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 Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and NTPC on Tuesday signed a joint venture and shareholder agreement here to set up a 500-MW (2 x 250 MW) coal-based power plant at Sampur in East Sri Lanka at an investment of $700 million. This will be NTPC's first overseas venture. The agreement …
Sri Lanka's power authority Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and India's National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) this morning inked a joint venture agreement to build a coal power plant in the Eastern Province. NTPC Limited, the largest power generation utility of India and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) signed the Joint Venture …
Dengue fever is increasing rapidly with the ongoing rains and 124 persons are reported to have died as at September 2. Over 17,000 dengue cases have been reported from all parts of the country this year so far. The public needs to be vigilant and attention should be paid on …
Sri Lanka’s state-run electricity board and India’s biggest power producer, NTPC, on Tuesday signed an agreement to set up a coal-fired power plant joint venture worth up to $700 million in the island nation. The Ceylon Electricity Board and India’s state-run NTPC will invest at least $250 million each for …
Sri Lanka and India this morning inked an agreement to build a second coal power plant in the in country's northeast coast. Sri Lanka's power authority, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and India's National Thermal Power Corporation signed the agreement at Galadhari Hotel in Colombo to build the much-delayed 500 MW …
Sri Lanka’s fledgling bamboo industry is boosted by a wave of support from UNIDO. “Sri Lanka has now begun to realize the value of promoting Bamboo as an industry thanks to the efforts of UNIDO. With its initial support funds of US $ 20 million, we are aiming at developing …
Several varieties of fresh water fish that live on streams, oyas and rivers in Sri Lanka are in the verge of extinction due to water pollution and selling them to foreign tourists. Some farmers wash chemical spray cans in streams after spraying their paddy fields which also result in the …
The Wild Life Department of Sri Lanka today announced that the wild elephant survey carried out from August 11 till 14 has revealed that an elephant population of 5,879 currently exist in the country. Wild Life Minister S.M. Chandrasena told a press conference that 1,107 out of the total 5,879 …
The recent island wide elephant census has revealed there are 5,879 elephants in Sri Lanka and this marks the highest density of wild elephants in the Asian continent, Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S.M. Chandrasena said yesterday. According to the census out of a count of 1,107 baby elephants, 122 …
Sri Lanka is endowed with a total number of 5,879 wild elephants according to the elephant census conducted by the Wild Life Department from August 11 to 14. Agrarian Services and Wild Life Minister S M Chandrasena disclosed this at a ceremony held yesterday to release the census report. Minister …
Project proponents should prepare Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports in a manner that the public can comprehend easily, Environmental Lawyer Jagath Gunawardena said . He said that EIA reports were subjected to public scrutiny at scoping sessions and public hearing sessions. He said that public participation and feedback on them …
The Health Ministry initiated its pilot project of spraying the locally cultured Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis, within the premises of the State Engineering Corporation, Pre-Cast Yard on Negombo Road in Peliyagoda. Addressing the gathering present at the site, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday (01), that the use of BTI to …
The Director General of the Wildlife Department of Sri Lanka H.D. Ratnayake says the report of the elephant census conducted in mid-August will be released tomorrow. The report showing statistical values of the elephant census will be released ceremoniously at a function that will be held in the headquarters of …
The Greater Colombo Water Supply Rehabilitation project implemented at a cost of Rs 4,785 million by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board will provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities to 150,000 people, said Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at a progress review meeting held at the …
Over 2,000 tons of E-waste had been collected under the National E-waste Management Programme, a Central Environmental Authority spokesman told the Daily News Tuesday. He said that 1400 tons had been collected last year after the commencement of the programme and 600 tons had been collected upto July this year. …
The results of the first countrywide elephant survey will be released on Friday, a Wildlife Conservation Department (WCD) spokesman told the Daily News yesterday. He said that the expert panel has now completed preliminary data analysis and the data will be officially announced to the public by Wild Life and …
Environment friendly industries and services were recognized for their contribution in environmental conservation at the first National Green Awards ceremony organized by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) held at the BMICH recently. Twenty five winners received their awards from chief guest President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The event was organized to mark …
One hundred and forty nine farmer families in the Polonnaruwa District are being helped under a new community project of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to make the transition to better housing after their homes were damaged or destroyed in floods in December 2010. The pharmaceuticals and vaccines company has provided Rs 4.5 …
The government is planning to allocate over Rs. 100 billion to the public health sector as part of its efforts to strengthen health services. The Health Ministry spokesman described the current allocation as the highest ever received by the health sector from the State. Quoting the Health Minister, the spokesman …
Agricultural development towards food, nutrition and livelihood security is high on the political agenda in Sri Lanka. A number of national programmes (e.g. Api Wawamu Rata Nagamu 2007-2010 and Divi Neguma) have focussed on achieving greater self-sufficiency at household level in order to reach a higher GDP in the agricultural …
