CEA urges private sector to go green

Twenty percent of the global population lacks access to safe drinking water, while almost half the population does not have proper sanitation. The reason behind this is clear: We are to blame. Polluted water is on the rise and worldwide estimations indicate that polluted water could possibly affect the health of around 1,200 million people and even lead to the deaths of 15 million children under the age of five, annually.

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Pure drinking water for all villages, Govt’s priority

Anuradhapura becomes a major component of the national ‘World Water Day’ celebrations as for the first time a pilot project provide pure water to a rural distant village sans any water supply scheme closely through a fleet of bowsers until such time a permanent water supply scheme has been established.

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For future world:

Energy main requirement

If I am asked to name the most precious item in the future world, my answer would be ‘Energy’. Countries and organizations rich in manpower were considered to be ‘world leaders’ in the past and they later had to give way to those who possessed military strength. However, after World War II, when it was realized that sophisticated weapons could no longer be used without bringing about untold destruction of the whole world, wealth became the decisive factor of power and in turn, to generate wealth, technology and knowledge became important imperatives.

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