Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
About 200 metric tons of e-waste was collected throughout the island during the National E-waste Management Week declared by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) from May 26 to June 2, a CEA spokesman said. He said computer parts and CFL bulbs formed the bulk of the e-waste collected. The spokesman …
The present government has taken measures to even revise the White Paper on Power & Energy to ensure that the obstacles faced by the ordinary people when obtaining electricity are removed as electric power which is considered a basic fundamental right of the ordinary citizens, pointed out Power & Energy …
The Economic Development Ministry will commence brass, iron, apparel and clay industries at the Wariyapola Bamunakotuwa Divisional Secretariat area, said Senior Minister S. B. Nawinne at a press briefing at his residence in Wariyapola, Malwana recently. He said the government will spend Rs. 132 million for the development of infrastructure …
The Galle Municipal Council (GMC) has devised a massive dengue control program with a multi-sectoral approach aimed at preventing Dengue virus transmission and eliminating vector habitats in households and public places such as hospitals, schools, etc., Galle Acting Mayor Kelum Seneviratne said. He was addressing a media briefing on the …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has allocated Rs. 1,720 million for the development of Wayamba rural areas, Wayamba Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said. He said so at the Provincial Council meeting recently. Under the Deyata Kirula program, 7,610 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the North Western Province had been developed this year to …
Rural Road Development Project in the Eastern Province. Not only were we able to rehabilitate 61km more than originally planned within the same fund allocation, but also completed all the works one year ahead of loan expiry" Sarath Abeygunawardane, Chief Secretary of Eastern Provincial Council said in his opening remarks …
The National Nutrition Policy formulated by a team headed by Consultant Community Physician and Director Nutrition Coordination Division Ministry of Health Dr. Mrs. Shanthi Gunawardena was submitted to the government last week. Dr. Mrs. Gunawardena told The Island yesterday that every Sri Lankan had access to appropriate and adequate food …
The government has planned to increase the country's forest cover from 29.7 percent in 2014 to 35 percent by 2020, Environment Minister Susil Premajayantha said yesterday. The minister said over 350,000 hectares of land will be brought under the forestation drive in the country. "Under the first step, we will …
In 2014 Sri Lanka is ranked 69th in the EPI which is a Global Environment Assessment (GEA) index. It stands in sharp contrast to its regional neighbours India (155) Bangladesh (169) and Pakistan (148) in the EPI, which is an exhaustive environmental impact assessment study made annually by the Yale …
The Ministry of Resettlement will construct 2,200 new toilets for resettled families in the Northern and Eastern Districts. Resettlement Ministry Secretary Janaka Sugathadasa said Rs. 140 million had been for the purpose. The minimum average cost of a toilet unit to be constructed would be Rs. 50,000. Under the project, …
The death toll from adverse weather conditions rose to 21 yesterday while more than 22,449 people, in the Matara, Gampaha, Galle, Kegalle, Ratnapura and Kalutara districts were displaced. One person was missing and eight people had been injured, according to Disaster Management Centre (DMC). Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Aamaraweera said …
More than 2,000 dengue cases had been reported from all parts of the country last month while the total number reported from January to the end of May stood at 11,106, the Epidemiology Unit (EU) said yesterday. The EU said that in May last year there had been 2,614 cases …
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey for 2013-14 on Monday revealed that if the poverty line is $2 per day in line with international standards for middle-income countries, then 60.19 percent of the population fall below poverty line in Pakistan. The survey revealed that this figure is according to the World Bank’s …
Over 7,000 people were affected and 15 people have died in Sri Lanka as heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in several areas in the island, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said. The western and southern regions experienced heavy rains with more than 100 millimeters within about an hour on …
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Petroleum Industries has focused its attention on introducing a cleaner diesel fuel to the local market, according to the Ministry sources. The diesel sold in the local market at present contains 2,000 parts per million (ppm) of sulphur and the currently used super diesel has a …
Etisalat Lanka together with the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and several other Electronic and Information Technology organizations recently joined hands by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)in an effort to launch a nationwide e-Waste management programme. As a responsible corporate citizen and by signing this MoU, Etisalat Lankapledges to follow …
Sri Lanka Red Cross said it has mobilized Branch Disaster Response Teams (BDRT) and First Aid teams to assist and aid the people affected by the flash floods due to heavy rains lashed the country in the last 24 hours. According to Red Cross over 3000 people are affected in …
Torrential rains continued to lash most parts of Sri Lanka Monday causing floods and submerging roads in low-lying areas. The Disaster Management Centre said that several low lying areas in the country are inundated due to the heavy rainfall and Kalutara district is the most affected with flash floods due …
Consultant Nutritionist Dr. Mrs. Renuka Jayatissa yesterday (29) said one in three children and one in four adult Lankans suffer from iron deficiency making it the most difficult micro-nutrient-related deficiency in the country. Prevention and treatment of iron deficiency could raise national productivity by 20 per cent, she said. Children …
15% students aged 13-15 use tobacco in Southeast Asia The prevalence of tobacco use is increasing among young people in Southeast Asia, with nearly 15% of students aged 13-15 years using some form of tobacco in the region. The finding was disclosed in a press release by the World Health …
