Mega road development projects costing around Rs.

Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday said the government would be compelled to ban the use of glyphosate in all 24 districts since the ongoing investigations revealed that people

Scientists, experts, environmentalists and concerned citizen groups yesterday stressed that they would join hands to take legal action against the government’s latest move to dump garbage at a site

In a bid to prevent farmers from harmful effects of agrochemicals, the government has banned the use of glyphosate in four districts with immediate effect.

Senior officials of the governments of South Asian countries, and regional and international experts working in combating wildlife crime have descended on Kathmandu to formulate an action plan to c

The economies of South Asia, home to half the world’s poor, stand to lose almost a quarter of their gross domestic product annually by the end of the century should they fail to fight climate chang

South Asian economies will be badly squeezed by climate change within a few decades if no action is taken to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming, according to a repor

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has embarked on a new project to construct a bio-gas plant in Matara expanding the scope of its “Pilisaru” national solid waste management program.

Snakebite is a common occupational health hazard among Sri Lankan agricultural workers, particularly in the North Central Province and a recent study has found that venomous snake bites, particular