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
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
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SL urges to implement Kyoto Protocol
Sri Lanka expressed disappointment at the inability of the global community to meet their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol at the recently concluded Climate Change Conference held in Durban, Environmental
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Ministry plans to develop 13 sectors in agriculture
The Agriculture Ministry has drawn up a plan to develop 13 sectors of the agricultural field under Api Wawamu Rata Nagamu Under this project the Ministry had allocated around Rs 440 million to develop
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Two to three HIV/AIDS cases reported per week
Two to three HIV/AIDS cases are reported every week in Sri Lanka, research reveals. A total of 1,388 HIV/AIDS positive cases had been identified in the country by the end of second quarter of 2011. At
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Budgetary allocations to protect elephants
Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S M Chandrasena said that, the government has allocated around Rs 1,120 million for the protection of wild elephants in budget 2012. The ministry has drawn up a
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President gets tough with coastline polluters
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday directed Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department officials to take legal action against persons polluting the coastline and constructing unauthorized buildings along
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Shipping industry sees price on carbon emissions
The world shipping industry could accept a global levy on carbon emissions from merchant ships under a deal that would also channel proceeds to poor countries, according to an announcement at the UN climate
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Amazon countries vow to enhance conservation efforts
Eight South American countries pledged Tuesday to boost cooperation to protect one of the planet’s largest natural reserves from deforestation and illegal trafficking in timber and minerals. Representatives
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Tremor in the ocean close to SL
A slight tremor had occurred in the South-Western sea off Sri Lanka on Saturday, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) chairman Dr N P Wijayananda told the Daily News yesterday. He said that the
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Moves to control human-elephant conflict
Practical measures have been introduced to control the human-elephant conflict which intensified during the recent past in Mahiyangana and Sorabora Wewa areas, said Wildlife and Agrarian Services Minister
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Get ready for climate change, says UN panel
The toll from ever-more intense floods, drought, and heatwaves will crescendo this century unless humanity anticipates the onslaught, according to a UN report set to be unveiled on Friday. In an 800-page