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 …
A team of researchers from Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) in Puducherry and Pondicherry University has discovered bacteria in bird droppings that can kill mosquitoes. They have proposed to develop an anti-mosquito formulation using these bacteria, which can replace insecticides. The team, which conducted a three-year study , analysed 1,000 …
Maternal deaths during the pregnancy period or due to post-natal complications have drastically 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 recently. According to the reviews, Sri Lanka reports a low maternal …
The Hambantota district is in the grip of severe drought. The water level of Muruthawela reservoir has dropped to a minimum. The source of water for residents of Walasmulla and Weeraketiya DS areas is the Muruthawela reservoir as such the water supply to residents have been restricted to 10 hours …
Pakistan retained its last year's position at number 146 in the category of 'low development countries' in the UN Human Development Report (HDR) 2014 'Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Enhancing Resilience' released at the UN University Headquarters here on Thursday. The country's human development index (HDI), a measure derived …
Irrigation and Water Resources Management Ministry officials will construct 100 water treatment plants in the Anuradhapura district as a permanent remedy for the widespread kidney disease affecting Rajarata. The project which costs Rs. 280 million will be carried out on the advice of President Mahinda Rajapksa in accordance with the …
International experts have joined hands with the Centre for Environment and Nature Studies (CENS) to oppose the proposed Theberton Mini Hydro Power Plant to be undertaken by Sapthakaanya Mini Hydro Company on the Maskeliya River directly above the Laxapana Waterfall. The proposed hydro power projects that would destroy the Peak …
July 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Project Minister of Ports and Highway Nirmala Kotelawala said that the government has decided to pay compensation and acquire the state and private land within 26 weeks to expedite the construction of the Colombo - Pelmadulla expressway via Ratnapura. The Project Minister explained that according …
One in every four Sri Lankans face the risk of high blood pressure. The lack of exercise is one of the main factors for this, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. He said Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have become one of the main health challenges for Sri Lanka and the world. …
Over 98 cases of dengue have been reported from the Kurunegala teaching hospital, recently. So far, there is an increase of over 90 percent compared with the previous year, Municipal Commissioner G. K. S. Chandralatha told the Daily News . She said last year it was possible to avert a …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced that it has approved a $300 million dual-tranche loan to help Sri Lanka scale up its use of clean energy and cut its reliance on costly petroleum oil for electricity generation. The loan will help Sri Lanka expand the use of renewable energy …
Over 800 houses have been damaged due to strong winds, Disaster Management Centre Deputy Director (Media) Sarath Lal Kumara said yesterday. He said one person in the Badulla district was killed when a tree crashed on him. Kumara said about 152 houses in Nuwara Eliya, 545 in Badulla and 157 …
Presidential National Nutrition Secretariat Head Dr. Lalith Chandradasa, Education Services Minister Duminda Dissanayake, Provincial Education Minister K.H. Nandasena and other Provincial Education officials at the meeting. Picture by Amila Prabath Wanasinghe. The nutritious value of the mid day meal provided to schoolchildren in the North Central Province is to be …
The government has taken steps to provide drought relief to people in the Anuradhapura district. The relief will be provided under the Weda sadaha mudal laba deeme program (giving money for work program) through the Anuradhapura District Secretariat in collaboration with the Govi Jana Seva Department, Iirrigation Department and the …
Supreme Court today insisted that the Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) should not be allowed to release to the market packets of cigarettes that do not display 60% of pictorial health warnings after December 31, 2014.
Jetwing Hotels continues their commitment towards sustainable practice by opening the country's largest privately owned solar photo-voltaic (PV) system, at Jetwing Yala. With the vision of being the first purely carbon neutral hotel in Sri Lanka, Jetwing Yala is now the site for the country's third largest PV installation. Building …
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has released its latest annual publication titled "Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka - 2014 - Volume XXXVI". A wide range of information relating to economic and social indicators of Sri Lanka covering areas such as Climate, Population and Labour Force, National Accounts, …
KANDY: Defence and Urban Development Ministry has planned a development project for Kandy with a World Bank credit line of USD 100,000,000. The project would be launched before the end of August 2014, an official representing the Ministry Defence and Urban Development told a meeting held at the Kandy District …
KANDY: At least 846 dengue cases had been reported in the Central Province from January to end June this year, Central Provincial Director of Health Dr. Ms. Shanthi Samarasinghe said. Tabling details at a meeting held by the provincial authorities to review the progress of the anti-dengue control programme for …
Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Transport Kumar Welgama says that about 40 percent of the funds allocated for development of rural roads are wasted. Addressing the coordinating committee of his electorate, Matugama, the Minister explained how the wastage occurs. According to the Minister, when a contract of a rural development …
Feasibility studies for the Colombo-Ratnapura expressway from the Kahathuduwa interchange on the Southern Expressway are being finalised and construction work is expected to begin this year, Ports and Highways Ministry’s Project Minister Nirmala Kothalwala said. The 71.8-kilometre expressway will be stretch from Colombo to Pelmadulla via Ratnapura and will be …
