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Monday November 9th, 2026
Environment

Sri Lanka, UNDP sign $4.5mn coastal biodiversity pact

Will strengthen nature-based economic opportunities across the Ampara, Batticaloa, and Hambantota districts.

September 7, 2026 1 min read

JICA backs green drive at Sri Lanka’s Perahera 2026

JICA supports environmental conservation activities for Kandy Esala Perahera 2026

August 19, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka Ocean Watch app to track marine pollution, coordinate coastal clean-ups

To streamline waste management across the island's coastline and ports by improving coordination

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka appoints new Met Dept chief

Appointment to the post of Director General of the Department of Meteorology

July 1, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka universities get €110,000 EU grant to fight plastic waste

EU-funded CIRCULAR Project supports new research on single-use plastics in Sri Lanka’s food sector

EU, CFI partner with Sri Lanka to boost green journalism

Expertise France, European Union launch media programme to strengthen environmental journalism in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Cabinet endorses 14 climate resilience measures after Cyclone Ditwah

Moving away from a 'response and recovery' reactive framework to a 'science-based resilience' proactive framework

March 11, 2026 1 min read

JICA gives Sri Lanka's RDA drones to boost landslide prevention

The drones were given in response to an urgent request from RDA after Cyclone Ditwa.

March 3, 2026 2 min read

JP Morgan buys Sri Lanka linked pension tech firm WealthOs

WealthOS was founded by Anton Padmasiri, a financial professional and Chamat Arabewela, who has IT background

January 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka seeks national policy, new authority to protect central highlands

Efforts are underway to establish a new integrated framework, bringing together all relevant parties

January 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to spend Rs 2.5bn to save Beira Lake

HSBC is backing the Beira clean up with electric boats

January 19, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka met dept revises forecast on Deep Depression

Forecast track confidence moderate

January 9, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka to get heavy rain before depression hits

Deep depression may become a depression as it hits Sri Lanka coast

January 8, 2026 1 min read

Deep depression to cross Sri Lanka coast on Jan 9

To cross Sri Lanka coast between Hambantota and Kalmunai around 12 UTC – 18 UTC

January 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka warned on heavy rains from deep depression off coast

Rains to intensify in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces

January 8, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka repairs half of 837km of cyclone damaged elephant fences: Minister

The cyclone destroyed the fences, increasing elephant contact with humans and exacerbated the elephant-human con

January 6, 2026 1 min read
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Indian army relief team re-connects Sri Lanka optical fibre link severed by cyclone

The Indian relief team also operated a field hospital in the area

December 14, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka's bizarre cyclone Ditwah that stayed and stayed and rained and rained

Ditwah was a first level cyclone, but it moved slowly and it was difficult to predict its path at first

December 5, 2025 8 min read

Sri Lanka CEB employee dies restoring power adding to relief worker fatalities

A helicopter pilot died earlier

December 4, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka Met Dep warns of impending Northeast monsoon

The Northeast monsoon condition is expected to gradually establish over the island during the next few days.

December 2, 2025 1 min read

Indian teams, choppers, rescue 143 Sri Lanka cyclone victims

The choppers also airlifted more than 5.5 tonnes of rations and medical equipment to flood-hit areas.

December 2, 2025 1 min read

Cyclone Ditwah kills 334 in Sri Lanka, floods and landslides hit 1.1 million

Highest toll taken on the people of Kandy district followed by Badulla

December 1, 2025 1 min read

India, Pakistan send rescue teams to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah disaster

Many flood hits area still are not accessible by relief workers; many people are still in rubble

November 30, 2025 2 min read

Flood alert for Battaramulla, Malabe, Athurugiriya low lying areas in Sri Lanka cyclone

Critical flood alert issued for Mahaweli lower catchment areas

November 30, 2025 1 min read

Japan sends disaster assessment team to Sri Lanka after cyclone

Mulls sending Japan Disaster Response team

November 30, 2025 1 min read

Access to Kandy, Gampola towns in Sri Lanka restored after Cyclone Ditwah

Electricity to be restored starting Saturday evening

November 29, 2025 2 min read