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 Central Environmental Authority (CEA) together with Dialog Telekom PLC launched a joint venture to manage mobile waste (M-Waste). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Sunday between the two organizations at the Priyankara Hotel, Weeravila as the initial step for one year. Dialog and the CEA will implement …
The German Cultural Centre in Colombo (Goethe- Institute), the Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms are joining together to construct an industrial level bio gas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate electricity. Biogas technology which is getting wider popularity in developed …
Nearly 30 acres of land in Knuckles Range, one of Sri Lanka's forest reserves in the central hill country has been destroyed by still raging bush fires. Department of Forest Conservation said thes fire has broken out in Kalugala, Ududumbara in the Knuckles Range. Several teams had been deployed to …
Scientists have underestimated the potential for a giant quake and tsunami that could swamp much the U.S. northwest and Canadian west coasts, British and U.S. researchers said on Monday. Geological evidence suggests there have been earthquakes in the past that were even stronger than a magnitude 9.2 quake -- the …
The Wildlife Conservation Department says that the elephant which received gunshot injuries when illicit timber fellers shot at the animal which was trying to obstruct the miscreants in a very strange manner had died. The carcass of the elephant has been found in the waters of the Katukeliyawa Wewa. The …
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka yesterday cautioned against an increased trend of ground water, air and environment pollution in limited lands as manifesting due to overuse of earth's resources. He said global warming may spread diseases and there may be increase in mosquitoes, cockroaches, flies and bugs as …
The Government yesterday entered into an agreement with the Chinese Government to initiate a mega housing project in the country. Over 130,000 housing units will be built island wide under this project which is fully funded by the Chinese Government. China has extended a concessionary loan of Rs 120 billion …
The government yesterday said that 83% of the population is now supplied with electricity. It plans to provide electricity countrywide by the year 2012. The Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy, Mr. M.M.C. Ferdinando said that a number of electricity projects are now under way to meet future …
The Kurunegala Pradeshiya Sabha in accordance to the Mahinda Chinthana agricultural concept "Api Wawamu - Rata Nagamu" will launch a massive agricultural development program covering the 121 Grama Niladari Divisions under the purview of the Kurunegala PS to be completed within three years (2009-2012) at an estimated cost of Rs. …
It is widely accepted that Environment friendly development ensures the long term sustainability of any economic activity. Last week President Mahinda Rajapaksa received the Green Lanka Action Plan from Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. However, only a copy in English was handed over to President, this made …
The Sri Lankan Health officials have decided to administer Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine for all the children in the country. The Epidemic Disease Unit of Sri Lanka Health Ministry confirmed that they have taken this decision after considering the growing number of mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis cases in the country. Earlier the …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it will help 30 urban centres in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka to improve water management to enhance economic opportunities and reduce water-borne diseases. "Intermittent water supplies are the norm in South Asian urban centres. There are no strategies to make water available …
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO) has launched two pilot projects for vegetable cultivation in Batticaloa under the water sprinkler system which increases productivity by 90 percent, National Director UNIDO Nawaz Rajabdeen told Daily News Business. He said that this project is very successful and UNIDO will identify more viable …
Sri Lanka is a very successful example with regard to child mortality, according to the latest findings on children presented by UNICEF at the fourth SAARC senior officials conference on children. From 1940 to 2005 Sri Lanka
Commercial progress in Nanotechnology requires standards, based on science and engineering and is of paramount importance to network with all stakeholders to promote initiatives and technology to industry to add value, said Small and Medium Enterprise Developers (SMED) Director, Renuka Herath. Speaking at a seminar titled `Nanotechnology in Energy Industry
For the first time in Sri Lankan history the total number of dengue infected cases has gone past 15,000 in less than a year with a death toll of 168. The Dengue Prevention Unit said that 15,528 are infected with the highest number of patients reported in the last month, …
TNA MP Pathmini Sithamparanathan broke into tears in Parliament yesterday when she spoke about the issues confronting the internally displaced persons in Vavuniya. Speaking during the emergency debate, she said that seven pregnant mothers had died in the IDP camps recently. An emotional MP Ms. Sithamparanathan said the facilities available …
A special committee tasked with finding out new strategies and solutions to overcome the garbage problem in the Colombo city has been appointed by Municipality Commissioner Bhadrani Jayawardana. The committee has been advised to come out with a viable mechanism which would ensure the speedy collection of garbage in all …
Statistically 764 Dengue positive cases were reported from the Matale district up to last morning. Director of Health Services , Matale District , Anura Dissanayake said five patients including three children died within the last few days. He said 270 patients were reported from Ukuwela area , 142 from the …
Four blackbucks have died in Marghazar Zoo during the last one week due to insufficient arrangements amidst scorching heat, the zoo officials said. They said during the last four years, 65 animals and 87 birds had died in the zoo. They said the zoo management had taken no practical steps …
