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 South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation conference on exchange of information regarding pesticides will commence tomorrow in at the Inservice Training Institute in Gannoruwa, Peradeniya of the Kandy district in Sri Lanka. The conference will be held until July 01 with the participation of the scientists from the SAARC …
Singer Sri Lanka was amongst the first companies to partner with the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) in its battle against the growth of electronic waste (or e-waste) and since signing onto the National Co-operate E-Waste Management initiative, Singer Sri Lanka was also the first to begin e-waste collections and how …
Some branded Indian paint companies are producing and marketing toxic paint in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal with lead content being much higher than the 1,000 ppm limit specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Since India does not have a mandatory law on lead levels in paint, the …
Sri Lanka's Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena has taken measure to amend the legislation to give more powers to the Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) of the country to conduct their duties in controlling the mosquito menace without hindrance from the public. The Minister is also seeking to empower the PHIs …
About 30 acres of forest land in Digampathana at Sigiriya were completely destroyed by a fire that ravaged the area, police media spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said yesterday. He said the fire was finally doused by forest officers who were assisted by the Dambulla Urban Council fire Brigade, the Sigiriya police …
The Sri Lanka Ocean University has taken steps to equip 3,500 multi-day fishing vessels with solar energy to prevent any breakdown in their radio network and electricity supply in mid-sea. This project implemented by the university's lecturer N P G Pushpika under the guidance of Fisheries and Naval Engineering Institute …
The fire which broke out in the Kalugalla Patana area in Ududumbara on the Eastern slope of the Knuckles Range destroyed over 600 acres of forest cover. The Kandy District Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Center Major Kamal Herath stated that the fire had spread from Kalugal Patana area …
Sri Lanka Forest Conservation Department says that the fire that erupted in the Knuckles Forest Range in the Central hills has been completely extinguished. The fire erupted on Saturday night has destroyed flora and fauna in 50 acres, the Department said. The officials fought 14 hours to extinguish the fire …
Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center has said today the forest fire started in the Knuckles Range in the Central Hills of the island on Saturday night is still continuing. The Disaster Management Center says helicopters will be used to distinguish the fire erupted in the forest range as the area …
The Sri Lankan government has decided to lease out 10 more islands in the Kalpitiya area of Puttalam district in the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka for tourism projects. Deputy Economic Development Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena has said that there are 31 islands in the seas off Kalpitiya and four …
The Sri Lankan government announced that it plans to construct 7,500 housing units for the urban poor who live in underserved settlements in Colombo and adjoining areas. Acting on a proposal put forward by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the government has launched a development programme through the Urban Development Authority (UDA) …
The Sri Lankan government is to introduce an insurance scheme to compensate the people attacked by wild elephants. Agrarian Services and Wild Life Minister of Sri Lanka S.M. Chandrasena has said that the insurance scheme would compensate damages caused to life, property, and cultivation. He has said that the insurance …
The Sri Lankan government says it would promote organic farming as a precaution to prevent any threat that could arise from pesticides that may contain arsenic. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has said agro chemicals containing banned substances would not be allowed to reach the local market. However, Abeywardena has …
The United States has recently provided aid to the dairy farmers in Eastern Sri Lanka in an effort to promote dairy production. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has delivered milk storage cans and collection trucks that will help the dairy farmers to improve their participation in the dairy …
Sri Lan-ka’s booming tourist industry is having a major impact in changing the nature of Sri Lanka’s economy in the post conflict development process. The Economic Development Ministry has launched short and long-term programmes with the objective of developing the tourism industry after the end of the three decades long …
The government is committed to invest heavily in the energy sector to increase power generation capacity to electrify 99 percent of the areas in the country by 2012. Power and Energy Ministry Additional Secretary (Technical) Tissa M Herath said they are heavily investing in the energy sector, which has around …
The Health Ministry said yesterday a total of 7,948 dengue cases with 69 deaths had been reported so far this year. The Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit spokesman said they had identified several MOH areas as those badly affected by dengue – Colombo, Dehiwala, Nugegoda, Polonnaruwa, Maharagama and Padukka, Matugama and Panadura …
A community based seed producing project has been launched costing Rs 5 million, to overcome the shortage of seeds for farming in the country, Hadabima Authority Chairman, Nandasena Herath told the Daily News yesterday. He said that the seeds the farmers presently used, were imported hybrid seeds and farmers faced …
Health authorities in Udugama are concerned over the rapid spread of rat fever or Leptospirosis in the area. Udugama Base Hosptial Senior Medical Officer Dr. Sanjeewa Samaraweera said seven patients suffering from the deadly disease obtained treatment at the hospital during the first two weeks of the month. He said …
