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With the entire world battling the unseen enemy in the name of COVID 19, we celebrate the World Environment Day for the year 2021 today. With this year’s theme for the World Environment Day #GenerationRestoration, United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) is launching a 10-year program to push the global community to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation.
#GenerationRestoration World Environment Day 2021 Read More
Yesterday, 6th April 2021, the Russian Ministry of Health, the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announced that Sputnik Light, a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, has received authorization for use in Russia.
Sputnik Light, the Single Dose Version of Sputnik V Authorized in Russia Read More
In a special press release today, 1st of May 2021 the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) announced obtaining the GMP license from NMRA for manufacturing their COVID 19 Rapid Test Kit RT-LAMP.
SLINTEC Obtains NMRA GMP License for Their COVID Test Kit, Commercial Manufacturing to Commence Soon Read More
In a special announcement today the scientists at Sri Jayewardenepura University revealed the COVID 19 virus strain behind the recent increase of the cases to be the variant B.1.1.7 which was first identified in United Kingdom during the month September 2020. According to the observations in UK this variant was found to be associated with increased admissibility and higher virulance.
COVID Variant B.1.1.7: Some Key Facts You Should Know Read More
Center for Investigative Reporting Sri Lanka, today launched “The_BufferZone”, a new environmental multimedia storytelling platform in a live virtual event today, 22nd April 2021.
CIR Sri Lanka Launch Bufferzone: a Web Portal for Environmental Storytelling Read More
In a special event held today a group of scientists from the University of Peradeniya introduced a new face mask with a 99% efficiency in removing and repelling harmful organisms …
Sri Lankan Scientists Introduce a Face Mask Made from Materials Improved with Nanotechnology Read More
Today, 18th February 2021 is going to be another historic day for NASA as their latest MARS exploration Rover lands on Mars today. The perseverance rover will be the fifth …
Another Historic Day for NASA as Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars Today Read More
Jointly organized by the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) and the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC), the research conference “From Innovation to Impact -2020” (FITI-2020) was held in Colombo on 16th December 2020 with the participation of limited number of participants including researchers and invited guests. The conference had been organized as the second in a series to be held annually. FITI 2020 was technically co-sponsored by IEEE and the IEEE Sri Lanka Section. SLIC was the financial sponsor of this event.
FITI 2020 Research Conference Held in Colombo Read More
The inaugural ceremony of the 40th Annual Sessions of IOBSL was successfully held on 25th September 2020 at Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. It was followed by the technical sessions held on 26th September 2020 as 4 parallel sessions, where 67 peer-reviewed abstracts were presented by authors of Zoological Sciences, Plant & Environmental Sciences, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology and Microbiology & Chemical Biology streams.
IOB successfully holds its 40th Annual sessions Read More
With the entire world is looking forward to a successful vaccine against the deadly COVID 19 Pandemic two countries who are well ahead in the vaccine production race will begin …
Russia to Begin Mass Scale Vaccination Against COVID 19 While UK Authorize The Pfizer/Biontech COVID 19 Vaccine for General Use Read More