Plans are afoot to provide a permanent solution to the acute shortage of drinking water in the Anuradhapura district by accelerating the construction of water supply schemes such as Anuradhapura No

The Environment and Renewable Energy Ministry has taken steps to set up Environment Protection Committees in each district with the intention of obtaining public support to increase forest cover in

The Northern Provincial Council of Sri Lanka had adopted a resolution last week to not allow any mining or quarrying of limestone in the province by companies or individuals.

The Sri Lankan Government has received a US$ 40 million loan from Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of Korea to fund the improvements of several roads in the hill country.

Around 9,000 new tuberculosis (TB) patients are detected annually in Sri Lanka.

Majority of paints analysed in seven Asian countries, including Nepal, contained astonishingly high lead content and did not meet the international regulatory standards, according to the Asian Regi

Sri Lanka has banned the sale of Monsanto's "Round Up" glyphosate weedicide after a study found that the weedicide is responsible for the increasing number of chronic kidney disease patients.

Three projects have received funding support from the Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund, created last year by the Asian Development Bank, in recognition that complex urban and coastal env

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has taken an initiative with the assistance of eight other state run institutions and the private sector to make this year’s annual Siripada Pilgrim Season

Environmentalists in Sri Lanka warn of severe environmental degradation in the island's main catchment area of Sri Pada mountain.