Saturday, 18 May , 2024
  • FAO acknowledges New Agricultural Heritage sites in Iran 18 May 2024

    FAO acknowledges New Agricultural Heritage sites in Iran

    –The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has formally designated two agricultural systems in Iran as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). This recognition was made during the GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group meeting held in Rome from November 7 to 10.

500 environmental defenders recruited in 2 years 06 Sep 2021

500 environmental defenders recruited in 2 years

The Department of Environment (DOE) has recruited 500 rangers over the past two years to enhance environmental protection, Mehr reported on Sunday.

Schools reopen with a one-month delay 05 Sep 2021

Schools reopen with a one-month delay

Schools will reopen this year with a delay of one month under health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Speeding up vaccination atop agenda 02 Sep 2021

Speeding up vaccination atop agenda

Accelerating the pace of vaccination against COVID-19 is the top priority of the government, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has said.

No Traces of lambda variant of COVID-19 in Iran 01 Sep 2021

No Traces of lambda variant of COVID-19 in Iran

The lambda variant of COVID-19 has not been reported in Iran so far, Alireza Zali, the head of the Coronavirus Control Operations Headquarters in Tehran, has said.

Iranian cheetah in critical condition 31 Aug 2021

Iranian cheetah in critical condition

The population of Asiatic cheetahs in Iran is less than 40, which means that under the current situation and in the long run, not only is it not possible to maintain the species’ population and health but the genetic diversity will be lost and face extinction.

Over 300 websites offering smuggled goods shut down 31 Aug 2021

Over 300 websites offering smuggled goods shut down

More than 300 websites that used to sell smuggled goods have been so far identified and shut down, IRINN reported on Monday.

Iran awaiting 100m doses of coronavirus vaccine by yearend 30 Aug 2021

Iran awaiting 100m doses of coronavirus vaccine by yearend

As per contracts signed with international manufacturers, some 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine should be imported by the end of 2021, Nasser Riyahi, the head of the Association of Medicine Importers, said on Sunday.

Over $125 million allocated to nanotechnology sector 29 Aug 2021

Over $125 million allocated to nanotechnology sector

As of the start of a national plan to develop the nanotechnology sector 15 years ago, more than 5,283 billion rials (about $125.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to nanotechnology projects, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Coronavirus vaccination not an obstacle for blood donation 29 Aug 2021

Coronavirus vaccination not an obstacle for blood donation

Those people who have injected a coronavirus vaccine can also donate their blood and there are no obstacles in this regard, Bashir Haji-Beigi, the Blood Transfusion Organization spokesman, said on Saturday.

Another atomic bomb hits Japan, this time with a different atom 28 Aug 2021

Another atomic bomb hits Japan, this time with a different atom

In a blow to the U.S.-made Covid-19 vaccines, Japan has suspended the use of about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine over contamination fears, further reinforcing the soundness of arguments that foreign vaccines cannot be fully trusted.