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 …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa ordered the relevant officials to take immediate measures to protect wildlife and halt timber rackets. The President was addressing the Badulla District Special Development Committee meeting yesterday at the Provincial Council auditorium. The President was told by a Provincial Council member that the flora and fauna of …
Around 50 acres of forest was destroyed by a fire which broke out yesterday morning in the Somawathi Forest Reserve, near the Somawathi Chaitya in Polonnaruwa, according to Deputy Director of the Disaster Management Centre Sarath Lal Kumara. He told The Island yesterday evening that they sought the help of …
The Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) provided services to nearly 1,000 ships, in 2011, to reduce disposal of waste at sea, Minister of Environment Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said. "MEPA has taken several measures to improve the service and ensure safe disposal of waste collected from ships in an environment friendly …
In Sri Lanka, the quality of drinking water is at the base of all theories linked with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDue). In many studies, trace metals (especially arsenic) in the environment have been identified as a major geoenvironmental factor contributing to the etiology of renal damage. The …
To be second Indian company after Essar to have a refinery abroad Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will set up its first refinery outside India with an investment of up to Rs 20,000 crore in Sri Lanka. It will thus become the second Indian company to have a refinery abroad. The …
Lankan scientists have identified a new genus of fresh water fish and named it after the evolutionary biologist and renowned atheist Richard Dawkins. Lead researcher Rohan Pethiyagoda, 56, said the new genus, named Dawkinsia, comprises nine species that are found only in South Asia and are characterised by long filaments …
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) of Sri Lanka has requested people in several districts to be cautious of landslides due to the torrential rains. The NBRO has warned of possible landslides in the Kegalle, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts due to the heavy rains received in those districts recently …
The principal authority providing safe drinking water in Sri Lanka, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says that 45 percent of the water supplied to Colombo city is wasted. The Board has noted that the highest amount of water wastage was recorded from cluster houses and setting water …
Can develop generics only by referring to an India-approved innovator biologic drug Companies such as Biocon, Panacea Biotec and Avesthagen will now have to follow a fresh set of norms while seeking marketing approval for their biotech products in India. The new norms mandate that companies can develop a biosimilar …
Sri Lanka will implement a four-year program to detect and identify areas with a high risk of dengue spread and identify dengue patients early. The project, to be carried out under the direct purview of the Chief Epidemiologist, aims to develop an early warning system for dengue in the country …
Rapid urbanisation may lead to 605 million people in Asia going without improved drinking water sources by 2015, says a new report by Asian Development Bank and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. The report, which cites best practices in eight Asian cities, including Jamshedpur in India, advocates …
COLOMBO: Police arrested 53 people for failing to eliminate stagnant water and other mosquito breeding grounds as Sri Lanka tries to prevent dengue fever, which has infected thousands already this year. Police, army and health officers searched 11,500 houses in the capital Colombo over seven hours on Sunday, police spokesman …
In the light of the great divergence debate, the economic history of Asian countries has attracted increased attention in the past decade. This article brings early modern Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) into the discourse, providing new quantitative evidence on wages, prices, demography and occupations from the Dutch East India Company …
Historically, the jackfruit has always enjoyed the status of a holy tree in Sri Lanka. Named baat gasa or ‘rice tree’ it is said to have saved Lankans from hunger in a crisis. Jackfruit has social and religious connotations in Sri Lanka too. In recent years it is the economic …
The Sri Lankan government has taken measures to set up an early warning system in the country to detect a nuclear disaster in the event of a nuclear accident. Following India's decision to expand the Kudankulam nuclear plant on the South Indian coast, the Sri Lankan government has expressed concerns …
The Ruhunupura water supply scheme which was launched in Hambantota, will provide water to residents of Ambalantota, Hambantota in the Suriyawewa DS areas and commercial and industrial ventures, the Maththala Airport, Suriyawewa International Playground, the Hambantota Sea Port and the new Mahaweli settlement area. The project is estimated to cost …
On the advice of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the government has allocated Rs.6,995.54 million for the development of roads running across Puttalama and Kurunegala districts in the Wayamba Province. Accordingly, the preliminary construction work on three main roads including Anamaduwa-Galgamuwa via Usweta (B19),Kurunegala-Madampe via Narammala (B247) and Kadahapola -Rabeewa (B166) in …
