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.

Social Welfare Organization marks Islamic Revolution’s anniversary with development projects

TEHRAN – The Social Welfare Organization has launched numerous development projects on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which is marked from February 1-11.

Iran, Uzbekistan extend deadline for joint scientific research submission

TEHRAN – Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and the Agency for Innovative Development under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan have extended the deadline for the submission of joint scientific research.

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.