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  • In a recent study conducted by marine scientists from the University of British Columbia, Canada, researchers find climate change could cause fish to migrate from the equatorial regions to the…

  • Reports on the country’s rainfall in the first three weeks of the new water year (12-month period starting from Oct. 1), indicate that 15 provinces had no precipitation at all during this period…

  • Three specialized teams conducted a technical inspection of the 77 year-old Veresk Railway Bridge in Mazandaran Province, ISNA quoted Youssef Geran-Pasha, general manager of Iran’s Northern…

  • The list of the most air polluted places in the world includes several Iranian cities. Even as the country accelerates its efforts to tackle pollution, the toll is increasing both domestically and…

  • The planting of agricultural crops in the autumn crop season by employing sustainable agriculture practices, particularly conservation tillage, has begun in Lake Urumia basin area.

  • Iranian cave explorers recently discovered the country’s second deepest cave in the mountains of Kermanshah Province in western Iran. The Joujar Cave is the second-deepest at a depth of 568 meters…

  • The social deputy to the interior minister said the recent acid attacks in Isfahan were not serial and four suspects had been arrested so far. Morteza Mirbagheri said there should be “no concerns…

  • In his visit to Neyshabur in Khorasan Razavi Province, the head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (CHTO) Masud Soltanifar reminded the historical significance of Shadiakh site, and…

  • Several media sources across the world, including the Associated Press, have now noticed the ever increasing surge of foreign tourists into Iran.

  • Close to of 2,227 local flights took off with a delay in Shahrivar, the last Iranian Calendar month (23 Aug-22 Sep), reported CHN. Three major local carriers: IranAir, Aseman and Mahan accounted…

  • A total of 300 foreign investment companies have applied for registration in Khorasan Razavi Province, in the first half of the Iranian calendar year started March 21 with projects mostly relating…

  • Iran and Kyrgyzstan’s tourism officials met to further health tourism ties, CHN reported. Kyrgyzstan’s tourism minister said that joint health tourism projects could direct preventive medical care…

  • A total of 147,728 flight licenses were issued for local and foreign routes in the first half of the Iranian calendar year(started March 21), reported CHN quoting the Iran Civil Aviation…

  • Head of the Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar declared that government alone cannot shoulder efforts to tackle environmental problems and all social institutions including NGOs…

  • The price of two thalassemia drugs including Deferoxamine and Desferal will cost less as the insurance coverage for the medicines, as per the MoU signed between the FDA and insurance organizations…

  • Only 8 percent of the total water resources are used for drinking purposes, while 70% of drinking water supply is wasted in the water distribution network, which is old and needs to be repaired…

  • A Member of Parliament has said that satellite jamming should be implemented “at the right time and place.” Morteza Hosseini quoted by ISNA said “stopping jamming altogether is not advisable.”…

  • The abuse of ergogenic substances is one of the major causes of epilepsy among youth, says Dr. Parviz Bahrami, a neurologist, and secretary of the 11th International Congress on Epilepsy.

  • The State Welfare Organization (SWO) is planning to hold workshops on prevention of domestic violence and spousal abuse.

  • The head of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) pointed to the measures undertaken to label food items: “The food ‘traffic light’ plan will be launched within the next 18 months,” he said.

  • Women who go up one dress size every ten years are a third more likely to develop breast cancer, British research shows.

    Experts say there is a strong link between the amount of fat stored…

  • Inactivity and lack of exercise has the greatest impact on women’s health after the age of 30 and increases development of heart diseases, research suggests. The other known risk factors for women…

  • The vice-president for women and family affairs has urged the need to protect women against violence. Shahindokht Molaverdi told ISNA that preventive laws are needed to protect women against acts…

  • Environmental degradation is a result also of disregarding laws and standards, and poor monitoring, Vice President and head of the Department of Environment (DoE), Masoumeh Ebtekar said Saturday…

  • The first wave of migrating birds, including hundreds of grey geese, arrived in wetland of Kani-Barazan, West Azerbaijan Province, IRNA quoted head of the provincial Department of Environment…