Isa Kalantari, the head of the Department of Environment, has designated three deputies early this week.
As reported by Mehr News Agency, Saeid Motessaddi, who previously served as the…
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The massive carcass of a Bryde’s whale was found on the shore of Sirri Island in the Persian Gulf last week and was buried after coordination with the island’s environmental authorities.
White House officials have sent mixed messages on whether America would remain in a global climate agreement, with a top US diplomat suggesting the country could reengage with the…
Land subsidence caused by the decline in the level of groundwater resources has been a growing phenomenon in Qazvin Province and is expected to cause irreparable damage to the environment if it…
While decontamination measures are underway, laboratory studies on the waters of Aras River in northwestern Iran have revealed no signs of heavy metals in the river's water, an official at the…
Demand for organic food in Iran has been growing in recent years. Consumers in increasing numbers are looking for organic food, ranging from fruit and vegetable to organic fish, dairy and other…
Practicing brief sessions of Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation can significantly improve brain function and energy levels, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.
Almost 1,350 families in Tehran are waiting to adopt a child, head of Tehran’s State Welfare Organization, Asghar Baqeri said.
“Over the past year (ended March 20) 551 children were…
Health tests have started across the country for 1.2 million first graders who will enter school in the new academic year starting September 23.
Research suggests that 7% of cancers are genetically inherited while the remaining 93% are the result of environmental factors, Dr. Nasser Parsa, board member of Iranian Cancer Organization said…
Massoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women and family affairs, said at the weekend that the bill reducing the mandatory working years for women’s retirement from 30 to 25 years has been…
Anti-narcotics police forces have seized more than 1.2 tons of opium in the southern province of Bushehr, Brigadier General Khalil Va’ezi, announced. In two separate operations in the port…
The 9th International Conference on Hospital Management will be held on September 21-22 at Razi International Convention Center in Tehran. According to the center’s website, this edition of the…
Cities in Kerman and Kurdestan provinces achieved international recognition from UNESCO's World Crafts Council, a deputy of the Handicrafts Office at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and…
Unaffordable airfares to Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, have caused the city to receive fewer tourists compared to other domestic destinations, a top provincial official said.
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A total of 2.1 million tourists visited Iran in the first five months of the current Iranian year (started March 21) with a 1.1% decline compared with the same period of last year.
A recent concert held in the historical Sa'adabad Palace in northern Tehran has raised concerns among environmentalists about damage caused to the site's green spaces.
Earlier in August…
It is estimated that about 700,000 Iranian are living with Alzheimer’s disease, president of the Iranian Alzheimer’s Society, Massoumeh Salehi, said, ILNA reported.
The expert suggested…
Tehran has been ranked as the sixth most stressful city among 150 cities studied in relation to traffic levels, public transport, green spaces, financial status of residents including debt…
Unemployment among Iranian women has increased in the past decade, from 4% in 1996 to 20% in 2016. Women’s joblessness has jumped despite their higher education levels. Statistics…
The implementation of several health screening programs in the previous fiscal year, helped identify 450,000 cases of breast cancers in the country, and 100,000 more were identified this year that…
Students numbering 378,706 passed the nationwide university entrance test for the new academic year (starting September 23), of which 213,844 were women. The results were released Friday night…
The State Welfare Organization has allocated 230 billion rials ($6 million) in the current fiscal year (started in March) for implementing programs to improve accessibility for people with…
The sixth International Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery Congress will be held in Razi International Conference Center in Tehran on November 22-24. Organized by the Iranian Rhinology Society…
Among other things, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have difficulty initiating and maintaining conversations. That’s why a team of scientists, led by University of Toronto assistant…
