Third generator at Norochcholai power plant resumes operations

Education of children in plantation sector hit by COVID-19

Efforts to contain COVID-19 have included the closure of schools globally. So far,?1.2 billion children in 186 countries have been affected. Given that access to internet and digital resources is not uniform for all students, existing inequalities have been exposed and compounded the lived experiences of the children of the tea plantation communities in Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said. The sudden closure of schools on 12 March to tackle the spread of COVID-19 saw the education system resp

20 Jun, 2020

Sri Lanka notes importance of Yoga in relationship with India

The High Commission of India organised a yoga session in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Army at the Headquarters of Sri Lanka Army in Colombo to mark the sixth International Day of Yoga today, 21 June, 2020. Special messages from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa were telecast on the occasion. The High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay and Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of Sri Lanka Army along with various dignitaries and armed

21 Jun, 2020

Coal contributed 41 % of Sri Lanka’s power generation from Jan-April 2020

Coal contributed 41 per cent for the total electricity generation in Sri Lanka between January 2020 to April 2020 while Major hydro has contributed 21 per cent, and thermal oil has contributed 38 per cent, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka said. Sri Lanka?s total electricity generation (excluding non- conventional electricity as solar, wind, mini-hydro & biomass) stood at 964,043 MWh in the month of April 2020, down 22.7 per cent from 12,46,863 MWh in the month of January 2020, data

21 Jun, 2020