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REDD+ Sri Lanka Launches the National REDD+ Investment Framework and Action Plan

May 16, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

On Tuesday 9th May The United Nations  REDD+ Program launched the National REDD+ Investment Framework and Action Plan in a ceremony under the patronage of HE the President Maithreepala Sirisena and …

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A caterpillar to the rescue?

April 26, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

After the tragedy in Meethotamulla almost every one are talking about the Garbage problem and many solutions are being discussed to tackle this problem. The waste has become a major …

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Prevent malaria – save lives: WHO push for prevention on World Malaria Day, Today

April 25, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

At an event on the eve of World Malaria Day in Nairobi, WHO called today for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent malaria and save lives. Even though Sri Lanka …

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Garbage Problem: A Look at How Other Countries are Tackling this Issue?

April 20, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Sri Lanka as a small island nation which is in a booming development drive have been engaged in a battle against a worsening problem of garbage in most of it’s …

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Nano Filters Turn Sea Water in to Drinking Water

April 4, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

In a recent paper published in Nature Nanotechnology a group of scientists from the University of Manchester  described a novel way to filter seawater and turn it to drinkable water …

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Annual Symposium on Minor Export Crops (ASMEC) 2017 Held in Kandy

March 20, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Annual Symposium on Minor Export Crops (ASMEC) and Agricultural Exhibition – 2017 was held at Plant Genetic Resources Centre Gannoruwa, Peradeniya on 16th and 17th of March. The symposium was organized …

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Sri Lanka to Concentrate More on Value Addition of Spices Through Research and New Technologies

March 20, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Sri Lanka should focus on increasing the income from spice product export through value addition rather than exporting raw spices, says Minister Daya Gamage, Minister of Primary Industries in Sri Lanka. He …

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NIFS Holds the Annual Research Review for the Year 2016

March 15, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

The Annual Research Review 2016 of the National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy  was held on 10th of March 2016 under the patronage of Hon. Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Science, Technology & …

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1.7 million Children Die Every Year Due to Environmental Pollution – Says a WHO Report

March 7, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

For every country, the economic development comes with a cost, and most of the time it’s the environment that is affected directly by the activities related to development. A recent …

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SLAYS Open Forum 2017 Concludes in Colombo

March 6, 2017 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Organized jointly by Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists (SLAYS) and National Science Foundation Sri Lanka (NSF) in collaboration with Coordinating Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI), Ministry of …

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