Today, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Secretary-General of UN Tourism, Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais, the presidential press service said.

According to the review prepared based on materials of the Ministry of Justice, and Lex.uz national legislative database, several legislative changes and novelties have taken effect in Uzbekistan since April 1.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu Tuesday. During the meeting, the parties focused on the ways to expedite bilateral economic projects, to set up cooperation in the field of rare metals, increasing tourism flow, and further expanding humanitarian exchange programs, including in the fields of space and the creative economy.

The Competition Committee has announced a procedure for paying financial compensation to passengers for train delays. Reportedly, recent feedback from social media and direct complaints have highlighted growing dissatisfaction for disruptions in domestic passenger train services. In 2025 alone, the committee received 51 formal complaints regarding this problem.

Tashkent is set to implement a pollution alert system via SMS, mass media, and digital platforms, as mandated by Clean Air project under the March 25 presidential decree.

Car-Free Day and Car-Free Week campaigns will be held monthly on the 10th and 25th starting May 1 under the presidential decree’s Clean Air project. Government officials will be strictly prohibited from using official vehicles during these periods.

Starting April 1, Uzbekistan will begin creating "green walls" in Surkhandarya and Syrdarya provinces to prevent dust storms, as part of the Presidential decree on the "Clean Air" project. Suitable trees and shrubs will be selected based on local conditions, with specific planting schemes and quantities determined for these areas.

The presidential Mirziyoyev signed a decree on mandatory switching paying for specific goods and services to cashless form starting April 1.

Air India today announced that it has entered into a new codeshare partnership with Uzbekistan Airways, strengthening its growing international network and enhancing connectivity between India and Central Asia.

Law enforcement authorities in the Andijan province have uncovered three underground laboratories manufacturing counterfeit medicines, the State Security Service (DXX) said.

Steps will be taken to gradually introduce artificial rain and artificial wind technologies in Uzbekistan. To achieve this, proven international practices will be studied.

The president Mirziyoyev signed a decree stipulating that all motor vehicles in Tashkent must be issued ecological stickers confirming their environmental category before 2027as part of the Clean Air nationwide project.

Use of bicycles and scooters will be prohibited within the Tashkent Botanical Garden starting April 1, the garden’s administration said in a statement, citing a decision by its scientific council.

President Mirziyoyev signed the Steps to implement the national Clean Air project aimed at improving air quality Decree.

Central Asia and Afghanistan are equally facing the consequences of climate change. Under these conditions, water management ceases to be a purely national issue—it takes on regional and global scales, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Omar, Afghanistan's Deputy Minister of Water and Energy stated during a panel session at the international forum Tashkent Water Week, held March 25–26.

A teacher in Namangan is suspected of sexual violence against a female student, the Children’s Ombudsman said on Saturday.

On Monday afternoon, brief showers and possible thunderstorms are expected in the northwestern provinces of Uzbekistan, moving to parts of the central and southern areas later in the day, the Uzhydromet said in a report.

In accordance with the December 17, 2025presidential decree, the interdepartmental commission on WTO accession has been granted the authority to permit the use of the "processing in the customs territory" regime (Regime 51) for items intended for the domestic market.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud Sunday.

Starting April 1, penalty points will be issued for traffic violations captured by automated photo and video surveillance systems.