TEHRAN – Launched in 2023 by the United Nations Iran, the program for persons with disabilities, materialized through the joint efforts of World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has been greatly successful in improving their quality of life.

TEHRAN – One of the main priorities of the vice-presidency for science and knowledge-based economy in the health sector is to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare to reduce treatment costs by forty percent, an official with the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has said.

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) will observe the national clean earth day under the theme ‘clean energy, clean earth’, highlighting the critical role of renewable energies in saving the planet.

TEHRAN – Iran’s investment in nanotechnology research and development has led to the rise of the country as a global leader in nanotechnology, producing and exporting products to different countries across the world.

TEHRAN –The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released its vision for Iran by the end of 2027.

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have explored the potential to foster joint activities for dealing with regional challenges.

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy science minister, Abolfazl Vahedi, and Pakistan’s Science Minister, Khalid Hussain Magsi, have discussed ways to develop collaborations between universities of the two countries.

TEHRAN –Supported by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) has staffed and equipped 13 Primary Health Care (PHC) centres in highly refugee-populated regions in Sistan-Baluchestan and Khorasan Razavi provinces.

TEHRAN - The collision of the Eurasian and Arabian tectonic plates causes tectonic interaction with significant seismic activity along fault systems in the Alborz Mountains and the Caspian Sea region.

Snowfall in the middle of April covered some mountainous areas of Ardabil province, northwest of the country, in white.

TEHRAN – Supported by the Organization for Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Iranian knowledge-based firms will participate in EXPO MED 2025, which is planned to be held from April 24 to 26, in Istanbul, Turkey.

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) is drafting an action plan for the preservation of sharks and rays.

TEHRAN – The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of March.

The Crisis Management Organization, affiliated with the Ministry of Interior, held a rescue, relief, and crisis management drill on Wednesday at the place of the Red Crescent Society.

TEHRAN – A Persian yellow deer was born in Karkheh National Park, Khuzestan province. It was the first yellow deer born in the current Iranian year, which started on March 20.

TEHRAN - The modern world is grappling with a series of profound environmental and social challenges. Although these issues are frequently mentioned in diplomatic meetings, negotiations, and media coverage, they remain largely unaddressed on the ground. Problems such as global warming, biodiversity loss, drought, soil erosion, water scarcity, and pollution are not only unresolved by political bias, misconduct, and human conflicts—they are in fact exacerbated by them.

TEHRAN – The international project of managing natural disasters and enhancing resilience to climate change impacts was inaugurated officially by representatives from the Department of Environment (DOE), the Embassy of Japan, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

TEHRAN –The Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy and the National Development Fund (NDF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a 100-million-dollar fund for the development of the artificial intelligence (AI) sector in the country.

TEHRAN – Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization team has represented Iran in the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) training course, conducted in cooperation with the Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation (EMERCOM), and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

TEHRAN –Over the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, a total of 26 patients (aged 9 to 50) with hemophilia lost their lives from lack of medicines caused by sanctions, according to the chairman of the board of the Iranian Hemophilia Society.

TEHRAN – Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran and the University of Salento, Italy, have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance scientific collaborations in social and human sciences.

TEHRAN –In line with the polio eradication campaign that kicked off in winter, around 300,000 more children under five years of age are getting vaccinated in two phases in high-risk areas in the country's northern half in spring, according to the health ministry.

TEHRAN – The national astronomy week is scheduled to be overserved from April 28 to May 5 under the theme ‘The Night Sky, Education and Promotion of Science’.

TEHRAN – A specialized workshop titled “Pistachio Safety and Trade: Navigating Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Codex Standards”, is currently being held in Tehran and will run until April 16.

TEHRAN – The head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, and the head of the natural resources and watershed management organization, Ali Teymouri, have discussed ways to develop joint activities.

TEHRAN – The Caspian International Campus of the University of Tehran and the Beijing International Exchange Association (BIEA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster scientific ties.

TEHRAN –During the holy month of Ramadan (March 2-30), benefactors helped release a total of 2,500 prisoners of unintentional crimes.

TEHRAN –Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has said the Family Physician Program is planned to kick off in the current Iranian year that started on March 21.

TEHRAN – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) in cooperation with Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, southern Fars province, has launched the first cold plasma therapy clinic for the treatment of wounds using indigenous technology.

TEHRAN - The way we work is changing fast. Artificial intelligence isn’t just some futuristic concept anymore; it’s here, and it’s already transforming careers in ways we couldn’t have imagined a decade ago. Some people see AI as a threat, others as a powerful tool, but one thing is certain: the future of work won’t look like the past.

TEHRAN – The head of the Information Technology Organization of Iran, Mohammad-Mohsen Sadr, has called the unilateral coercive measures and the digital divide the main challenges of the information society.

TEHRAN -According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report 2025, Iran is ranked among upper middle-income countries, ranking 72 among 166 countries.

TEHRAN – The incidence rate of Parkinson’s disease in Iran is 40 percent higher than the global average, according to the vice president of Iran’s Parkinson’s Association.

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.