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  • The pilot plan of giving more authority to the pharmaceutical community has begun through the Medical Council. A member of the Board of Directors at the Association of Pharmacists said with the…

  • According to the new safety regulations, the inspection of private and public vehicles will be conducted every year, and trucks, every 6 months. Director of the Supreme Council of Traffic Mehdi…

  • The non-standard, old vehicles and excessive number of motorcycles are the primary contributors to Tehran’s air pollution, which snuffs out the lives of nearly 5 million people each year,” said…

  • Air and sea pollutants will continue to harm the environment as long as the DoE does not function independently. In order to tackle environmental pollution, the Department of Environment (DoE) “…

  • Increase in seafood consumption can be a good alternative to indiscriminate use of iodized salt. Iodizing of drinking water and flour is a time consuming process and requires expert views.

  • It turns out that there is a recipe for a happier life, and it’s one that’s been around all along.

    New research shows that marriage makes people happier – not just during the honeymoon…

  • With an upgrade and better infrastructure, the Khoshako ski resort in Urumia is set to compete with the best.  Boasting as the largest and most scenic ski resort in the country, it awaits ski…

  • Earthquakes and land subsidence are two natural hazards that threaten Takht-e Jamshid (Persepolis), experts warn.

    Recent subsidence near Persepolis has prompted experts to specifically…

  • The first international meeting on archaeology and documentary cinema started on January 5, CHTN reported. Head of research institute at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…

  • In an unusual study published Wednesday, Norwegian scientists said people born during periods of solar calm may live longer, as much as five years on average, than those who enter the world when…

  • Exploitation of the gold mine in Tabriz, Varzaghan county, will commence soon after the construction of a gold processing factory in the region. This will create jobs directly for hundreds of…

  • Overnight patrolling of industries in Tehran Province has commenced from the last week of December to monitor the units due to the increase in harmful air pollutants, according to the general…

  • The vice-president for Women and Family Affairs called for the promotion of Islamic dress code through cultural awareness programs, but said that women should be allowed to “voluntarily choose…

  • Caspian Sea pollution has posed new challenges in transferring water to Iran’s central deserts and saving Lake Urumia as well, said Javad Malek, head of the national research center of the Caspian…

  • The agriculture jihad ministry in a directive has banned rice cultivation in 14 provinces. Earlier, rice was cultivated in 16 provinces, said Jamil Alizadeh Shayegh, secretary of the national Rice…

  • It is a misconception to think that by using filters in cigarettes or smoking hookah by passing tobacco through water will cause less harm; both are equally harmful, said Yazdan Jafar Salehi, a…

  • The Islamic State (IS) militants destroyed the ancient walls near Mosul, capital of Nineveh Province, Iraq, and took 4 winged statues to an unknown location, IRNA reported.

  • Saudi Arabia’s national airline carrier is planning to introduce gender segregation aboard its flights following complaints from passengers who refused to have random males seated next to their…

  • A Canadian woman has given back a Pompeii relic she stole 50 years ago.

    The woman from Montreal, who is in her seventies, said the theft of the first century AD terracotta roof decoration…

  • The growing phenomena of unmarried  couples’ cohabitation which has been coined as ‘white marriage’ in Iran has raised serious concerns among authorities and sociologists alike who associate…

  • Research is a necessary pre-requisite for sustainable planned development and the country’s research potentials must be fostered and promoted, said Vahid Ahmadi, deputy of research and technology…

  • People who lift weights every day may accumulate less belly fat over the years than people who spend the same amount of time doing aerobic exercises, said a study published in the journal Obesity…

  • Fires swept 4.5 hectares of forests in the Golestan National Park recently, according to the provincial Department of Environment (DoE).

    Fortunately the fires were contained with the help…

  • The first anger prevention and control clinic opens today in Tehran. Planning Deputy at the Ministry of Sports and Youth Mahmoud Golzari said services provided by the clinic “are general and…

  • Nearly 33,000 villages have been deserted today and 25,000 villages have a population of less than 20 households, said Seyed Abolfazl Razavi, deputy of first vice-president for rural development…