Sri Lanka's Central Bank has sounded a note of caution and over the rising burden of renewable power on consumers as the proportion of non-conventional renewable power (NCRE) increases in the grid.

The heavy rain accompanied by gale force winds have damaged around 170 houses in Anuradhapura from April 5 to 19 , according to Anuradhapura District Disaster Management authorities.

The Tokyo Cement Group switched on their second Biomass power plant on April 5th to supply the largely rural region of Mahiyanganaya with 5MW of clean and constant energy. This Rs.

Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa had appointed a special committee to protect the farmers affected by drought.

Over 1,000 kidney patients have been reported in the Moneragala district, sources said. The majority of the patients have been reported from Buttala and Wellawaya, they said.

Sri Lanka Customs yesterday set a record by busting a huge international Rosewood smuggling operation. They detected 420 MT of the rare timber meant for transshipment.

South Asia needs up to $2.5 trillion of investment in infrastructure by 2020 if the region is to make further gains in battling poverty and provide for its growing population, the World Bank said o