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 parliament today approved the Environment Conservation Levy on mobile phones by a majority of 46 votes. Total number of 57 MPs casted their votes in favor of the levy and only 11 parliamentarians were against it. Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has opposed the new levy on mobile …
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka told Parliament yesterday that the government would launch its programme for recycling the electronic wastes such as mobile phone batteries very soon. The Minister was speaking during the debate on the Environment Conservation Levy which was introduced earlier. He said that his …
The World Bank has said that the maternal mortality ratios in four countries, including India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan are still 2 to 4 times higher than the millennium development goals (MDG) set for 2015, however, Sri Lank has shown an improved performance. This was revealed in new report launched …
More than 5000 acres of paddy and vegetables cultivation in Uva Paranagama is endangered with devastation due to the prevailing drought. Much of the irrigation canals and streams that irrigated the area have run dry. The Uma-Ela that irrigates more than 2060 acres of paddy land is the worst affected. …
Sri Lanka Ministry of Environment is to develop the wetlands around the parliament and in Battaramulla area as urban gardens. According to the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Patali Champika Ranawaka this project is to be implemented under the programme of Green Circle introduced by the Ministry. The main …
Maldives prefers India, Sri Lanka, Australia for relocation FOR the new president of Maldives, acquiring land in foreign countries for his people is a priority. The country, said to have over a thousand
By Jithendra Antonio The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), on behalf of the Chairman, Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee and Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is tendering a
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday said that Sri Lanka should endeavor to create one million green jobs in the next six years in view of slowing down of the world economy while making the country more eco-friendly in the process. Minister Ranawaka made these remarks …
tsunami relief: Sri Lankan authorities destroyed large stocks of rice, pulses, vegetable oil and canned fish and other food items, donated as tsunami relief, on December 29. The food stocks, donated by the UN World Food Programme, were stored in warehouses in Boossa from December 2004 and were no longer …
The UPFA led Council was successful in carring out a smooth council during the past five years, even though the two opposition parties have a majority if they work together, said Western Province Chief Minister Reginald Cooray. The support given by the opposition parties in this regard should be greatly …
A number of projects would be undertaken to save the lives of both elephants and human beings along with property, Wildlife Department Assistant Director and In-charge of the North Western Wildlife Zone Manjula Amararathna said. Elephants, a rich heritage of Sri Lanka These projects are implemented following the motto of …
By Lasantha Nirosdhan Perera Bushfires destroyed more than 100 acres of forest cover in Kuttapitiya, Pelmadulla. The Kuttapitiya,Imekele proposed forest reserve is a part of the catchments of the Kirindiella waterfall which is the ninth highest waterfall in the country. Divisional Secretary, Pelmadulla Rohana Senaratne said the forest reserve was …
The elephant population which was only 1,967 in 1993 has increased up to 5,350 in 2008, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. Participating in the Fauna and Flora Protection (Amendment) Bill debate which was passed in Parliament yesterday, Minister Ranawaka said the Government has taken a number …
Prof. Fonseka By Ifham Nizam "In Sri Lanka tobacco kills about 20,000 people a year. Alcohol consumption too has caused the same number of deaths yearly. Nearly 11,000 prosecutions have been conducted with regard to the violation of the Tobacco and Alcohol Act during the year 2007 and the offenders …
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to grant an extension of the repayment period by two years and the grace period by one year for the loans granted to Tsunami affected tourism sector related projects under Susahana and Small Business Revival Programme (SBRP) loan schemes implemented by …
The Materials Technology Section (MTS), with the support of the Environment Technology Section and the Marketing and Business Development Department of the ITI has designed and installed a boiler which can use waste polyester material from the garment factories processed into briquettes, as the fuel source for the boilers. Polyester …
Can we imagine a world without elephants? A world without this magnificent animal will indeed be a dull place. Yet, Asia, including Sri Lanka, faces the grim scenario of the ultimate extinction of the Asian elephant. The cause? The much-talked about human-elephant conflict. The story is all too familiar. All …
Irangika RANGE A Wildlife Conservation Department survey has revealed that 2,241 elephants have died as a result of shooting, unknown reasons, electrocution, poisoning, accidents and natural and other causes from 1990 to 2007. The current elephant population is estimated at 3,500-4,000 and a gradual increase has been witnessed in Mahaweli …
