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's environmental organizations say that around 150 baby elephants have been captured from the forests in the island during the past seven years. The Director of the Species Conservation Centre, Pubudu Weerarathna told The Divaina Sinhala newspaper that about 80 baby elephants that were captured illegally from forests had …
A Sri Lankan court today dismissed a writ application filed by the country's leading manufacturer of tobacco products against the government's regulation to cover cigarette packs with pictorial warnings. The Court of Appeal dismissed the petition filed by the Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) challenging the government's special gazette notification on …
May 12, Colombo: Meeting of the South Asia Network of Ozone Officers will be held from May 27 -30 at the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The meeting is organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) in collaboration with the National Ozone …
Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena, former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and others taking part in a Sathyagraha against tobacco. About 65 persons between 40 and 55 years die from smoking and children of 65 families become helpless in Sri Lanka daily. Annually 21,000 Sri Lankans die from smoking. Over 60 percent …
For the first time Holcim Lanka Limited was awarded Green Labelling Certification for its Sanstha brand at the recently held Green Building Award Ceremony 2014, organized by the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka at the BMICH Colombo. The objective of the award ceremony was to recognize and reward organizations …
An attempt has been made in this study to present an overview of the patenting intensity of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. Patent data originating from SAARC countries from 1995 to 2011, filed through World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Office and United States Patent and …
The total number of dengue patients reported from all parts of the country during the past four months is 8,654. The highest number of dengue patients which is 3,049 was reported from the Colombo district. The most affected province is the Western Province, the Epidemiology Unit sources said. According to …
Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) is used in some of our beverages available in some parts of the world, to improve the stability of our products, preventing certain ingredients from separating. All of our beverages, including those with BVO, are safe and always have been – and comply with all regulations …
The National Policy on Occupational Safety and Health developed by the Ministry of Labor and Labor Relations in collaboration with all key stakeholders has received the approval from the cabinet of ministers. The policy aims to establish a national occupational safety and health system and programs in collaboration with key …
Brandix’s Head of Corporate Communications Anuk de Silva accepts the award on behalf of the Group from Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa in the presence of Minister of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka The Brandix Group has been recognised as Sri Lanka's 'Organisation Committed to Green' in …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is one of the major multilateral development partners of Sri Lanka with over 46 years of productive partnership. Since its establishment in 1966, the bank has approved a total of 166 loans, with cumulative lending of US$ 5.8 billion to Sri Lanka. In addition, ADB …
Asthma has shown a significant increase in Sri Lanka during the past decade and there are around two million Asthma patients in Sri Lanka at present, Health Services Director General Dr. Palitha Mahipala said. According to Dr. Mahipala, 150 Sri Lankans from every 100,000 citizens die from Asthma. There has …
The Green Movement of Sri Lanka has filed a writ application in the Court of Appeal seeking action against the deforestation of the Wilpattu National Park, local media reported. The Movement, a consortium with 147 non-governmental organizations involved in natural resource management, has requested court to ensure that the people …
The second round of talks between India and Sri Lanka on comprehensive civil nuclear cooperation was held on 5-6 May 2014 in Colombo. The discussions were held in a warm, friendly and cordial manner on the draft text of a comprehensive Agreement on Bilateral Civil Nuclear Cooperation, Indian High Commission …
Lawmaker Sadhan Chandra Majumdar of Naogaon and Deputy High Commissioner of India Sandeep Chakravorty jointly inaugurated 400 deep tube wells in Porsha, Sapahar and Niamatpur upazilas in Naogaon district on Monday. Sujit Ghosh, Counsellor (Political and Information), R Masakui, Counsellor (Economic and Projects), and Sandip Mitra, Assistant High Commissioner in …
India and Sri Lanka have held negotiations on a comprehensive civil nuclear cooperation agreement here. The second round of talks began yesterday and concluded today. The Indian delegation was led by Amandeep Singh Gill, Joint Secretary (Disarmament) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and included representatives from the Department of …
National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) yesterday issued a landslide warning in four districts as incessant rains lashed those areas continuously for more than 24 hours. Director (Landslide Research and Risk Management Division) of the NBRO R. M. S. Bandara said that the landslide warning had been issued to all divisional …
Green Building Awards 2013 organized by the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka will be held at the BMICH today, May 4 at 4 p.m., the organizers announced. The awards ceremony will be held under the patronage of Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy Susil Premajayantha and Minister of Economic …
This paper undertakes a review of current published information (peer-reviewed and grey literature) on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. It attempts to provide an overview of the possible environmentally-induced causal factors that have been implicated in the development of the disease, and identifies the gaps …
The Western Province in Sri Lanka is the most urbanised province in the country. Rapid urban growth has posed a number of problems. Ever increasing vehicle traffic and commercial industries have contributed to increased environmental and air pollution. Food and construction are two major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, …
