While 20 percent of Iranian children have been shorter than usual, the number has decreased to 4 percent over the past two decades, which indicates that children are currently taller than before, an official with the Ministry of Health has said. “Since two decades ago, the number of short children have dropped in the country,...Read More

 Iranian women’s inline hockey beat South Korea on Tuesday and guaranteed a medal in Asian Roller-Skating competition. Iranian women’s national inline hockey team in its third match won South Korea 4-2 and made it to semifinals. Iran defeated China and India in previous stage and will meet Taiwan and Japan in the next round. The...Read More

– Iran’s Zahra Nemati will face China’s Wu Chunyan as the greatest rivalry in the women’s individual recurve open in the Asian Para Games. The Games will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from October 6 to 13. Six Paralympic and three world champions headline the archery competition, which will begin on 7 October at the...Read More

Switching to a healthier diet can reduce an individual’s water footprint by as much as 55 percent. According to new research, turning vegetarian has the biggest impact, but even cutting down on meat gives a saving of at least 10 percent, BBC wrote. Shifting to a healthy diet is a ‘win-win situation’, say researchers. Citizens...Read More