How Sri Lanka’s renewable energy can help India’s decarbonisation efforts
NEW DELHI: When we discuss decarbonising a country’s energy sector, renewable energy often springs to mind, yet one significant challenge persists – intermittency. The conventional…
In a world of climate risks, Sri Lanka is finding ways to adapt
COLOMBO: In the 21st century, Sri Lanka finds itself faced with an increasingly complex and interconnected landscape of risks that are often covariate and mutually…
Sri Lankan coconuts help Yorkshire Dales combat peatland crisis
YORKSHIRE: When climate change threatened to destroy one of Britain’s beauty spots few people would have thought that coconuts from Sri Lanka would be its…
Next stop, the sea: Sri Lanka’s old buses are a new home for marine life
GALLE: Buses are the most common mode of public transport in Sri Lanka. But after thousands of trips, facilitating millions of commuter rides over their…
Sri Lanka braces for fallout of sunken cargo ship’s toxic payload
Environmental experts and officials are bracing for the worst as the partially sunken MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship threatens a massive oil and chemical leak,…
Commonwealth Blue Charter Webinar: Unlocking the Wealth of Mangrove Ecosystems
COLOMBO: As the lead country of the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on Mangrove Ecosystems and Livelihoods, Sri Lanka together with the Commonwealth Secretariat recently…
Commonwealth Secretary General visits mangrove site
KOGGALA, November 2019: Commonwealth Secretary General Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland made a brief visit to a mangrove replanting site in Wadduwa in Koggala recently, in…
U.S. initiative helps make Arugam Bay a sustainable, green tourist destination
COLOMBO, September 2019: The U.S. Government is helping make Arugam Bay a sustainable, green tourist destination through an initiative called “Waste Less Arugam Bay,” sponsored…
Sri Lanka to host Maritime Safety and Security meeting in August
DURBAN, June 2019: Sri Lanka will host the First Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security (WGMSS) under the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) from…
Brandix scores a world first in achieving ‘Net Zero Carbon’ status for its manufacturing facility in Batticaloa
BATTICALOA, June 2019: Leading Sri Lankan apparel firm Brandix has announced that its manufacturing facility in Batticaloa is the “world’s first” to achieve ‘Net Zero…