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 Health Ministry has set up National Dengue Death Audit units in 52 hospitals island-wide. There are 7,500 dengue patients and since January 2011, 66 people, including children have died of dengue. Of the 7,500 patients 65 per cent are adults, the Health Ministry said. Health Ministry media spokesman W. …
The environment ministry has targeted to phase out Ozone depleting HCFC by 2030, according to the Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase out Management Plan. The plan will be implemented in 2013 in harmony with the Montreal Protocol in which Sri Lanka is a member country. Under the time frame, the HCFC …
One hundred and twenty two Information and Study Centers on the country's weather condition such as rains, floods and changes of water levels of reservoirs and rivers, will be established covering all districts, Irrigation and Water Resources Management Ministry sources said. Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the new system …
Ground water extracted from tube wells in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)area is polluted and not fit for drinking or cooking purposes, CMC Chief Medical Officer Dr Pradeep Kariyawasam told the Daily News yesterday. He said all hotel, restaurant, motel, lodging house and food service establishment operators are advised not …
Of the 10,350 dengue cases reported in the island during the past six months, 60 deaths have been reported. No dengue deaths have been reported last week, a Health Ministry spokesman said. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena participates in the fogging campaign at Serpentine Flats, Borella on Tuesday. "This is a …
A large area of the Nilgala forest reserve in Bibile which is considered the only natural forest of medicinal plants in Asia has been ablaze for about two days. The residents of the area said more than 1000 acres had already been destroyed. Nilgala forest reserve is about 64,000 acres …
It’s afternoon and wisps of clouds have already enveloped the Sora Muni shrine that keeps watch over Sri Lanka’s Horton Plains massif. Here, Tamil workers of the Thotulagalla tea estate in Haputale offer a sacrificial goat to the deity following the annual pruning of tea bushes. It is ironic to …
Sri Lanka police environment division director Quintus Raymond says that 441 police environment units are active island wide to fight dengue threat. He said the police units will inspect the places to discover mosquito breeding grounds and take legal action against the offenders. Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has declared …
Nuclear plantA shock in Fukushima, Japan, was causing fear waves across the world and now even in Sri Lanka, which has no nuclear reactors at all. Concerned over the nuclear programmes in South India, Sri Lanka has sought India
Sri Lanka Forest Department is to initiate several programmes to increase the country's forest cover following the completion of a survey conducted last year to determine the current forest cover. The Forest Department statistics have shown that from the beginning of the last century Sri Lanka's land areas of natural …
The residents of Jaffna and its vicinities could be adversely impacted due to the high volumes of pesticides and fertilisers used by the agricultural sector in the area, the Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS) warned. IFS Researcher Dr. Meththika Vithanage speaking to Daily Mirror yesterday said various chemical compounds contained …
he World Bank Thursday approved US$38 million in assistance to restore lives devastated by the last year's floods in the north central and eastern regions of Sri Lanka. A press release issued by the global funding authority said the additional financing was granted to benefit the Community Livelihoods in Conflict-Affected …
National Nutrition Month begins today (03). The Health Ministry said that the National Programme would be held in Nuwara Eliya, as the district had recorded the highest ratios of low birth weight, maternal mortality rate and stunting rate in the country. The spokesman for the Health Ministry said on Thursday …
A total ban on smoking in public will come into force soon, the Health Ministry said. The spokesperson for the Ministry said National Tobacco and Alcohol Act had been sent to the Attorney General for amendment to make smoking in public illegal. Minister Maithripala Sirisena, attending the National programme on …
Over 8,500 people from 2,663 families in four districts have been affected by floods while eight deaths have been reported so far due to the floods and landslides caused by heavy rain during the last few days. Nearly 74 houses have been damaged and 343 houses partly damaged, the Disaster …
This publication provides information related to the National Green Reporting System of Sri Lanka and its reporting guidelines. The objective is to recognize, appreciate and reward the manufacturing and service sectors based on their sustainability performance, which would also facilitate them to compete with the international and local markets efficiently …
The Adaptation Knowledge Platform is working towards building bridges between current knowledge on adaptation to climate change and various stakeholders. Activities have been initiated in the five pilot countries, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam, with local partner’s mobilized and key knowledge and capacity gaps identified. The management arrangements …
Introduction of Haemophilus Influenza type B (HiB) containing pentavalent vaccines in the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) was a far sighted decision taken in 2009 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. This decision was based on the recommendations of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) …
This draft of the National Climate Change Policy for Sri Lanka contains a a vision, mission, goal and a set of guiding principles followed by broad policy statements under Vulnerability, Adaptation, Mitigation, Sustainable Consumption and Production and Knowledge Management. The most demanding challenge for the developing countries today is to …
