New technology is now being used to convert edible liquid oils to solid and semi-solid oils. The latest technology unlike the process of hydrogenation doesn’t produce any trans fats which are…
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The rate of child adoption in the country has seen a 35% increase over the past two years since the new law on adoption was approved in 2015 to facilitate the growth and development of abandoned…
National Arbor Day or Tree Planting Day was marked on Sunday across Iran. The day is an occasion for people from all ages and social classes to pick up a shovel and show they care for all things…
One of the five electric bus routes planned for District 12 in Tehran has become operational and another will be ready by the end of the fiscal year on March 20, said Peyman Sanandaji, head of the…
All food supply chains and stores will be under strict monitoring during the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays starting in the third week of March, said Deputy Health Minister Ali Akbar Sayyari…
More than 100 screening and early detection centers have been planned under the national project in cancer prevention, said Dr. Ali Motlaq, head of the Cancer Office at the Health Ministry.
A total of 140 academic research projects have been signed since the beginning of the current administration’s term in 2013, said Minister of Science, Research, and Technology Mohammad Farhadi at…
Shared reading (SR) might be a more effective strategy to help alleviate chronic pain than cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Between 15-20% of Iranian children suffer from some kind of behavioral disorders including anxiety, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism, said Dr Mansour Bahrami…
The annual budget of the Firefighting Organization of Iran for the upcoming fiscal year (begins March 21) is 6,150 billion rials ($162 million), amounting to only 0.05% of the total national…
The value of opiates trafficked out of Afghanistan is “staggering” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yury Fedotov, told an audience at a high-level conference in Tehran…
Lung diseases are increasingly contributing to premature deaths among Iranians, said Health Ministry spokesperson Iraj Harirchi on Saturday. “Chronic lung diseases used to be the 16th cause of…
During the first ten months of the current year (ends March 20), more than 1,600 beggars were rounded up from Bandar-e Abbas city of whom, nearly 600 were illegal Pakistani migrants suffering from…
New research suggests that air pollution may have an effect on human health by altering bacteria. It shows that black carbon, a major component of air pollution, dramatically changes how bacteria…
A new seismic fault identified in Tehran is located between the two parallel highways of Hakim and Shahid Hemmat, near Pardisan Park and Milad Tower, District 2 of Tehran Municipality (TM), said…
In a recent meeting between French diplomats and Sharif University of Technology officials in Tehran, ways to expand scientific cooperation between the university and France’s scientific centers…
Alborz Province’s Department of Environment has reported a noticeable improvement in air quality, attributing the change to measures taken by the government and local authorities.
Zimbabwe has appealed for $100 million to help those hit by floods that have killed 246 people since December.
Officials say floods, which follow a crippling drought, have swept through…
An Education Ministry official has criticized the lack of attention given to the environmental footprint of modern building designs, calling on authorities to push for sustainable designs.
The Caspian Hyrcanian forests, which form a crescent in southern regions of the Caspian Sea, will disappear due to both deforestation and human-driven climate change, said an environmentalist.
A Tanzanian court has sentenced a notorious elephant poacher to 12 years in prison.
Boniface Matthew Maliango, nicknamed “The Devil”, was accused of killing thousands of elephants by the…
The administration of US Donald Trump will slash programs aimed at slowing climate change and improving water safety and air quality, while eliminating thousands of jobs, according to a draft of…
The largest number of deaths at the workplace occurred in Tehran Province in the first ten months of the current fiscal year that ends in March, registering a 4.11% rise compared to the same…
The Health Ministry plans to set up special care centers for ischemic strokes in all hospitals across the country. “The centers will provide immediate and timely treatment for stroke patients…
The charity ‘Pooyesh NGO’ that supports labor children in Tehran is holding a group painting exhibition March 3-10. The proceeds of the exhibit will go to providing schooling material, clothes,…
