Import of coronavirus vaccine to reach 13m doses
Twenty shipments of COVID-19 vaccine have so far been imported into the country, and the volume will soon reach 13 million doses.
Japan, UNDP promote waste management in Tehran
The Municipality of Tehran in cooperation with Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) unveiled reverse vending machines (RVMs) on Tuesday to promote waste management in the capital.
Microplastics reach Lut desert
Recent studies by Iranian researchers have revealed the microplastic contamination in the soil of Kalout Shahdad and Lut deserts.
DOE plans post-coronavirus environmental training
The Department of Environment (DOE) has developed public programs for post-coronavirus environmental education, with the cooperation of non-governmental organizations and environmental activists.
Charity allots $2.6m to free inmates of unintentional crimes
The Ehsan Foundation, affiliated to the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, allocated 110 billion rials (nearly $2.6 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to release prisoners of unintentional crimes.
COVID-19 impact on fertility should take center stage
In this second year of COVID-19, many countries are expressing growing concern over changing fertility rates, in addition to losing hundreds of people daily due to the virus infection. So that, this World Population Day will focus on the impact of the pandemic on fertility.
Iran to mark national marriage week
National marriage week is celebrated across the country on July 12-18.
Tehran-Havana strategic cooperation on coronavirus vaccine production
The long history of cooperation between Iran and Cuba in biotechnology has led to a strategic relationship to develop a COVID-19 vaccine to fight against the global pandemic.
+27,000 soldiers receive vocational training
Over 27,000 soldiers have received vocational training in the first three months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21-June 21), Habib Erfanmanesh, director of education management at the Technical and Vocational Training Organization, has said.
Iranian scientists produce first COVID-19 kit to detect both genes, mutants
Iranian scientists succeeded in designing and producing the new generation of coronavirus test kit which is able to simultaneously detect the genome and mutation, for the first time in West Asia. With the outbreak of the pandemic, Iran surged its production to meet the country’s need for self-protective equipment along with medical and pharmaceutical items to fight against the virus.