SL, Pakistan sign nuclear agreement
Sri Lanka and Pakistan signed six agreements including one on atomic energy Monday, the two countries’ leaders said, as the strategically important island looks to build its first nuclear plant. Details
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BBDO Lanka launches Asia’s first mechanical air cleaning billboard
With a reputation for consistently delivering innovative and creative ideas that work, BBDO Lanka, a part of BBDO Worldwide, presented an idea that has the potential to revolutionize the scope of environmental
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1200 houses damaged, 15 injured
The Disaster Management Centre said today that over 1200 houses have been damaged by strong winds that hit Vavuniya, Saturday evening. The winds had hit the Settikulam area in Vavuniya last evening amidst
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NRI expertise to curb sea water pollution
The Power and Energy Ministry is to use Nuclear and Radio Isotope (NRI) technology for sea water pollution management for the first time as sea water contamination has gone out of control in the seas surrounding
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India, Lanka may sign water MoU
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) proposed by New Delhi to Colombo for the joint management of resources in the waters between India and Sri Lanka hasn’t found favour with the latter. The proposed
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Environment committee wants Sinharaja road closed
A 12-member committee appointed to look into the construction of a controversial roadway from Ilumbakanda to Suriyakanda said to be endangering the the Sinharaja National World Heritage Site (NWHS) has
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World’s population to reach seven billion soon
The world’s population will reach the seven billion mark on October 31 and with the increase in population, Sri Lanka too will face a number of challenges, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said
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Illegal sand mining still going on at Deduru Oya-Committee learns
It was revealed at a meeting of the Environmental Committee appointed to protect the Deduru Oya, that the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GS and MB) was still issuing permits for the transport of sand
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Panasonic launches eco-friendly appliances with Softlogic
‘’It was informed that there is a growing demand for electricity in both the public and private sectors in Sri Lanka, as a result of post-war booming economy in all the areas including industrial, agriculture
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Perry says slowing carbon emissions hurts US economy
Texas Governor Rick Perry, struggling to regain his status as front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, expressed fresh doubt on Saturday about whether humans are causing climate change.
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Seven Bills, amendments to improve health service
Seven new Bills and several new amendments to existing acts were to be brought in order to streamline the health service, according to the Health Ministry sources. It is learnt that the drafting of