India at 75: Melting glaciers, heatwaves and climate crisis
GAUMUKH (AFP) – From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers and ascetics, Hindu faithful dream of trekking at least once in their lives to Gaumukh, where the waters of India’s holiest river, the Ganges, emerge from a Himalayan glacier. But the ice at the end of the arduous journey is receding rapidly and portends an [...]
Our Non-Alignment and India’s multiple alignment policy
Sri Lanka’s foreign policy is still that of the ousted Rajapaksa party and implemented by Ranil Wickremasinghe and this has resulted in Lanka being held in a political vice between two geopolitical forces. The foreign policy of Lanka today is officially identified as Non- Alignment — whatever is meant by it. Although it is often [...]
The Indian Diaspora has arrived
By Shashi Tharoor, exclusively for the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka Rishi Sunak’s ascent to the pinnacle of British politics has sparked celebrations across India. But while a brown-skinned devout Hindu leading the United Kingdom is certainly remarkable, Sunak’s rise points to a broader, longer-term phenomenon: the growing prominence of the Indian diaspora across the [...]
‘Threat multiplier’: How climate change affects people’s health
WHO says climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity 4.2 million additional deaths a year, more than the official toll from Covid-19 in 2021 By Daniel Lawler PARIS (AFP) – Deadlier than Covid, or even rivalling cancer? Researchers have been increasingly attempting to calculate the effect climate change will have on health [...]
An online Tree Talk on Sam Popham’s work
An online Tree Talk celebrating the conservation work of Sam Popham, the pioneer of the unique dry zone arboretum known as the Sam Popham Arboretum at Dambulla, will be presented by Ruk Rakaganno on Sunday, November 20 at 6 pm. The lecture titled ‘Are Birds Singing Duller Songs’ – (the impact of pollution in the [...]