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 …
The Sri Lankan government Wednesday launched a public health program to alleviate the malnutrition in the country and control the no-communicable diseases among the country's population. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa launching the "Mihi Meth Suwa Sara" program at the Temple Trees today said the government targets to build a …
The average life expectancy of people in the South and South-East Asia will rise to 75 years in less than 40 years, WHO said Monday, insisting the number of aged people over 60 years will triple by 2050 from its current figure of 142 million. ‘Approximately 142 million people or …
Sri Lanka Ministry of Power and Energy has launched a project to encourage consumers to save electricity. Under the programme, the consumers will receive free electricity for a month provided they show a 20% reduction in the April, May or June electricity bill in comparison to their March 2012 electricity …
The fifth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) is to be held for the first time Nepal with an objective of formulating policies and programmes by the governments of concerned countries by discussing and consulting with stakeholders on the sanitation of South Asia, RSS reports. The NGO Fresh Water Action …
The Disaster Management Centre said today that over 1200 houses have been damaged by strong winds that hit Vavuniya, Saturday evening. The winds had hit the Settikulam area in Vavuniya last evening amidst torrential rains. Fifteen people have been injured and over 2000 persons have been moved to temporary shelters …
The Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka has funded a programme to upgrade the existing basic amenities in 20 settlements in the city and the precincts. Funds were released under the Direct Assistance Programme, a small grants scheme of Aus-AID. Upgrading work include cleaning and repairing damaged or blocked sewer …
Twenty nine percent of diesel vehicles and 23 percent of petrol vehicles in government institutions have failed the vehicle emission test, a spokesperson for the Environment Ministry told the Daily News yesterday. She observed that under the direction of Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, a special programme has been implemented …
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) in Sri Lanka and the Science and Environment Centre (SEC) in New Delhi, India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on environmental training programmes last week at the CEA premises in Battaramulla. Both institutions had agreed to conduct a series of research and training programmes …
The Statistical Book 2011 of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals that Pakistan is way behind in wheat, rice, sugarcane and pulses production, both globally and regionally. According to experts, water shortage, absence of high yield verities of seeds, and lack of research and development are the …
A large body of evidence has confirmed that the indoor air pollution (IAP) from biomass fuel use is a major cause of premature deaths, and acute and chronic diseases. Over 78% of Sri Lankans use biomass fuel for cooking, the major source of IAP in developing countries. We conducted a …
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), headquartered in Pelawatte, Battaramulla, has been named the Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for 2012. Awarded by the Stockholm International Water Institute, this prestigious prize, honours individuals, institutions or organizations whose work contributes broadly to the conservation and protection of water resources and to the …
Food subsidies for poorest will help them cope: ADB A hike in the cost of food staples like rice and wheat could push tens of millions more people into extreme poverty in the South Asian region including India, says an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. The Manila-based lending agency, in …
Sri Lanka Census and Statistics Department says that collecting data of the homeless persons for the island wide census will begin today. Accordingly, the officials will count the persons staying in bus stands, sidewalks, tree shades, parks and other public places. The Department has given a special training for the …
Chennai The food subsidies targeted at the poorest in the South Asia region would help them cope with the spike in cost of food staples like rice and wheat, although the price rise may push tens of millions people into extreme poverty, says a new report by the Asian Development …
Colombo: Delhi’s transport system will now be replicated by other major cities. Sri Lankan minister for petroluem and oil Sushil Premajayantha said that they were using Delhi as a model to replicate the CNG-transport system in Colombo and hoped to start work on the same in coming months. The minister …
With the declining competitiveness of tea estates, smallholdings have emerged as a major producer of tea in Assam. Yet despite higher productivity and lower outsourced labour costs, and regardless of market conditions, tea smallholdings remain at the mercy of estate processing factories in price determination. The Sri Lankan model of …
It will prove beneficial only if population is healthy India will be one of the youngest nations by 2020 and this changing demographic condition, while providing great opportunities, could pose some challenges too, the Economic Survey 2011-12 has said. India is passing through a phase of unprecedented demographic changes, wherein …
To look into grant of work permits for foreign nationals Seeking to remove the unreasonable roadblocks and to win the confidence of international investors in the oil and gas exploration operations, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has stepped in and set up a high-powered Committee of Secretaries (CoS) to examine …
Colombo: Private Transport Minister of Sri Lanka C.B. Ratnayake says measures are to be taken to control the charges of private transport modes like three-wheelers, taxis and school vans to prevent the private transport provides from overcharging commuters. Explaining that private transport modes need to be regulated similar to private …
The second Geo Responsibility Awards (GRA) will be held on March 15 at the Water's Edge under the patronage of Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka, Holcim Lanka Ltd CEO Stefan Huber said, at a media briefing on Geo-cycle Awards 2012 recently at the …
