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Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka to bring laws to reduce plastic waste
Sri Lanka Central Environmental Authority has decided to draft laws to make it compulsory for the producers of yoghurt, ice cream and other similar products to buy back the used plastic cups in which their
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World Bank project assisting Sri Lankan government to reduce malnutrition in North
A project funded by the World Bank to assist the Sri Lankan government's to reduce malnutrition among the internally displaced persons in the North is continuing to make satisfactory progress, a World
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Most child workers in Sri Lanka are below the age of 14, statistics reveal
The Labour Department of Sri Lanka says that a majority of the child laborers are below the age of 14 and also most of them are girls. The majority of the boys engaged in child labor are from rural areas
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Sri Lanka committed to be a champion in the AIDS response
June 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka is committed to be "a champion in the AIDS response" towards achieving zero new HIV/AIDS infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths, the President of Sri Lanka
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Death toll from monsoon storm in Sri Lanka rises to 52
Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says the death toll from the adverse weather that swept the south western part of the country now stands at 52. Another 16 people are still reported missing
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Police operations against dengue mosquito breeders in Sri Lanka start on June 08
Jun 06, Colombo: The Police official in charge of Sri Lanka's Western Province, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Anura Senanayake says that the operations to arrest and punish the people
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Sri Lanka implements a programme to minimize emission of greenhouse gases
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) of Sri Lanka has implemented an integrated air quality management project, 'Blue Sky 2020', to minimize emission of greenhouse gases and resulting adverse climatic
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Colombo Municipal Council to launch a new waste management system
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) of Sri Lanka has planned to start a new waste recycling process from next month. Municipal Commissioner Badrani Jayawardana said that the CMC waste management division
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Sri Lanka plans to commence work on Sampur power plant
The government of Sri Lanka will sign two key agreements with the Indian state-run power utility NTPC Ltd. by the end of this month to start the work of the 500 megawatt Sampur Power Plant in the Eastern
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Sri Lanka considers promoting environment friendly solid waste disposal
Progress on solid waste management in Sri Lanka is not satisfactory and measures are needed for an effective management of solid waste, the Chairman of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) Wimal Rubasinghe