on Tuesday at 10:49 a.m. in Tarakkiyot neigborhood.

New system for leasing agricultural land will be introduced in Uzbekistan starting in 2026, Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced at a government meeting in Jizzakh province on Tuesday.

Over the past 24 hours, the average level of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air in Tashkent city dropped to 70.2 micrograms per cubic meter, 20% higher than the national standard's maximum permissible concentration of 60 μg/m³. Uzhydromet reported as of 9:00 AM today. In previous days, levels were 2.5-3.5 times higher than the norm.

Uzbekistan imported US$ 28.9 million worth of 12.2 thousand tons of fish and seafood from 31 foreign countries in January-October 2025, the National Statistics Committee said in a report.

During his trip to Jizzakh province today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inspected the nuclear power plant project progress, the presidential press service said.

President Mirziyoyev signed decree on November 28 launching a pilot project to implement a new tax management model. The decree provides for using an electricity billing system for collecting tax arrears starting January 1, 2026. This step will apply to debts totaling more than 1 million soums in property and/or land taxes of natural persons.

The Central Asian countries have launched a project to address common environmental challenges, the "Contextualizing Water and Land Nexus" (CAWLN). The program aims to help governments slow water depletion and land degradation, improve water security in the region, and sustainably manage resources. It was launched on the sidelines of the 20th Conference of the Parties to the CITES Convention (CoP-20) in Samarkand on November 25.

The cold weather in early November caused the trees to go dormant, but then, due to the extremely dry and hot weather, some species of fruit trees bloomed.

Horrific murder took place in the Kuva district of Fergana province on November 29. A man, 34, is suspected of deliberately killing his wife and two minor children, the spoeksman of the Prosecutor General's Office Hayot Shamsiddinov reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed projects in space technology, and the progress of the Samarkand-2028 satellite. The satellite, designed for Earth remote sensing (ERS), will be equipped with an artificial intelligence (AI) module.

The Competition Committee has launched online platform for individuals and legal entities to file complaints. Through this platform, users can not only file a complaint, but also monitor its review in real time and get acquainted with the final decision online. This serves to ensure openness and transparency in the consideration of applications.

Feruz Parmonov, a Poytaxt Parking paid parking inspector died after being struck by a car in Tashkent's Yunusabad district on November 28, the company said in a statement.

Healthy Start with Nestlé: Healthy Children Challenge was successfully held in Uzbekistan from September 22 to October 31. The initiative brought together teachers, schoolchildren aged 7-13, and their parents, inspiring families to work together to develop healthy eating habits, strengthen regular physical activity, and care for the environment.

The Ministry of Energy commented on social media reports of a gas leak at well No. 202 at the M-25 (25 Years of Independence) field in Baysun district of Surkhandarya province.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi launched the Five Million Uzbek AI Prompters project as part of the International Artificial Intelligence Forum in Tashkent on Friday.

Dry weather is expected in Tashkent from December 1-3, with no precipitation expected, Uzhyrdromet said. Intermittent rain is forecasted on December 4-5.