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Cabinet approves proposal to improve Beira Lake water quality through a pilot project by a Singaporean company
It will help Sri Lanka gain expertise in the fight against marine pollution through the use of cutting-edge technologies
The deal falls under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
About 30 percent of the country's rainfall comes from the inter monsoonal rains from around October
Sri Lanka faces frequent natural disasters due to the impacts of climate change.
A task force will be responsible for formulating, implementing and monitoring environmental protection initiatives
In the last three months in 2023, 08 earthquakes have occurred.
The importation of the following items will be banned effective June 01.
The cleaning program was initiated at Crow Island beach in Mattakkuliya.
Increased competition has driven up the price of eggs.
The production, import and distribution of the items will be prohibited from June 01, 2023
Tortoises were packed in 6 Styrofoam boxes labelled as 'Dried Sea Foods'
Rescue workers hampered by shortage of equipment to move debris
Over 25,000 have been confirmed dead from the earthquake so far in Turkey and Syria
GGGI can support green projects and financing
A discussion was held with President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the matter on Monday.
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Salvage had been delayed due to bad weather
Of all reported cases, 46.3 percent were from the Western Province
Sri Lanka's sea turtles are under threat amid poaching, egg consumption
Patients advised to seek medical help to avoid being confused with dengue
From 9.25 to 9.27 am on December 26
A depression in bay of Bengal has brought in sudden showers and landslide
Weather warning on sudden winds and lightning
Sri Lanka has been experiencing poor air quality since at least early December.
Among the branded waste, around 80 percent had come from 20 firms
USAID says roughly 11 million tons of waste enter the ocean annually.
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