Saturday, 28 September , 2024
Iran-China joint scientific program enters new phase 28 Apr 2022

Iran-China joint scientific program enters new phase

The Silk Road Science Fund (SRSF), an organization operated jointly by the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has launched the seventh edition of a program to provide support for joint scientific activities by Iranian and Chinese researchers.

Negative population growth rate stalls 27 Apr 2022

Negative population growth rate stalls

The downward trend of Iran’s population growth stopped for the first time in the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2021-March 2022), Hesamoddin Allameh, the secretariat of the National Council of the Elderly, has said.

Iran on final step to eliminate malaria 26 Apr 2022

Iran on final step to eliminate malaria

No indigenous case of malaria has appeared in Iran for three years in a row, so the country is about to receive a certificate of malaria eradication from the World Health Organization.

Two forest parks to be created to help fight SDSs 25 Apr 2022

Two forest parks to be created to help fight SDSs

Two forest parks are to be built on the border of Iran and Iraq to counter sand and dust storms (SDSs), Masoud Mansour, head of the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization, has said.

Iran marks Earth Day focusing on plastic waste reduction 24 Apr 2022

Iran marks Earth Day focusing on plastic waste reduction

The 2022 World Earth Day was held in Iran with the theme of ‘Invest in Our Planet by Reducing Plastic Waste’.

Improper waste management incurs loss of $1.7b annually 21 Apr 2022

Improper waste management incurs loss of $1.7b annually

Improper waste management brings the environmental damage amounting to 448 trillion rials (nearly $1.7 billion) to the country, Hassan Pasandideh, director of the waste management office of the Department of Environment (DOE), has announced.

WHO holds workshop in Iran on risk communication 20 Apr 2022

WHO holds workshop in Iran on risk communication

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Iran has stepped up support to the country in building capacity to implement International Health Regulations (IHR) by conducting a 2-day workshop on risk communication and community engagement, with an emphasis on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Bandar Khamir, Varzaneh accredited as Ramsar Wetland Cities 19 Apr 2022

Bandar Khamir, Varzaneh accredited as Ramsar Wetland Cities

The cities of “Bandar Khamir” near the Khorkhoran International Wetland in Hormozgan province and the city of “Varzaneh” near the Gavkhuni International Wetland in Isfahan province were awarded the title of Wetland City by the Ramsar Convention.

GHS Index: Iran ranks 90th in dealing with pandemics 18 Apr 2022

GHS Index: Iran ranks 90th in dealing with pandemics

The 2021 Global Health Security Index, which measures the capacities of 195 countries to prepare for epidemics and pandemics, has ranked Iran 90th in the world.

Majlis to discuss bill on immigration organization 17 Apr 2022

Majlis to discuss bill on immigration organization

A bill approved by the cabinet of ministers to establish the national immigration organization was brought before the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament), with the aim of organizing immigrants and granting them residency.