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 is to revamp the water supply and drainage system in parts of the capital Colombo at a cost of nearly 1.1 billion rupees with the financial support from the government of Japan. The Cabinet Wednesday approved a proposal from the Minister of Water Supply and Drainage …
S Raja | ENS THE Sri Lankan fishermen fear that the Indian method will destroy the fishing industry in the island nation, said Sooriya Kumaran, president of the Sri Lankan Fisher men Committee, at Rameswaram on Tuesday. Sooriya Kumaran, speaking at a meeting with Rameswaram fishermen, pointed out that the …
THE Union health ministry is pushing for the inclusion of the pentavalent vaccine in the universal immunization programme (UIP) for children. In April, the government tried to convince the Delhi High Court to clear the vaccine by submitting a World Health Organization (WHO) report that said there was no problem …
The National Power Generation plan had been shifted to renewable power sources from coal power to face the future power crisis, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. The Sampur coal power project, with the capacity to produce 500 MW would be the last which is scheduled to be …
S M Arun | ENS Thoothukudi, July 8 WHILE the proposed Indo-Sri Lanka ferry service between Thoothukudi-Colombo and Rameswaram-Talaimannar was given increased importance in terms of business and tourism related activities, the environmental aspect had taken a backseat, according to marine biologists and environmentalists. The Gulf of Mannar, the first …
The story of how pharmaceutical companies influenced scientists and official agencies like the World Health Organization (WHO) in the recent swine flu scare and the saga of the undeclared conflicts of interests of members of the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts has set off alarm bells around the world. …
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) distributed Non Food Relief Item (NFRI) kits to 350 flood affected families in Colombo yesterday. The kits were provided in response to a general request from the government for assistance for those affected by the recent floods. The distributions were carried out directly by NRC …
The United Nation Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) says Sri Lanka is emerging into economic prosperity. While many economies the world over are facing difficulties, many companies in the country are prepared for the next level of development, and it is high-time for the country to rebrand itself in the global …
A bouquet of pacts, including one on deep-sea power cables and another on a rehabilitation centre for Tamil widows, between India and Sri Lanka is likely to be announced when President Mahinda Rajapaksa meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House on Wednesday. Among the other important announcements likely are …
Minister of Technology and Research Professor Tissa Vitharana said that his ministry would establish a task force to protect biodiversity and traditional knowledge and prevent bio piracy. "Sri Lanka is a country which is rich in biodiversity, but some countries have recently obtained the patents for some of our products," …
Seven people have died of attacks by wild elephants while five wild elephants have been shot dead by cultivators and poachers in the North Western Wildlife Zone during the last three weeks. The Wildlife Department reported two deaths from Karuwalagaswewa, two from Anamaduwa and one from Ritigala from wild elephant …
AMBALANTOTA - The first ever solar power generation projects will be launched in Hambantota district. The two units will be set up at Buruthakanda on a 50-acre plot of land. The projects costing US Dollars 13.5 million will be funded by the governments of Korea and Japan. They will provide …
The Health Ministry has pledged to eradicate Malaria completely by 2014. Last year there had been five hundred cases. The spokesman for the Ministry said yesterday that from the beginning of January to date, there had been only fifty patients diagnosed with malaria. Despite it being almost extinct in the …
All Sri Lankans would have electricity by the end of 2012, assured Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. Under the Programme `Electricity for All by 2012,
This paper gives an overview of the geophysico-chemical groundwater conditions in Sri Lanka and the associated contemporary management challenges. Groundwater is extensively used in Sri Lanka today, for agriculture, domestic use and industry/tourism. Groundwater access, availability and vulnerability are governed by six major types of aquifer systems of which the …
Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena will launch a public health counseling service. This will be Sri Lanka for the first time. The public can seek the service by dialing 1948 from their telephones or mobile phones free. They will be replied within few minutes by the Ministry staff. According to a …
Child malnutrition is considerably high in the North and East Provinces and has reached 46 percent out of a national average of 29 percent, a Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) revealed. In two provinces the prevalence of malnutrition is significantly greater among boys, (50 percent ), than among girls (42 …
The Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry has decided to use locally produced Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis (BTI) bacteria as a subsidiary to curb the dengue mosquito larvae, Ministry sources said. This will be used till the Cuban BTI bacteria arrives in the island. As the first phase, this locally produced BTI bacteria …
The Irrigation and Water Resource Management Ministry has ordered the removal of six factories along the banks of the Dandugam Oya in Ja-Ela. The factories release their waste to Dandugam Oya, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, who visited Ja-Ela on an inspection tour was told by the water resources authorities. …
