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 …
After remaining closed for more than 25 years because of the civil war between the security forces and the Tamil tigers, Sri Lanka's national parks are once again set to see tourists flocking there. Designated as a sanctuary in 1905 and upgraded to a national park in 1938, the country's …
The first Government sector solar power plant costing US$ 13.5 million will be established at Baruthakanda, Hambantota, said renewable Sustainable Energy Authority Director Athula Jayathunga. Japan and Korea are providing aid for this. The plant will contribute 900kw to the national grid. Solar power technology is important because it produces …
Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura Additional District group corr. The Wildlife Conservation Department has reinforced remedial measures to minimise human-elephant conflict which is on the increase. Special attention has been focused to strengthen existing electrified fences and create a number of protective fences. North Western Wildlife Conservation Zone, Conservation Officer S.A. Sarath …
Severe drought prevailing in southern plantation areas has caused heavy damage to the tea plantations. Many tea estates in Akuressa, Morawak Korale and Hinidum Pattu have been destroyed due to the drought and tea plucking of several tea estates including many smallholdings has also been temporarily stopped. Well-grown tea lands …
Tuberculosis (TB) will be eradicated from Sri Lanka by 2025, twenty five years ahead of the target set by the WHO which is 2050. Sri Lanka's TB Control program will cover the whole country when the 26th Chest Clinic will commence operations in Mulaitivu shortly, a Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry …
The United States Government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is partnering with the Ministry of Health Epidemiology Unit to enhance Sri Lanka's ability to monitor and track seasonal influenza, and prepare for, detect and respond to an influenza pandemic if it should occur. Under the program, …
The United States Government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is partnering with the Ministry of Health Epidemiology Unit to enhance Sri Lanka's ability to monitor and track seasonal influenza, and prepare for, detect and respond to an influenza pandemic if it should occur. Under the program, …
Dr. A. R. L. Wijesekera- Chairman, Sri Lanka Standards Institution The Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) is aware of the current position regarding the concerns of the general public in respect of the lead content of paints available in Sri Lanka. SLSI has, accordingly, taken the following course of action: …
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka today ceremonially inaugurated the country's first ever commercial wind energy plant at Kalpitiya in Puttalam district in the North Western coast of the country. The 30-Megawatt plant operated by a private enterprise, Senok Wind Power is located on a five-kilometer long and one-kilometer wide …
There is a high demand for electronic items in the country. The generation of waste from electronic goods has increased notably during the last few years, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. Due to lower purchasing power of the majority of consumers in Sri Lanka, importation of …
The Government succeeded in adding more than 600 MWs to the national grid within four years, said Power and Energy Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne yesterday. The Minister was speaking at the inauguration of the construction on the Norochcholai power plant phase II by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Norochcholai. He said the …
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and its Forest Department to manage Sri Lanka's valuable forest resources more effectively, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Embassy in Colombo. Maps of the northern forests have not …
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck an area close to Sri Lanka last morning. There were no reports of casualties or damage nor is there a threat of a tsunami, the tsunami warning centre said yesterday. West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre said the earthquake struck at 02.33 a.m. 1,151 …
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will commence phase II of the Norochcholai coal power plant next Thursday. The project was estimated to be completed in three phases. But with the encouraging economic atmosphere the CEB is now planning to complete the project in two phases. Norochcholai power plant * Total …
The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which affect the very poor, pose a major public health problem in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). Although more than a dozen NTDs affect the region, over the past five years four of them in particular
The objective was to study dengue vector breeding patterns under a variety of conditions in public and private spaces; to explore the ecological, biological and social (eco-bio-social) factors involved in vector breeding and viral transmission, and to define the main implications for vector control.
The financial year gone by saw the strengthening of several initiatives to help cushion the impact of global slowdown on the more vulnerable population. The Economic Survey said the gap between the health and education indices of India and those in the developed world, and even with those in many …
Vegetated coastal ecosystems provide goods and services to billions of people. In the aftermath of a series of recent natural disasters, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis, coastal vegetation has been widely promoted for the purpose of reducing the impact of large storm surges and tsunami. …
