Deputy oil minister has stressed the need to merge oil ministry with the energy ministry (responsible for the regulation and implementation of policies applicable to electricity, water and…
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The deputy minister of roads and urban development says President Rouhani has issued a special decreeto resolve the problems regarding the national housing project known as Maskan-e Mehr. Ahmad…
Iran and Kuwait have agreed to increase their cooperation in exchanges of labor force, technical knowhow and engineering services. In a meeting held in Kuwait City, Iranian ambassador Alireza…
The government has started examining the budget proposal for the next fiscal year (starting March 21, 2015), vice-president for planning and strategic supervision announced on Wednesday.
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President Hassan Rouhani, who also heads the IT Supreme Council, announced Wednesday the technical and administrative criteria on the electronic government development program.
Over 10 billion cubic meters of underground water resources in the country is over-drafted annually, says the Department of Environment (DoE), adding that the amount is 50 times the volume of…
Many foreign trade delegations have expressed interest in investing in Iran's industrial projects, a senior official from Trade Promotion Organization of Iran told IRNA Wednesday. This is a great…
Almost one month after the urban inflation dropped, inflation in rural areas followed suit, according to data from the Statistical Center of Iran. The average inflation rate in rural areas…
The ministry of roads and urban development is planning to use concrete on the surface of 10% of the country's roads. The plan applies to regions with extreme cold or hot temperatures. Compared to…
The Water Resources Management Company has is conducting a study on the extraction and consumption of deep groundwater resources, according to ILNA. The energy ministry says such a study has never…
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is to assist Iran with treating Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) in cultured shrimps via its Technical Cooperation Program (TCP), the head of Iran…
The significance of improving house construction standards as well as developing a proper vision for training civil and construction engineers were underlined by the minister of roads and urban…
Iran can play a pivotal role in expanding cooperation between East and West Asia, despite all external pressure in the past years aimed at isolating the country.
“Iran is among the…
Efficient management of water resources in the agriculture sector and providing farmers with water quotas with regard to the area of their land and the arable crops can be a practical solution to…
Figures released by the European Union statistical office and the German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday say German exports to Iran significantly rose during the first half of this year –…
The national housing project known as Maskan-e Mehr will be replaced by Social Housing project which will kick off at the end of the current Iranian year (ending March 20. Abbas Akhoundi, the…
Employment and human resources consulting agencies will increase both quantitatively and qualitatively across the country, said a deputy minister of cooperatives, labor, and social welfare.…
A health ministry official said some 2,000 hectares of farms are irrigated by wastewater across the country, most of which are in the suburbs of the capital Tehran. The head of environment and…
President’s Chief Adviser Akbar Torkan on Saturday criticized those officials in the previous administration who have not yet handed over state-owned properties, warning them of prosecution if…
The government faces an enormous challenge in providing the housing sector with the required finances to complete the semi-finished and new projects. The sector currently relies financially on…
Experts believe at least $50 billion in investment is needed if the government is going to avoid more frequent blackouts in large cities.
Power authorities face many challenges, especially…
Only a 15% of the graduates in Iran have enough job skills to enter the market, said the deputy minister of cooperatives, labor, and social welfare to Mehr news agency. Kourosh Parand said some…
A delegation from the Romania-Iran joint chamber of commerce is on a 4-day visit to Iran. The Romanian delegation will discuss ways to expand trade ties with the Trade Promotion Organization of…
Iran exported $1.078 billion worth of goods to Afghanistan in the first five months of the Iranian year – which started March 21 – said Iran’s commercial attaché to Afghanistan. Cement, steel, and…
Recent reports show that car production in Iran has increased this year in spite of falling demand. The auto industry has long been blessed to have state support, and now some critics say that's…
