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 Environment Ministry is reviewing the country's environment education system, said Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa. He said that the International Union for Conservation of Nature Sri Lanka Office is assisting the ministry in this task. The Minister said that the aim of this review is to assess the situation and …
Socio economic activities of people in the North Central, Central and Eastern Provinces were badly affected due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rain during December 2010 - February 2011. The Emergency Natural Disaster Rehabilitation Project will be implemented with the aim of restoring socio economic activities and providing …
The Ministry of Highways says that the government is yet to make compensation payments to land owners, whose lands had been acquired for road development projects in certain parts of the country. "Rs. 10 billion is yet to be paid to the land owners countrywide, whose lands were acquired during …
Plans are afoot to provide low cost solar power kits and other renewable energy resources to nearly 50,000 families, who are unable to obtain electricity through the main grid, in the Ratnapura District . During a recent inspection tour Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka visited several regional electrification …
Scientists and researchers have identified 11 most threatened sea turtle populations from around the world, five of which were on the beaches or in the exclusive economic zones of Bangladesh,India and Sri Lanka. This was revealed in a study carried out by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), …
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the impact of and Sri Lankan policy responses to the global food and financial crises with special emphasis on the country's agricultural sector.
Economic challenges in developing Asian countries have become more complex: urban populations are growing at great cost to the environment, climate change has increased risks of natural disasters, and income gaps within and between developing countries are widening. These factors threaten the sustainable growth and development of urban areas, the …
The Sri Lankan government is stepping up is housing construction efforts to provide homes for the underserved settlements in the capital Colombo and adjoining areas. A proposal forwarded by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Defence Minister to build 1,930 housing units for the low income families …
The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka has launched a national policy on HIV/AIDS with the aim of controlling the disease and preventing it in the country. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena launching the programme yesterday has said that although Sri Lanka has been able to control the disease, there was much …
The waters around India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are home to the world’s most endangered sea turtles, according to a study released Thursday aimed at setting a blueprint for global conservation. While it was well known that almost all sea turtle species face extinction, the study by 30 scientists was …
The largest area under paddy cultivation, in the country’s history, was recorded in the Yala season of 2011, Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI) Deputy Director (Research) L. P. Rupasena said. The Yala harvesting has commenced and it is expected to yield 1,916,138 metric tons of paddy this …
Construction of a special housing scheme under the Janasevana program for the indigenous community of Sri Lanka is to commence today in Vakarai of Batticaloa district. The Construction, Engineering services Housing and Common Amenities Ministry has initiated the project to construct houses in a manner that would suit the culture …
A senior official of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has said that so far no compensation has been paid to any of the vehicle owners whose vehicles got damaged due to the substandard fuel sold by the CPC, a local Sinhala language newspaper The Divaina reported. The issue of the controversial stock …
The government will conduct an islandwide census on uncultivated lands and initial arrangements have been made to carry out the survey through the Agrarian Development Department, Prime Minister D M Jayarathna said. He made this statement while participating in a ceremony to inaugurate renovation work at the Bowala canal which …
The Forest Conservation Department (FCD) has not granted permission for a forest clearance within the one mile buffer zone of the Wilpattu National Park, said Conservator General H M Hitisekera when inquired by the Daily News yesterday. He said that any forest land coming under the department in the Wanathawilluwa …
The Kodigahakanda forest in the Olabouwa North Grama Niladhari division in Horana will be declared a sanctuary in November under the Forest Conservation Department, MEDEF President K.Munagama told the Daily News. "This is the first wildlife sanctuary in the Kalutara district," he said. Kodigahakanda bio-diversity centre at Gonapola was opened …
While ensuring protection of the environment and giving more teeth to protect the wetland resources, the Central Environment Authority will shortly launch a programme titled ‘Wetland Auditing System and Wetland Crediting System’. CEA Chairman Charitha Herath told a media briefing yesterday, in connection with the school quiz competition to mark …
The first-ever nation-wide elephant census in Sri Lanka has found that there are about 7,379 jumbos in the country. As many as 5,879 of them were spotted near parks and sanctuaries and another 1,500 were estimated to be living in other areas. A methodology called water hole count was used …
A water reservoir will be built at a cost of Rs 260 million with World Bank assistance at Valvettithurai, Engineer in charge of National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Northern Region, Thavendrakumar said. He said that a reservoir of 760 cubic metres is being constructed at Valvettiturai. People living in …
The government will address the housing problems of those living in underserved settlements in Colombo with a project where 30,000 housing units will be constructed. The Treasury has allocated Rs 90,000 million for the project. The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has been entrusted with the task of constructing the houses. …
