Department of Environment enumerates measures to enhance public participation

TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the current Iranian year, March 2025, the Department of Environment has taken different steps to promote public participation in environmental protection.

INOTEX 2026 slated for May

TEHRAN – The 15th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX 2026) is planned to be held in Tehran from May 20 to 23.

Knowledge-based companies to attend ChinaPlas 2026

TEHRAN – Supported by the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Iranian knowledge-based firms will participate in the 38th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries (ChinaPlas) scheduled to be held from April 21 to 24, 2026, in Hongqiao, Shanghai, China.

Iran attends Intl. Mediterranean Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

TEHRAN – Iranian professors and students of Persian medicine have participated in the 12th International Mediterranean Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MESMAP-12) in Thailand.

National working group convenes on environmental protection

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) held on Sunday the first national working group on promoting environmental protection.

Welfare Organization, UNICEF discuss ways to boost ties

TEHRAN – The head of the Welfare Organization, Javad Hosseini, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ad interim Representative in Iran, Monika Oledzka Nielsen, have explored the potential to expand cooperation, particularly regarding children aged below 18.

Intl. congress on vaccine, vaccination slated for April

TEHRAN – Razi Vaccine and Serum Production Research Institute will hold the first international congress on vaccine and vaccination (ICVV) from April 22 to 23 in Tehran.

Kish Island home to 230 bird species

TEHRAN – Despite being a relatively small island, stretching for 90 square kilometers, the Persian Gulf island of Kish is home to 230 bird species, accounting for a third of the country's birds.

Science ministry plans to establish 15 AI labs at universities

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology plans to launch 15 artificial intelligence (AI) laboratories at universities across the country to develop and test fundamental AI models.

Plan to launch IRCS medical center in Yerevan in final stage

TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, and the president of the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS), Davit Nersisyan, have conferred about the final stage of a project to establish a medical center in Yerevan.

Second round of polio vaccination to kick off by mid-February

TEHRAN – The supplementary phase of the national immunization campaign for polio eradication, using domestically produced vaccines, will be carried out from February 14 to 16, targeting some 700,000 children under the age of five.

By QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General

As glaciers melt, the world’s hidden water banks are at risk

Glaciers – the world’s hidden water banks - are a source of life for billions. The seasonal melt from mountains and glaciers sustains some of the world’s most important rivers, such as the Indus, the Nile, the Ganges and the Colorado. Those and other mountain-fed rivers irrigate crops, provide drinking water for nearly two billion people, and power electricity generation.

Deadline extended for foreign students to attend Persian language proficiency test

TEHRAN - The deadline for foreign students to register for the first Persian language proficiency test has been extended by the National Education Assessment Organization.

Opportunities, challenges of digital health in Iran

TEHRAN – Modern communication technologies have fundamentally changed people’s lifestyles, social interactions, and access to information, with the health sector going through digital transformation, being no exception.

Vice-presidency for science details supports for space industry development 

TEHRAN – The Vice-presidency for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy has announced plans to support the private sector’s knowledge-based companies active in the space industry to secure their supply chain. 

DOE expounds on measures for preservation of biodiversity 

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has elaborated on achievements and measures taken by the administration to protect the biodiversity, ecosystem, and endangered species in the country.

Iran among top eight countries in intl. Olympiads

TEHRAN –Iran ranks eight worldwide in international Olympiads as the country stood respectively third, seventh, and eighth in mathematics, computer, and physics Olympiads last year, IRNA quoted Reza Hosseini, the head of the Young Scholars Club, as saying. 

122 earthquakes hit Iran in a week

TEHRAN – A total of 122 earthquakes were recorded across the country in a week from January 24 to 30, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

IRCS provides relief services to over 850 people in three days

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) provided rescue services to 853 individuals over the past few days.

DOE holds conference on Intl. Wetlands Day  

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) organized a conference in Tehran on Monday to mark International Wetlands Day, with representatives from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the embassies of the UAE, Iraq, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in attendance.

National youth week being marked

TEHRAN – The national youth week is being held from January 31 to February 6 across the country with the theme of ‘young Iran, towards a healthier life’.

Iran atop Islamic nations in molecular, genetic technologies

TEHRAN – The Web of Science (WoS) has ranked Iran first among Islamic countries in molecular and genetic technologies over the 10 years from 2000 to 2024.

Over 2 million people donate blood in 10 months

TEHRAN – A total of 2,111,476 Iranians donated blood in the first ten months of the current Iranian year, which started on March 21, according to an official with the Blood Transfusion Organization.

Wetlands most threatened ecosystems on earth

TEHRAN – Wetlands are among the ecosystems with the highest rates of decline, loss, and degradation; they are disappearing three times faster than forests and are Earth’s most threatened ecosystem.

Third national event on ‘future schools’ to be held

TEHRAN – The third national event on future schools will be held in February, highlighting the use of modern technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and blended learning in fostering thinking skills and creativity, as well as collaboration among the future generation of students.

Iran to host ANF specialized standardization workshop

TEHRAN – Iran will play host to a specialized standardization workshop for the member states of the Asian Network Forum (ANF) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 229.

DOE underscores use of smart environmental protection systems

TEHRAN – Given that traditional methods can no longer meet the needs of a fragile environment, the integration of smart technologies for environmental conservation seems inevitable, an official with the Department of Environment has said.

Officials discuss promoting knowledge-based products in food, medicine sectors

TEHRAN – The headquarters for developing food and agricultural knowledge-based economy and the headquarters for developing traditional medicine and medicinal herbs have discussed ways to expedite the commercialization of knowledge-based products.

Iranian scholars win COMSTECH award 2025

TEHRAN –Two Iranian scholars have won Life-time Contribution Award of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (OIC-COMSTECH) in Biology and Chemistry for their outstanding achievements in science and technology.

A miracle for a migratory bird: Steppe Eagle from Kazakhstan released after being treated in Iran

TEHRAN – A migratory Steppe eagle from Kazakhstan that had lost its strength due to parasitic and skin diseases was released into the wild after receiving complete treatment at the provincial Department of Environment (DOE) in Izeh, a city in the south-western province of Khuzestan, and regaining the ability to fly.