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 …
Sri Lanka and Pakistan signed six agreements including one on atomic energy Monday, the two countries’ leaders said, as the strategically important island looks to build its first nuclear plant. Details of the agreement were not immediately available but it comes after Sri Lanka signed a pact with India in …
A group of large companies, mainly in the food sector, have promised to reduce their role in the destruction of the world's forests, and a new online portal launched on Wednesday aims to hold them to their word. Some of the biggest names in global food production, processing and retailing, …
The report that regional groundwater in and around Chunnakam, Jaffna, does not consist dangerous pollutants, was a great relief to the public and is a major step in the positive direction, opined MTD Walkers PLC - the parent company of the Northern Power Plant of Chunnakam, which had been subject …
The authorities should take immediate steps to reverse the process of water pollution caused by oil waste in Vallikamam in the North, Jaffna University Medical Faculty Prof. Daya Somasundaram said. Issuing a press communique, he stated more than a quarter million people living in Vallikamam have been affected by ground …
JHU MP Ven. Athuraliye Rathana thera yesterday said that President Maithripala Sirisena had appointed a committee headed by him to explore ways and means of preventing the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and it had recommended banning five kinds of kidney toxic chemicals and the ban would be gazetted next week. …
Presentation by Don S. Jayaweera, Chairman, National Transport Commission, Sri Lanka at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in Climate Change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.
Sri Lanka's new president has cancelled mining licences issued by the previous government to 16 foreign companies to search for blue sapphires and other gems, his office said Sunday. The office of Maithripala Sirisena said permits granted to the unidentified companies were being withdrawn immediately to better protect the local …
Sri Lanka’s indigenously developed device could help other developing nations, too, deal with climate impacts A low cost mobile weather station made in Sri Lanka can capture and transmit near real-time data on rainfall. It raises alarm in the event of extreme rainfall and other natural disasters, which can help …
Floods and landslides linked to climate change have battered parts of Sri Lanka in the past two years, disrupting food output, but scientists believe a new program to install low-cost weather stations based on open-source technology could help farmers adapt to increasingly wild weather. New Mobile Weather Stations, made mainly …
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 hand over the petition to the Commission at 3 p.m. this evening. Concerns have continuously been raised by environmentalists …
UBM India, host of the annual Renewable Energy India (REI) expositions in the country, announced its first ever India-Sri Lanka Renewable Energy Growth Forum, to showcase the business opportunities that exist in both the countries in the field of renewable energy. Exclusively supported by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, this …
Feb 24, Colombo: The government of Sri Lanka has appointed a committee to study the controversial Uma Oya multipurpose development project. The committee appointed by the government will be headed by Prof. Kaila Dassanayaka and includes nine other prominent members in the field of engineering. The project has been temporarily …
There is a mystery kidney disease that for years has been killing thousands of farmers in Sri Lanka's rice basket — and as it spreads, locals are becoming increasingly fearful. In 20 years the disease has killed up to 20,000 people and sickened up to 400,000 more; some villages report …
Sri Lanka's Minister of Housing and Samurdhi Sajith Premadasa said today a massive housing program as well as a poverty alleviation program will be launched within the next 100 days. The Minister said the poverty alleviation programme is enriched with systematic measures to eradicate poverty and the housing program will …
A variety of aromatic paddy called A.T.306 has been introduced by the Amblantota Paddy Research Institute. Agricultural Department Director General Dr. Rohan Wijekone said with the introduction of this new variety of paddy, foreign exchange can be saved as Sri Lanka imports a large amount of aromatic rice. A.T.306 has …
Seven wild elephants died of accidents in Galgamuwa, Kurunegala last year, a senior official attached to the Wildlife Department said. Meanwhile, 10 human deaths and six wild elephant deaths were reported from the area in 2013, he said. Meanwhile, 150 houses were damaged by elephants in 2014 while 25 dwelling …
Maternal deaths during the pregnancy period or due to post-partum complications have reduced in the Northern Province over the last few years. This was revealed at the National Maternal Death reviews conducted for 2013 in Jaffna and Vavuniya. According to the reviews, Sri Lanka reports a low maternal mortality ratio …
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has decided to pay compensation to the farmers for their crops damaged by the inclement weather in the fast few weeks. The Agriculture Ministry has decided to pay compensation for damaged crops and to provide funds for farmers affected by the floods to overcome difficulties …
Extensive surveys on public perception of air pollution and air quality, carried out in Sri Lanka in 2014, under the FK Exchange program. The survey on Air Quality Management in Sri Lanka is carried out with general public and the response generated will be used to project public perceptions that …
Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry may be suitable strategies to address the triple challenge of climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as the provision of basic services, including food; to a growing number of urban residents. The Western Province, Sri Lanka; Rosario and the Province of Santa Fé, …
