The Government will not engage in any development projects without the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report, Agrarian and Wildlife Minister S. M.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has taken steps to nab water pirates in Colombo and the suburbs, an official said.

A new "smart" transportation system is being proposed and tested as a pilot project through the Ministry of Environment with joint partner Zebigo.com of U.S.A.

The aim of this project is to test and introduce a new transportation system that can help people reduce traffic and vehicle overcrowding on the roads as well as reduce pollution in Sri Lanka.

Zebigo along with the (AirMac) Air Resour

Forest dependency as a means of livelihood has dropped perceptibly in villages particularly near wet zone forests during the past few decades.

Minister of Petroleum Resources Susil Premajayantha said that the government was willing to pay compensation to those who could prove that their vehicles suffered damage due to allegedly contaminated fuel issued by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).

Minister Premajayantha said the affected motorists could contact CPC, which would conduct tests to decide whether their vehicles had to underg

Singer Sri Lanka was amongst the first companies to partner with the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) in its battle against the growth of electronic waste (or e-waste) and since signing onto the National Co-operate E-Waste Management initiative, Singer Sri Lanka was also the first to begin e-waste collections and how now collected over 60 tons of e-waste to date, proving its commitment to put

A total ban on smoking in public will come into force soon, the Health Ministry said.

National Nutrition Month begins today (03).

At least eight persons have so far been killed due to heavy rain, floods and landslides in the Kegalle, Galle, Gampaha, Colombo and Kalutara districts, the Disaster Management Center said More than 17,000 persons have been affected as a result of the inclement weather, it said.

Landslides had caused most of the deaths while a case of lightning and drowning were also reported.

The Irrigation