Thursday, 26 September , 2024
Some $3.5b spent on Lake Urmia revitalization 28 Jul 2021

Some $3.5b spent on Lake Urmia revitalization

A total of 150 trillion rials (nearly $3.5 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been earmarked to the restoration of Lake Urmia over the past seven years, chief of the Department of Environment, Issa Kalantari, has said.

Cov Pars to produce 1m doses of vaccine monthly 27 Jul 2021

Cov Pars to produce 1m doses of vaccine monthly

One million doses of “Razi Cov Pars” vaccine will be produced each month as of the sixth calendar month Shahrivar (starting August 23), Mohammad-Hassan Fallah Mehrabadi, deputy head of the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has announced.

Environmental projects worth $220m inaugurated 27 Jul 2021

Environmental projects worth $220m inaugurated

Environmental projects worth 9.2 trillion rials (nearly $220 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) were inaugurated on Monday.

Gando to help flourish tourism in villages of Sistan-Baluchestan 27 Jul 2021

Gando to help flourish tourism in villages of Sistan-Baluchestan

Gando-hosting villages of Sistan-Baluchestan are going to become the host to tourists with the perspective of promoting the culture of the native species protection, Vahid Pour-Mardan, head of the provincial department of environment (DOE) has stated.

26 Jul 2021

Nanotechnology development in Iranian agricultural sector

Agriculture is one of the fields in which nanotechnology has been able to develop, as over 50 widely used nanoproducts have been launched in the agricultural sector of Iran.

Pastu Covac is world’s only vaccine targeting several mutations 26 Jul 2021

Pastu Covac is world’s only vaccine targeting several mutations

Pastu Covac coronavirus vaccine, developed jointly by the Pasteur Institute of Iran and Cuba's Finlay Vaccine Institute, is the only vaccine in the world that can fight several mutations simultaneously, Alireza Biglari, head of the Pasteur Institute, has said.

Over 650 rural tourism projects funded in 4 years 24 Jul 2021

Over 650 rural tourism projects funded in 4 years

A total of 656 rural tourism development projects have been funded over the past four years.

‘Spicogen’ COVID vaccine passes second trial phase 24 Jul 2021

‘Spicogen’ COVID vaccine passes second trial phase

Spicogen, a coronavirus vaccine developed by Iranian and Australian researchers, has successfully passed the second trial phase in Iran and is ready for the third trial phase.

Flash floods, lightning take 8 lives nationwide 24 Jul 2021

Flash floods, lightning take 8 lives nationwide

Lightning and flash floods caused by torrential rains have killed eight people across the country in the past nine days.

Iran, Pakistan to Strengthen Anti-Narcotics Cooperation 20 Jul 2021

Iran, Pakistan to Strengthen Anti-Narcotics Cooperation

Iranian and Pakistani officials in a meeting in Islamabad conferred on ways to expand and bolster cooperation in fighting illicit drugs.