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
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
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
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.
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
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
A total of 656 rural tourism development projects have been funded over the past four years.
‘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
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
Iranian and Pakistani officials in a meeting in Islamabad conferred on ways to expand and bolster cooperation in fighting illicit drugs.