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Literacy among Iranian youth 6% above global average 26 Jun 2021

Literacy among Iranian youth 6% above global average

The average literacy rate of the youth (15-24-year age group) in Iran is estimated at 97.4 percent, which is almost 6 percent higher than the global average, Shapour Mohammadzadeh, head of the Literacy Movement Organization, has stated.

‘Back to the Village’ to help reverse rural-urban migration 26 Jun 2021

‘Back to the Village’ to help reverse rural-urban migration

The Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, will launch a plan to generate 15,000 jobs in villages, aiming to help reverse rural-to-urban migration trend.

Industries to be supplied with 160 nano products 26 Jun 2021

Industries to be supplied with 160 nano products

Some 160 nano products required by the industry will be domestically produced by the end of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 2022), the director of the industry group of the Nanotechnology Development Council has announced.

26 Iranian universities among world’s best young institutions 26 Jun 2021

26 Iranian universities among world’s best young institutions

The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2021 listed 26 Iranian institutions among the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger.

Leader Receives Iranian-Made COVID-19 Vaccine 26 Jun 2021

Leader Receives Iranian-Made COVID-19 Vaccine

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei received the Iranian-made COVIran Barekat vaccine on Friday morning.

Renewable water resources decline by 30% 24 Jun 2021

Renewable water resources decline by 30%

Renewable water resources have decreased by 30 percent over the last four decades, while Iran’s population has increased by about 2.5 times, Qasem Taqizadeh, deputy minister of energy, has stated

Iran sets up center to export bio-products to east Africa 24 Jun 2021

Iran sets up center to export bio-products to east Africa

A specialized office for the export of Iranian biotechnology products has been established in Kampala, the capital of the east African country of Uganda.

Iran stands tall against COVID-19 ‘vaccine apartheid’ 23 Jun 2021

Iran stands tall against COVID-19 ‘vaccine apartheid’

COVID-19 created the biggest “apartheid of the century”; a full-scale war for survival. When the vaccine monopoly, took public health into the valley of politics, Iran managed to achieve a glorious victory in the production of vaccines, medicine, and medical equipment.

National anti-drug week to highlight international cooperation 23 Jun 2021

National anti-drug week to highlight international cooperation

The national anti-drug week will be held on June 25-31 concurrent with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking focusing on regional and international cooperation.

Iran improves rank in global innovation index 23 Jun 2021

Iran improves rank in global innovation index

Knowledge-based companies and creative startups have grown over the past five years, and Iran has risen 45 places in the Global Innovation Index, according to the UNESCO 2021 Report.