Sri Lanka

Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam on feral horses in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (DSNP), 08/05/2025

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 …

Jurisdictional ruling angers environmentalists

ENVIRONMENTALISTS and civil rights lawyers strongly oppose the Sri iLankan government's move to shift jurisdiction of all cases involving projects approved by, the Board of Investments (BOI) from district courts to the court of appeal in Colombo. This means that a person may no longer petition a district court for …

Fluoride problems in Sri Lanka

Argues that excessive fluorides in groundwater are a serious water quality problem in some parts of Sri Lanka. The incidence of dental fluorosis shows a high correlation with the presence of groundwater in certain areas. Tube wells constructed in various rock types have shown different fluoride concentrations, possibly due to …

Dolphin kills may provoke US ban

A SRI LANKAN research team has dismissed as "biased" and "rushed" a UN study that claims the country is among the world's top five dolphin- catchers. The release of the team's report this month is keenly awaited by Colombo, which fears that if Sri Lanka continu6s to be identified with …

Some problems associated with tube well programmes in Sri Lanka

The groundwater circulation is limited in Sri Lanka because nine tenth area of the island is underlain by metamorphic hard rocks which are generally very impermeable. Therefore to satisfy the water demand some other possibilities of water resources should be explored before starting a groundwater investigation programme for a given …

Pesticide use by vegetable farmers: case study in a multiple cropping system in Sri Lanka

Pest and pest management by vegetable growers were evaluated by interviewing and close monitoring of randomly selected 204 farmers over a period of one and half years. Two villages selected namely Kolabissa and Marassana located about 45 km from Peradeniya, practiced intensive mixed cropping of vegetables, Study showd that 95.6% …

Heavy metal abundances in the Kandy lake—An environmental case study from Sri Lanka

The Kandy lake, situated in the heart of Sri Lanka's second largest city with a population of nearly 120,000, has been monitored to probe the extent of heavy metal pollution. Although the lake is a source of drinking water to the city, a large number of effluent canals drain into …

Heavy metal pollution of the mid-canal of Kandy: an environmental case study from Sri Lanka

The mid-canal of Kandy, a 8-km effluent canal that runs through the city, collects massive quantities of domestic, municipal, and agricultural waste products. In this study, 37 samples from canal water and 13 from nearby drinking water wells were analyzed for their total Pb, Cd, V, Fe, and ferrous ion …

Vertical recharge to a confined limestone in northwest Sri Lanka

The water resources of a Miocene limestone aquifer in northwest Sri Lanka were investigated. The limestone aquifer receives recharge although it is buried beneath a thick sequence of Quaternary deposits of low permeability which cover the whole basin. Hydrochemical and pumping-test data show that this recharge occurs as leakage through …

Sops for devil’s engines

With generous dispensing of cheap diesel to rich car owners, the government has finally turned the market around. Media is abuzz with the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell’s report. It says the diesel consumption growth rate at 6.4 per cent has outstripped that of petrol at 4.5 per cent. Petrol …

3rd International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues 2014, July 28-29, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka

CCSI 2014 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Session themes for the conference cover a rich and diverse range of research topics. CCSI 2014 aims to take initiatives to forge better solutions to reduce future risks and threats of climate …

International Conference on Construction in a Changing World, May 4-7, 2014, Sri Lanka

Driven by technology innovation, demographic growth, environmental change, a new economic order and a strong undercurrent of social and political desire for change, the world is changing quickly. Construction doesn’t exist in isolation and, in a fast-changing world, the sector has the vital role of providing the requisite built environment …

International Conference on Agriculture and Forestry 2014 (ICOAF 2014), 10-11 June 2014 Colombo, Sri Lanka

The International Conference on Agriculture and Forestry 2014 (ICOAF 2014) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Agriculture and Forestry. The conference will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world.

International Conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development, 17-17 June 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka

The First International conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development(ICPSD) 2014 is keen to discuss and examine about widespread public concern. As the world forwarded to year 2015,every one has started to talk about how far the world achieved the Millennium development Goals which has set up in 2000 for coming …

Third International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues 2014, 30-31 July 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka

CCSI 2014 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Session themes for the conference cover a rich and diverse range of research topics. These sessions will bring researchers from across the globe together to discuss broad questions of common interest and …

3rd International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues, 13 July - 1 August 2014, Colombo, Sri-Lanka

Welcome to the 3rd International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues. CCSI 2014 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Session themes for the conference cover a rich and diverse range of research topics. We hope these sessions will bring …

Global Conference of Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network , 28-30 January 2015, Sri Lanka

The Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN) Asia Pacific (AP) was established in 2001 by professionals and academics working towards the development and promotion of Sustainability Management Accounting. It is closely linked with the EMAN Global Network.The EMAN Global conferences aim to provide a venue for practitioners and academics …

International Conference on Agriculture and Forestry, 10-11 June , Sri Lanka

ri Lanka (formerly known Ceylon) is an island with 65,610 km2 in area which is situated close to the Southeast corner of the peninsula of India. Despite its relatively small size, Sri Lanka possesses a high level of biodiversity. Agriculture is the most important sector of the Sri Lankan economy …

2nd Annual International Conference on Agriculture and Forestry 10-12 June 2015, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (formerly known Ceylon) is an island with 65,610 km2 in area which is situated close to the Southeast corner of the peninsula of India. Despite its relatively small size, Sri Lanka possesses a high level of biodiversity. Agriculture is the most important sector of the Sri Lankan economy …

2nd Annual International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture 26-28 August 2015, sri Lanka

Welcome to the website of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture. The Conference will be held during 26 – 28 August 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka under the theme of “Aquaculture in a Global Age”It is now widely recognized that the rising demand for aquatic products should …

International Conference on Food Safety and Nutrition 19-20 June 2015, Sri Lanka

We warmly welcome you to International Conference on Food Safety and Nutrition 2015 which will be held on 19th & 20th June in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The main objective of the International Conference on Food Safety and Nutrition is to provide a platform for researchers, scholars, academicians as well as …

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