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India’s G20 presidency will focus on green initiatives to project its soft power: Expert

India, the world’s third-largest producer of renewable energies, will look to project its soft power through its green initiatives during G20 Presidency, writes Olivier Guillard for French publication, Asialyst. “On December 1, India, for the first time in its history, took over the presidency of the G20. Through its green initiatives, the world’s third largest producer of renewable energies intends to feed its soft power and collect some external dividends in return,” wrote French columnist Gu

27 Dec, 2022

President appoints new Ministry Secretaries

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed new Ministry Secretaries with effect from 1st January 2023. Accordingly, K. Mahesan has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, P.V. Gunatillake as the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, and A.M.P.M.B. Atapattu as the Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security. He has also appointed M. Yamuna Perera as the Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment, M.M

27 Dec, 2022

FAO and USAID to distribute fertilizer to all paddy farmers

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will distribute 36,000 metric tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer to all paddy farmers in Sri Lanka through the Ministry of Agriculture. The amount of TSP provided per farmer will be determined based on the area they cultivated in the 2022/2023 Maha cultivation season. The distribution list along with the land extent cultivated du

27 Dec, 2022