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Sri Lanka to educate tourists on biodiversity
Sri Lanka has drawn up a plan to educate the tourist to the island on biodiversity in the county's national parks. The plan has been drawn-up jointly by the Ministry of Environment and the Wildlife
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Factories along the Kelani River to be examined for water pollution
Sept 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka's National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says 150 main industries located close to the upper part of the Kelani River from Ambatale Water Purification Plant will be
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Sri Lanka Environmental Authority temporarily revokes suspension order on Coca-Cola
Sri Lanka's Central Environmental Authority (CEA) today temporarily revoked a suspension order it imposed on the Environmental Protection License (EPL) of the Coca-Cola beverage factory in Biyagama.
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Sri Lankan government to establish a National Renal Disease Fund
The Sri Lankan government has taken steps to establish a National Renal Disease Fund under the Presidential Secretariat as proposed in the 2015 budget. Already a committee and sub committees under it
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Sri Lanka declares June as National Nutrition Month to promote better nutrition standards
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health has designated the month of June every year as the National Nutrition Month to promote better nutrition among the population. Programs planned during the National Nutrition
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Protecting forests and environment among top priorities for Sri Lankan government- President
Sri Lanka's President Maithreepala Sirisena says the conservation of the national forests and protecting the environment are among the government's foremost challenges and therefore among the top priorities
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Sri Lanka police use water cannons disperse people protesting garbage dump
Sri Lanka police on Sunday (24) used water cannons to disperse a group of people protesting the presence of a massive garbage dump in their neighborhood in a suburb of Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Residents
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Report on deforestation of Sri Lanka's Wilpattu national park submitted to the President
A report prepared on an investigation into the alleged deforestation of Sri Lanka's famous Wilpattu National Park has been handed in to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday. Secretary
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Sri Lankan President orders to stop deforestation around national forest
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered to immediately stop deforestation and land reserving around Wilpattu National Park in Northern Province. Effective immediately, it has been prohibited
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Environmentalists' group in Sri Lanka to petition against Colombo Port City project
A group of environmentalists in Sri Lanka is to hand over a petition today to the Human Rights Commission against the controversial Chinese funded Colombo Port City project. Environmentalists are to