The government has moved to bring about some changes in the existing Brick Burning Act, 1989 that includes protection of environment, stopping of indiscriminate use of agricultural lands and forest

Water is the most important part of our environment. Had there been no water, there wouldn’t have been any life on the planet.

A five-day pilot survey of Bengal Tigers, which is the first phase of the Bengal Tiger Census and Monitoring project, will begin in the Sundarbans today.

The government and World Bank today signed two new project agreements with a combined value of $77.6 million.

Signaling a possible epidemic, the Health Ministry yesterday said that 11 Lankans had tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) over a period of one month.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan Tuesday signed an agreement to invest US$ 73 million in rehabilitating Pakpattan Canal and Suleimanki Barrage in Pakistan's Punjab pr

A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck northwest Pakistan on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.

Over 10,433 cases of measles have been reported in Punjab during the last five months, including 144 new cases during last 24 hours.

The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) has obtained global Carbon Neutral certification for the hosting of the 6th South Asia Economic Summit in Colombo.

MNDF provided water for Naalaafushi island citizens on 28th of this month upon request of Naalaafushi Island Council due to the shortage water.