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India, Sri Lanka sign energy pact
Following Wednesday’s overarching Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Sri Lanka, both sides will collaborate in a host of energy and infrastructure projects across the island, The
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22 killed in Sri Lanka as massive mound of garbage collapses
Colombo - The death toll from the collapse of a massive garbage mound near Sri Lanka's capital rose to 22 on Sunday, and activists said at least 20 more people could still be buried underneath the debris.
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Emerging and re-emerging infectious disease threats in South Asia: status, vulnerability, preparedness, and outlook
South Asia despite decreasing rates of infectious disease, accounts for a significant proportion of their global burden. The sub-continent is also in the midst of rapid economic growth; large scale changes
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As drought slashes rice harvest, 900,000 face hunger in Sri Lanka
The worst drought in five years has pushed 900,000 people in Sri Lanka into "acute food insecurity", the World Food Programme (WFP) says. An unpublished survey conducted by government agencies and relief
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National strategic review of food security and nutrition: towards zero hunger
A National Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition, leading to “Zero Hunger”, was launched in September 2016 to accelerate the pace towards attaining SDG2 by 2030 in Sri Lanka. The Strategic Review
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Climate change knows no borders: an analysis of climate induced migration, protection gaps and need for solidarity in South Asia
Climate change is having devastating impacts on communities’ lives, livelihoods and food security across South Asia. Its consequences are so severe that it is increasingly contributing to migration, and
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India offers to help develop regional energy hubwork in Sri Lanka
India on Thursday expressed its commitment to develop a regional energy hubwork at Trincomalee in Sri Lanka and offered to work with the Sri Lankan government in developing gas infrastructure in the island
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Coping with climate change and variability: lessons from Sri Lankan communities
Across Sri Lanka, climate change related weather aberrations and resultant extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common. While this affects the country at large, farmers and agricultural workers
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Floods Forever Change Sri Lankans- Lives; Government Debates About What Went Wrong
Athula Priyakantha woke up on May 16 to heavy rain that had been pelting down since the previous day. The rain, part of tropical cyclone Roanu, didn't concern him. The house, just east of Colombo, Sri
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India, Sri Lanka to run oil farms in Trincomalee
India and Sri Lanka will jointly operate 30 oil tanks in Trincomalee, kick-starting a plan to develop the coastal town into a regional petroleum hub, Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Minister Chandima Weerakkody