Sri Lankan police have arrested a man suspected of shooting Kawanthissa, one of the country’s best-known wild tuskers, and seized two illegal firearms as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the elephant’s death
An American tourist and a female companion were arrested in Horton Plains National Park after officials discovered insect samples, chemicals, and small animal-catching devices in their luggage during routine checks at the
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The United States Embassy in Sri Lanka today announced an additional $2 million in humanitarian assistance to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, bringing the total U.S. contribution to $4 million. This
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Sri Lanka’s Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries Association, along with the Government Accounts Service Association, have formally appealed to the Secretary of Defense for urgent action to address housing reconstruction and
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Erik Solheim needs no introduction. He was in Sri Lanka during the most pivotal time of the country’s political transition, and he became involved in the affairs of Sri Lanka purely by
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Scientists have warned that global carbon emissions must be reduced by nearly 50% by 2030 to keep temperature increases within 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Current trends, however, show nations falling
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As dusk settles over Pampore, Kashmir’s famed saffron town, 73-year-old Mohammad Akbar Ganie sits outside his grass-thatched hut, watching the last light fall on fields that once glowed with purple flowers. For
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Climate change has compounded natural disasters, making them increasingly complex and challenging to manage as security issues, particularly for climate-vulnerable states with inadequate infrastructure. Pakistan, one of the countries most exposed to
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India is demanding over $30 billion in compensation from Reliance Industries and BP in an arbitration case over gas the companies allegedly failed to produce from offshore fields, Reuters has reported for
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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is acquiring large tracts of farmland in Argentina’s Patagonia region as part of carbon offset initiatives, prompting growing concern among activists and local communities over what
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A SpaceX Starship test-flight explosion earlier this year posed a significantly greater risk to commercial aviation than was publicly acknowledged, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
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Each winter, India’s capital slips into a familiar state of crisis. A dense blanket of toxic smog descends over Delhi, reducing visibility, grounding flights, closing schools, and sending thousands to hospitals with
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India’s capital, Delhi, has been suffering from poor Air Quality Index (AQI) levels during certain periods every year. On 15 December 2025, the AQI was recorded as high as 452. An AQI
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China’s fossil fuel power plants are on course to record their first annual decline in electricity generation in nearly a decade, as a rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity increasingly meets the
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Climate change is often discussed in numbers, targets, and pledges. Yet for millions across the world’s most vulnerable states, climate change is not a statistic. It is loss, grief, and survival. Pakistan’s
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by Durga Velayudham How much certainty does science owe the public when lives are already lost? When models disagree with observations, who carries the burden of doubt? And what happens when climate change
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