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Tehran, Dushanbe foster co-op in agricultural biotech, molecular genetics

TEHRAN –Iranian and Tajik officials have agreed to boost scientific collaboration in different fields, including agricultural biotechnology and molecular genetics.
Rainfall declines by over 40% compared to long-term average

TEHRAN –Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2024), precipitations have dropped by 42 percent compared to long-term average, according to Metrological Organization.
Students, teachers help free female prisoners

TEHRAN –Students and teachers of a school in Tehran have contributed to the release of two women who had been imprisoned for financial issues.

Students, teachers help free female prisoners

TEHRAN –Students and teachers of a school in Tehran have contributed to the release of two women who had been imprisoned for financial issues.
Rainfall declines by over 40% compared to long-term average

TEHRAN –Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2024), precipitations have dropped by 42 percent compared to long-term average, according to Metrological Organization.
Wild goat population in private protected areas up by 21%

TEHRAN –The number of wild goats (Capera aegagrus) in private protected areas across the country has grown by 21 percent compared to the past Iranian year (March 2023-March 2024), an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.
Tehran, Dushanbe foster co-op in agricultural biotech, molecular genetics

TEHRAN –Iranian and Tajik officials have agreed to boost scientific collaboration in different fields, including agricultural biotechnology and molecular genetics.
Knowledge-based companies to attend IETF 2025

TEHRAN –A delegation of Iranian knowledge-based firms will attend the International Engineering & Technology Fair (IETF), which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi, India, from February 18 – 22.
Below-average rainfall forecasted for next six weeks

TEHRAN –According to Metrological Organization, average precipitation is projected to be less than normal from December 30 to February 18.
Iranian, Slovak universities ink MOU on scientific research

TEHRAN –Meybod University of Iran and Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (UPJŠ) of Slovakia have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand scientific research cooperation.
IRCS, UNICEF hold workshop to support children’s mental health

TEHRAN -The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have organized a workshop to support children’s mental health through games.
FAO, Iran collaborate to strengthen integrated management of date palm diseases

TEHRAN - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture Jahad and the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, has launched an Integrated Management Approach to address the threat of pests and diseases in the country’s date palm groves.
Kazakhstan interested in expanding medical ties with Iran

TEHRAN –The high capabilities of Babol University of Medical Sciences in the health and tourism sectors have made Kazakhstan interested in cooperation with the university, Yerbol Akhmetov, Kazakhstan’s consul general in Gorgan has said.