India ranks a lowly 143rd on a global peace index, lagging way behind the likes of Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with Iceland emerging as the most peaceful nation in the world.

A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health has found that Tuberculosis (TB) is fast spreading among prison inmates and estate workers.

The Colombo District reports the largest number of dengue cases this year and the situation is similar to the past few years, Epidemiology Unit sources said.

Local agrochemical company will be prohibited from importing herbicide glyphosate with effect from June 11.

Over 50 percent of Pakistan''s population is living below the poverty line, a World Bank report titled "World Development Indicators (WDI) 2015" maintains.

COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sri Lanka's new mangrove protection scheme, the world's first country-wide initiative, is relying on women like Michel Priyadarshani, head of a fisherwomen's

The Health and Indigenous Medicine Ministry will soon introduce a special red label on bottled drinks which have an excessive sugar content.

The export of Glyphosate will be banned in Sri Lanka from the next cultivation season, Agriculture Minister Duminda Dissanayake said.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health has designated the month of June every year as the National Nutrition Month to promote better nutrition among the population.