A member of parliament has said the severity of dust storms in Khuzestan Province reflects the poor performance of environmental officials.
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Daily water use of Tehran’s residents averaged 250 to 255 liters per person, leaving them only 40 liters shy of the province’s maximum available water per person.
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The Department of Environment has prepared a memorandum of understanding to be signed with the Ministry of Oil in the near future, director general of DOE’s Environmental Assessment Office said.…
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The argument that embracing a low-carbon future is a roadmap to economic ruin is bunk, says a band of economists who argue that investing in more efficient transportation, buildings and waste…
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In line with the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2011-16), no individual should go without health insurance. Therefore, the first phase of Salamat (health) Insurance was introduced in…
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Heart problems can now be set aside as researchers find that those who are obese can consume Vitamin C supplements and derive the same benefits as regular exercise. The study suggests that obese…
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A high intake of fish is frequently regarded as being part of a healthy diet. Now, researchers suggest that eating a large amount of fish could also reduce the risk of depression.
The meta-…
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The proposed bill to expand services for the disabled will help address a large part of their problems, said Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabie, at the closing ceremony…
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From the next academic year, university textbooks will be released in new editions with contents completely revised based on practical education.
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About 100 public hospitals will be turned into special centers for trauma or life threatening health conditions caused by unforeseen accidents, said Amin Saberi-Nia, head of Emergency Medical…
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The Research and Education Planning Organization affiliated to the Education Ministry plans to connect one million school students to the Roshd Network (the national school network system). “Last…
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The number of Iranian pilgrims killed in the crane crash at Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Friday rose to six, said deputy head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi.
“Caravan…
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The sixth international Mother, Baby & Child Expo, a comprehensive exhibition for the nursery sector in Iran, will be held September 14-17 at the Tehran International Fairgrounds.
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Researchers at Eksir Nano Sina, a knowledge-based firm, have successfully produced a nanodrug that can cure cutaneous leishmaniasis (also known as oriental or tropical sore), the most common skin…
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Spain’s Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism Jose Manuel Soria has extended an invitation to tourism officials of Isfahan and Iran to visit the Southern European country and study the latest…
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China has blacklisted four tourists for “uncivilized behavior” after they created a stir at the Bangkok airport by singing Chinese national anthem to protest against an eight-hour flight delay.…
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Greece would have benefited from an additional €1 billion from tourism this year had it not been for all the speculation about its possible exit from the eurozone and the consequences of the…
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Excessive withdrawal from illegal water wells around Persepolis has caused land subsidence in some areas of the ancient ruin, according to Tahmoures Yousefi, director of the regional office of the…
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Isfahan is set to become the first Iranian city that boasts two separate tourism organizations.
Isfahan Municipality proposed the establishment of a tourism organization a few years ago,…
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Thailand expects tourism to exceed its targets, with more than 30 million arrivals this year, despite a bomb blast that killed 14 foreigners last month in Bangkok, the country’s prime minister…
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Drawn by its Communist past and visa-free regime, Chinese tourists are flocking to Russia in droves as it develops new routes touting “red tourism”.
Nearly 410,000 Chinese came to Russia…
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Cyber attacks on Iran are far more than in other countries. Every day, more than 10,000 cyber attacks occur but most of them are neutralized.
The problems are challenging, but national…
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The production licenses of 10% of bottled water companies have been suspended by the Food and Drug Administration and their brands withdrawn from the market, said Rasoul Dinarvand, head of FDA.
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Adults who get too much or too little sleep may have the beginnings of “hardening” of the arteries, which can be an early sign of heart disease, according to a new study.
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Tehran will host the largest annual international conference on diabetes on November 23 and 24 at the IRIB international conference center.
Representatives of health ministries from more…
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