Industries to be supplied with 160 nano products

TEHRAN – Some 160 nano products required by the industry will be domestically produced by the end of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 2022), the director of the industry group of the Nanotechnology Development Council has announced.

26 Iranian universities among world's best young institutions

TEHRAN – The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2021 listed 26 Iranian institutions among the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger.

‘Back to the Village’ to help reverse rural-urban migration

TEHRAN – The Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, will launch a plan to generate 15,000 jobs in villages, aiming to help reverse rural-to-urban migration trend.

Renewable water resources decline by 30%

TEHRAN – Renewable water resources have decreased by 30 percent over the last four decades, while Iran’s population has increased by about 2.5 times, Qasem Taqizadeh, deputy minister of energy, has stated.

Tehran to host intl. workshop on space technology for drought, flood

TEHRAN – The International Workshop on the Space Technology Applications for Drought, Flood, and Water Resource Management will be held in Tehran from August 9 to 11.

Iran improves rank in global innovation index

TEHRAN – Knowledge-based companies and creative startups have grown over the past five years, and Iran has risen 45 places in the Global Innovation Index, according to the UNESCO 2021 Report.

National anti-drug week to highlight international cooperation

TEHRAN – The national anti-drug week will be held on June 25-31 concurrent with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking focusing on regional and international cooperation.

Iran, India to exchange knowledge on vaccine development

TEHRAN – The Pasteur Institute of Iran and Indian Bharat Biotech inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to transfer technical knowledge of the rotavirus vaccine, IRNA reported.

Water transfer project to Lake Urmia complete by 97%

TEHRAN – The project to transfer water from the Kanisib Dam to Lake Urmia is completed by 97 percent, aiming to flow about 600 million cubic meters of water into the lake annually, IRNA reported on Monday.

Iranian vaccine 6 times more effective than AstraZeneca against mutated virus

TEHRAN – The Pastu Covac vaccine has shown a 62 percent efficiency on new variants of coronavirus first emerged in South Africa and Brazil, 6 times more effective than the AstraZeneca vaccine, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Monday.

IASP names Iran as head for West Asia, North Africa

TEHRAN – The International Association of Science Parks (IASP) has chosen Iran as the head of the West Asia and North Africa subdivision, IRNA reported on Sunday.

IRCS to open hospital in Afghanistan

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will inaugurate a hospital in the city of Zaranj in Afghanistan, Farid Moradian, deputy head of IRCS for health, treatment, and rehabilitation, has announced.

Health minister urges need to suspend Moscow flights to curb virus

TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki has emphasized the need to halt all flights to and from Moscow to prevent the spread of the so-called “Moscow strain” of coronavirus, IRNA reported on Sunday.

Charity supports refugee children suffering from cancer

TEHRAN – During the past thirty years, MAHAK charity foundation has supported 2,438 refugee children suffering from cancer.

PCR tests for over 27,000 passengers at borders

TEHRAN – PCR tests have been performed on 27,530 passengers at the country’s official borders based on a plan launched on March 10 to rapidly identify suspected cases of coronavirus.

Cov Pars to monthly produce 1m doses of vaccine

TEHRAN – One million doses of “Razi Cov Pars” vaccine will be produced each month as of September, deputy head of the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has announced.

72 passengers infected with COVID-19 quarantined

TEHRAN – A total of 72 passengers who have tested positive for coronavirus have been quarantined at border facilities, Mehdi Valipour, head of Relief and Rescue Organization affiliated with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), said on Wednesday.

Iran has highest blood donation rate in Eastern Mediterranean region

TEHRAN - Iran currently has the highest blood donation rate in the Eastern Mediterranean region, so that some 2.5 million Iranians refer to blood donation centers across the country annually, Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Wednesday.

Polling stations set up in Russia, Britain for Iran’s presidential elections

TEHRAN – Polling stations have been set up for Iran’s upcoming presidential elections in Russia and Britain, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

Autumn rains likely to start later than normal

TEHRAN – Autumnal rainfall this year is likely to start later than normal in the country, hence the drought period will be prolonged, Ahad Vazifeh, head of the national center for drought and crisis management, has said.

ARWU puts 34 Iranian universities among world’s top 1,000

TEHRAN – Some 34 Iranian universities and institutions were listed among the top 1,000 in the world, according to Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2021.

Iran, China earmark ¥2m for joint research projects

TEHRAN – Iran and China will allocate up to ¥2 million to support joint research projects, ISNA reported on Monday.

COVIRAN vaccine receives public use license

TEHRAN – Homegrown COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine has received the license for public use, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Monday.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

Let’s keep the world beating by donating blood

TEHRAN – As developing countries expand treatment facilities and developed ones invent new medical measures, the need for blood and blood products increases daily, so that, with blood donation, we can save millions of lives and keep the hearts of many beatings.