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 …
At least 14 percent of power generated by various power plants in the country was wasted while in distribution owing to technical reasons, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) sources said. Minister of Power and Energy John Seneviratne said that power wastage was a normal phenomenon in any country but under …
The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) today urged the President, Mahinda Rajapaksa to immediately appoint a special committee to suppress the spreading of dengue. Dr. Upul Gunasekara, the Secretary of the GMOA said that appointing a committee is vital at this moment as the dengue fever is spreading throughout the …
Kandy has recorded the highest number of dengue deaths which is over 22. One thousand four hundred and fifty dengue patients have also been reported from Kandy, Central Provincial Health Services Director Dr. Shanthi Samarasinghe said. Dengue cases have been reported from Kandy town, Yatinuwara, Udunuwara, Akurana and Galagedera areas. …
A major fire at a forest reserve in Ettalapitiya, Bandarawela has destroyed nearly 400 acres. Yesterday, after burning for three days, the fire had assumed dangerous proportions and was spreading towards Aluthgama. Controlling the fire had become difficult as the hilly area was inaccessible to the fire trucks forest conservation …
This draft report by World Bank addresses the climate challenge faced by South Asia and calls for integrated climate friendly approaches in country development policies, taking into account country risks, needs, demands & institutional structures. This draft report by World Bank addresses the climate challenge in South Asia and call …
High taxonomic level endemism in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot has been typically attributed to the subcontinent's geological history of long-term isolation. Subsequent out of - and into India dispersal of species after accretion to the Eurasian mainland is therefore often seen as a biogeographic factor that
The Health Ministry has issued summons on 367 people in the Colombo city limits who did not heed ministry instructions to clean their households and immediate environs. The number of dengue patients continued to rise yesterday and the number of deaths remained at116 while health authorities battled to contain the …
B. Muralidhar Reddy To help Sri Lanka rehabilitate war-displaced COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday urged M.S. Swaminathan, father of the Indian Green Revolution, to help the nation finalise a road map for early rehabilitation and resettlement of the war displaced in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. In …
Meegahakiula Division is probably one of the worst affected by the wild elephant menace in the Badulla district. The residents of several areas of the Meegahakiula Divisional Secretariat division are living in constant fear of wild elephants. A herd of wild elephants that roamed into Galgekanda, 13th Mile Post and …
Sri Lanka has managed to keep the man-elephant conflict at bay. Elephant dung is used to make paper, an excellent source of revenue, and farmers no longer want to harm elephants, writes Michael Patrao Sri Lanka has a sizeable elephant population, which has been under threat in recent times despite …
The Department of Motor Traffic said producing a gas emission certificate would be made compulsory from June 22 to obtain revenue licences for motor vehicles in the Southern, Central and North Central Provinces. However the statement by the Motor Traffic Commissioner General B. Wijeratne said brand new vehicles originally registered …
The government has invited the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to help develop the Colombo City Mass Rapid Transit Project. The DMRC which had prepared a feasibility report for the project would be soon sending a team of senior officials led by Managing Director E. Sreedharan to Sri Lanka for …
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will help the Commercial Bank of Ceylon evaluate and finance renewable energy projects in Sri Lanka in an initiative that promises to yield environmental and economic rewards. Head of Corporate Finance Commercial Bank Naveen Sooriyarachchi, DGM Corporate Banking Commercial Bank Gamini Dharmasiri, …
Per capita water availability in Sri Lanka indicates that the country is well endowed with water resources and there is no water scarcity. However there is substantial temporal and spatial scarcity of water supply. Reservation and rehabilitation of small-scale abandoned tanks scattered in the Northern Province will be essential to …
The United Nations Industries Development Organizations (UNIDO) is looking at possibilities to launch a series of development projects in the Northern and the Eastern Provinces targeting the agriculture sector. UNIDO has launched a sustainable livelihood program for farmers in the Eastern Province to improve the living conditions of the farmer …
The Central College in Eheliyagoda, Ratnapura has been closed until further notice due to a hepatitis scare. According to the sources nearly 25 school children and several teachers in Eheliyagoda Central College have been admitted to Awissawella hospital due to the suspected hepatitis. However their condition is not critical, hospital …
The global concern has heightened in the recent past over the need for sustainable agricultural production and environmental protection with the Asian region being especially vulnerable due to the twin problems of population pressure and land scarcity. The question that is very often being asked is whether the growth in …
Climate Change, without doubt will be the biggest challenge to everyone. Though a developing country Sri Lanka has historically contributed less to the causes of climate change than the developed countries, who face some of the more severe consequences if action is not taken nationally to mitigate and adapt. This …
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will help the Commercial Bank of Ceylon evaluate and finance renewable energy projects in Sri Lanka in an initiative that promises to yield environmental and economic rewards. IFC is extending a $15 million equivalent risk-sharing facility to Commercial Bank to support Sri …
