TEHRAN – Iranian universities are exploring the potentials for developing scientific and research collaborations with Chinese and Russian institutions under the strategic partnership with the two countries.

TEHRAN – Some 2.36 million Iranians donated blood over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2024-March 2025), indicating an increase of 1.5 percent compared to the year earlier.

TEHRAN – The first international award of women’s environmental activities in the BRICS countries, titled ‘Green Future, will be judged by 16 juries from ten countries including two female scholars from Iran.

TEHRAN – According to a study by researchers at National Institute of Oceanography, mangrove ecosystems in the northern Persian Gulf are facing a range of environmental and anthropogenic pressures.

TEHRAN – Iranian and Serbian officials have discussed potential ways to implement the formerly reached agreements in the Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) sector.

TEHRAN – The deputy minister for information, communications, and technology (ICT), Ehsan Chitsaz, and the Japanese vice-minister for international affairs and communications, Imagwa Takuo, have highlighted the need to expand technological cooperation in key sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), digital economy, and the development of sustainable communications infrastructure.

TEHRAN – The national health week is scheduled to be held from April 21 to 27, aiming to raise public awareness of critical health challenges and unite forces to promote public health.

TEHRAN – Adham Rashad Ismail Abdel Moneim, the World Health Organization (WHO) director of program management, and Rogério Gaspar, WHO director of regulation and prequalification, have participated in technical meetings hosted by the Iran Food and Drug Administration.

TEHRAN –According to the recent ranking published by SCImago 2024, Iran, with 75501 documents, ranks second among Islamic countries.

TEHRAN – The Iranian deputy foreign minister for the Caspian Sea affairs, Alireza Jahangiri, and the special representative of Turkmenistan on Caspian Sea issues, Murad Atajanov, have met in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to discuss the issues on the Caspian Sea.

TEHRAN – According to Metrological Organization, average precipitation is projected to be less than normal from April 8 to 20, and normal from April 21 to May 18.

More than 200,000 tulips at Chamran Park in the city of Karaj have come into bloom, welcoming people to the eleventh edition of a festival that opened to the public on Friday, April 4, and will run until April 11.

TEHRAN – Over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2024–March 2025), benefactors contributed to releasing 11,380 prisoners of unintentional crimes in the country.

TEHRAN – Every year, World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 worldwide to mark the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. The day aims to raise awareness of global health issues and mobilize forces to address them and improve public health.

TEHRAN – According to the head of the National Organization for Migration, Nader Yar-Ahmadi, a total of 6.1 million authorized and unauthorized Afghan nationals are living in the country.

TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has said people in Iran are highly interested in supporting and helping each other as exemplified by their participation in humanitarian and healthcare programs.

TEHRAN – From the beginning of the spring till April 5, some 14.5 mm of rainfall has been recorded in the country, indicating a 28.1 percent decrease from the long-term average of 20.2 mm, according to the Metrological Organization.

TEHRAN – An international symposium titled ‘kid's utopia’ is planned to be held from May 14 to 15 in Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan Province.

TEHRAN – The 12th edition of the Federation of International RoboSports Association (FIRA) Open Competition is scheduled to be held from April 15 to 18 in Tehran.

TEHRAN - Seven earthquakes with magnitudes between 4 and 5 in the southern Persian Gulf and the Saudi Arabia-Qatar border between 1st of March and 5th of April 2025 probably represent links between hydrocarbon extraction and seismicity due to the generation of earthquakes due to oil and gas production near an active basement fault in the Saudi-Qatar border area.

TEHRAN – The area of Lake Urmia has declined due to reduced precipitations, reaching 1,140 square kilometers on April 4 compared to 1,350 square kilometres on the same day last year.

TEHRAN – Sediqeh Torabi, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE), has highlighted the significance of expanding environmental ties among regional countries to be able to address environmental issues.

TEHRAN – Minister of Education, Alireza Kazemi, and his Serbian counterpart, Slavica Dukic Dejanovic, have agreed to expand educational cooperation.

TEHRAN –Iranian knowledge-based companies participated in the 16 edition of the International UzMetalMashExpo, held from April 2 to 4 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

TEHRAN –Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), has suggested member states of BRICS set up a joint green innovation fund for supporting projects on climate change adaptation in developing countries, and a global fund for managing plastic pollution.

TEHRAN – Being home to over 37,000 unique animal species, Iran is one of the richest countries in genetic reserves, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.

Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment, planted saplings in the yard of the Iranian embassy in Brasilia to mark Nature’s Day - the 13th day of the first Iranian calendar month Farvardin, which falls on April 2.

TEHRAN—Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), and Zohidi Nizomiddin Shamsiddinzoda, the ambassador of Tajikistan to Tehran, have explored avenues for boosting collaborations in health and humanitarian fields.

TEHRAN – The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the months of January and February.

TEHRAN – Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment, represents the country in the 11th BRICS Environment Working Group (EWG) meetings, which are taking place in Brazil.

TEHRAN – Science Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf has condemned sanctions imposed on the country’s science sector, saying that the sanctions are in opposition to UNESCO’s Open Access Policy.

TEHRAN – Iranian students aged 7-17 won second place among seven countries in the Kazakhstan RoboLand 2025 which was held from March 27 to 29 in the city of Karaganda.

TEHRAN – Celebrated on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day aims to raise awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and promote inclusion and support for autistic individuals.

TEHRAN – The director of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for international affairs, Razieh Alishvandi, has announced the IRCS's readiness to dispatch rescue forces and relief supplies to help people affected by the earthquake in Myanmar.

TEHRAN –The International Day of Zero Waste is observed annually on March 30 promoting zero-waste initiatives to help advance all the goals and targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.