Fire destroys 35 acres of forest land
Around 35 acres of forest was destroyed on Saturday in a fire that erupted in the protected areas of the Castlereagh reservoir and Devon Falls. Police suspect that the fire has been deliberately caused
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Abans introduce eco-friendly Solar Energy Systems
Abans introduced Panasonic HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin Layer) Photovoltaic Modules - the most efficient, technologically-advanced solar cells in the world with high output by minimizing power
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Light bulb with 20-year life unveiled
A prize-winning, super-energy-saving LED bulb from Dutch electronics giant Philips said to last over 20 years went on sale on Sunday to coincide with Earth Day. The bulb that won the US Department of
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UN calls for doubling renewable energy by 2030
UN chief Ban Ki-moon made a call to double global consumption of renewable energy over the next two decades in order to ensure sustainable economic development. “It’s possible if we show political leadership,”
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Honda to provide hybrid technologies to Chinese firms
Honda Motor will provide its core hybrid car technologies to a number of Chinese automakers, eyeing to boost sales in the world's largest car market, a report said Sunday. As Honda's sales in China
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Eco-friendly certification for Lankan exports mooted
Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said that attention is being paid to make the eco -friendly certification compulsory for products exported from Sri Lanka. He observed that this move is necessary
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Asia's increasing rich-poor divide undermining growth, stability - ADB report
Asia's rapid growth is leaving millions behind, causing a widening gap between rich and poor that threatens to undermine the region's stability, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank
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Africa’s rainforests ‘more resilient’ to climate change
Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, a gathering of scientists has said. An international conference agreed that the region’s surviving
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Tremors felt in most parts of Lanka
A tsunami warning was issued yesterday by the Disaster Management Center for coastal areas in Sri Lanka as an earthquake of the magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale struck the west coast of Northern Sumatra
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Hayleys Business Solutions becomes Lanka's first Carbon Neutral BPO Company
Hayleys Business Solutions International (Pvt) Limited (HBSI) recently reinforced its commitment to sustainability and service differentiation by being the first and only BPO Company in the country to
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Iran launches first exploration robot in Caspian Sea
Iran’s North Drilling Company says the country launched its first exploration robot in the Caspian Sea’s Sardar-e Jangal gas field last year to take offshore drilling operations to a depth of 800-1,000