Councilors resume talks to elect new mayor for Tehran

TEHRAN — Following the resignation of Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi on April 10, councilors have resumed talks on finding the best person to take up the post.

Seismologist blames accumulated seismic energy for frequent quakes in Iran

TEHRAN - A renowned Iranian seismologist says the frequent jolts across Iran over the past few months are the result of a compensation for the “accumulated seismic energy” in the form of natural consecutive seismic events.

SIMAC can help combat land grabbing: minister

TEHRAN -- Iran’s Real Estate Integrated Suite (with Persian acronym of SIMAC) has a crucial role in combating land grabbing, the communication and information technology minister has said.

University of Tehran supports banking, insurance startups

TEHRAN -- The science and technology park of University of Tehran supports startups and welcomes novel ideas in the field of banking and insurance, said Abbas Zarei, head of the science and technology park.

‘Startups play great role in energy ecosystem’

TEHRAN -- Startups and technology accelerators play a great role in energy ecosystem, Sirus Vatankhah, an official with the vice president’s office for science and technology affairs has said.

CHHTO picks new director for handicrafts

TEHRAN – Pouya Mahmoudian has been appointed as the new deputy director of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization for handicrafts.

Tehran hosting 2nd women’s intl. Quran competition

TEHRAN – Representatives from 28 countries are participating in the second international Quran competition for Muslim women, which started in Tehran on Saturday and will wrap up today.

Female provincial environment chief appointed

TEHRAN – Head of the Department of Environment, Issa Kalantari, appointed Fariba Rezaee as the director general of the department of environment of the western province of Kordestan, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Wetlands destruction the main threat to curlews

TEHRAN – Destruction of wetlands, especially in Asia, is the main threat to curlews’ lives, said director general for aquatic wildlife office of the Department of Environment.

Iran may approve regulation to curb plastic bags consumption

TEHRAN – The Iranian administration will take the final decision by late June on approving a previously drafted regulations which aim to decrease the use of plastic bags in the country, an official with the Department of Environment has said.

Online ad discloses antiquities

TEHRAN – Iranian police have arrested a person and seized several Sassanid-era relics after he attempted to sale the antiquities in an on-line advertisement.

Iran set to revive Women's Islamic Games: sports minister

TEHRAN – Iran is making attempts to revive the Women's Islamic Games, were an international multi-sport event started in 1993, said Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar here on Saturday.

Celebrities, green activists demand Rouhani to cast light on case of detained environmentalists

TEHRAN — More than 700 Iranian celebrities and environmentalists have signed a letter calling on President Hassan Rouhani to legally shed light on the case of 13 environmental activists arrested on espionage charges some 90 days ago.

Selection of HR managers requires competency model development

The first human resources day was celebrated on April 14th, 2018 at the House of Intellectuals of Human Sciences. Many pioneers, professors, enthusiasts and human resources activists participated in the ceremony which coincided with prophetic mission anniversary of the holy Prophet Muhammad (S) and the birthday of the national poet Sheikh Farid al-Din Attar Neishabouri.

Achaemenid-era objects seized in Fars

TEHRAN – Two relics dating from Achaemenid-era (c. 550–330 BC) have recently been confiscated in Marvdasht, southern Fars province.

Dubai fair to highlight Iran’s tourism potential, traditions

TEHRAN – Iran will be participating in the 25th Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, which opens its doors to the public today.

Tehran’s main museums to collect entire revenues

TEHRAN – Four major museums in Tehran, which were obliged to deposit a percentage of their revenues to government funds, now collect all their earnings.

Foreign investment to start soon in Iran’s medical equipment industry

TEHRAN – Foreign investors will soon start their activities in Iran’s medical equipment industry, said an advisor to the Iranian health minister.

Iran sees Russian language an option to end English monopoly

TEHRAN – Iran is considering Russian language as an option among other languages to be added to its educational curriculum, aiming to end the monopoly of English as the second language on schools, Tasnim quoted Education Minister Mohammad Bat'haei as saying on Friday.

18 wetlands totally drained in Iran: deputy environment chief

TEHRAN — Some 18 wetlands in Iran are completely dried up and some 24 are in critical condition, deputy chief of the Department of Environment, Masoud Tajrishi, has said.

Waste management, bane of life for Tehraners

TEHRAN — Waste management has set alarm bells ringing for the residents of the Iranian capital, Tehran, the head of Tehran province’s department of environment said on Friday.

Rangers wounded in armed conflict with poachers

TEHRAN — Three rangers were wounded in an armed conflict with poachers in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, the provincial department of environment announced on Saturday.

‘Health Innotech aims to create entrepreneurship ecosystem’

TEHRAN – The national Health Innotech conference aims to create entrepreneurship ecosystem in the field of health in the near future, an official with the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute told ISNA on April 17.

Iran intl. oil show to host start-up demo days

TEHRAN – A start-up demo days will be held on the sidelines of the 23rd Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition, which will be held on May 6-9 in Tehran.

By Setareh Behroozi

Doors open in cyberspace, please come in!

Have you ever tracked the amount of time you spend online? For me, it all started with installing a time-tracking app on my smartphone. It tracks minutes I spend on various sites or applications and the result was appalling! Logging 70 times in the messaging apps in less than two hours… and it was not very different for others when I asked them to install the application on their phones as well.

Iranian startups cut out the middlemen: VP

TEHRAN – Startups make customers satisfied through offering services with reasonable prices by cutting out the middlemen, the vice president for science and technology has said.

Sanchi oil tanker investigations will be through by late May: MP

TEHRAN — Investigations uncovering the real causes of Sanchi oil tanker tragic incident in which the tanker burned and sank off the coast of China on January 6 will be completed by late May, MP Mohammad Reza Rezaei has said.

‘Without restoration plan, Lake Urmia would have been fully drained by now’

TEHRAN – If there had not been any plan to restore Lake Urmia, it would have been completely drained by now, Department of Environment chief Isa Kalantari said on Wednesday.