NewsClick: Delhi police raid homes of prominent journalists
Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have raided the homes of several prominent journalists and authors in connection with an investigation into the funding of news website NewsClick.
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Tharushi Dissanayake in a quest to conserve the ocean (Video)
The ocean bed is a world of its own, with multicolored fish and other creatures, coral reefs and sea weeds giving it a unique beauty.
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Bringing back Sri Lanka’s mangroves with science and community spirit
The abandoned shrimp farms and salt pans that litter Sri Lanka’s coastline are a testament to the pitfalls of unsustainable development.
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Fresh protest in Batticaloa against prawn-farming, ilmenite mining projects
A fresh public campaign is underway in Batticaloa against a proposed prawn-farming and an ilmenite mining that is already underway in the east.
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Public hearing into Adani’s wind power project in Mannar
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has decided to conduct a public hearing into the planned wind energy project in Mannar by India’s Adani Group.
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Sri Lanka feted with UN Award for Mangrove Ecosystem Revitalisation
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced Sri Lanka as the recipient of the World Restoration Flagship Award for its outstanding work in accelerating the natural regeneration of mangroves at the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
Serious environmental concerns on proposed Mannar wind farm
Mannar is one of the oldest cities in Sri Lanka dating back to the maritime Silk Road and the trade routes between India and Sri Lanka. It also has some of the most important wintering wetlands for migratory birds in Sri Lanka.
‘DP Tree Book’ mobile app launched to combat plant extinction threats
The ‘DP Tree Book’ mobile app was officially launched during the Earth Summit 2024 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo on 14 February under the patronage of MP Dhammika Perera,
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What's killing so many of the country's iconic elephants? - (Anbarasan Ethirajan)
Sumitra Malkandi breaks down as she recounts the fateful evening in March last year when her husband was trampled to death.
Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program helps prevent over 4,600 MT of plastic from entering the ocean
Thanks to a nearly three-year partnership, supported by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), communities across Sri Lanka successfully prevented more than 4,600 metric tons of plastic – the equivalent of 496 million plastic bottles – from entering the ocean around Sri Lanka through the Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program.
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