UK provides £1m through WFP to support refugees in Iran
The United Kingdom has made its first-ever contribution equaling £1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in support of vulnerable Afghan refugees in Iran.
Labor Ministry allots $18m to support nanotech companies
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare allocated 5 trillion rials (nearly $18 million) facilitating the process of creating specialized employment through the support of nanotechnology companies.
Iran negotiating to exchange driving licenses with 70 countries
Negotiations are underway with 70 countries to exchange driving licenses, Traffic Police chief Seyed Kamal Hadianfar has announced.
Environmental houses, solar power plants launched to mark ‘Clean Air Day’
Several environmental houses and a solar power plant have been opened in Tehran on the occasion of National Clean Air Week, Shina Ansari, chief of environment and sustainable development at the Municipality of Tehran has announced.
Fifth Iranian innovation center to be launched in Turkey
Iran will soon inaugurate its fifth innovation center in Turkey aiming to find new markets for domestically-made high-tech products.
Critically endangered: just 12 cheetahs living in Iran habitats
Studies show that the situation of Asiatic cheetahs in Iran is critical so that just 12 of the endangered species are currently living in natural habitats across the country.
Six innovation centers to promote medicinal plants
The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has created six innovation centers to develop the supply chain of medicinal plants in the country.
$690m budget proposed for population growth
The budget bill for the next year (March 21, 2022), has proposed 190 trillion rials (nearly $690 million) for childbearing and population growth, IRIB reported on Saturday.
570 nanotech projects implemented to meet industrial needs
Some 570 projects have been implemented in response to the country’s industrial needs in the field of nanotechnology, according to the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.
IRGC’s “Noora” vaccine begins third phase of human trial
Noora coronavirus vaccine, developed and produced by Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), entered the third phase of the human trial on Sunday.