IUCN ने मैंग्रोव पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र के अपने पहले वैश्विक मूल्यांकन में तमिलनाडु (Tamilnadu), श्रीलंका (Sri Lanka) और मालदीव (Maldives) तक फैले तटीय क्षेत्रों में मैंग्रोव (Mangrove) को 'क्रिटिकली इंडेंजर्ड' की कैटेगरी में रखा है।

Sri Lanka's cabinet has passed a bill banning the burqa and face mask. The country's security minister said it was necessary for .

India abstained from voting in the United Nations Human Rights Council against Sri Lanka on a resolution citing 'violation of human rights'.

Sri Lanka has said on Tuesday that the West Container Terminal (WCT) at Colombo Port will be built jointly with India and Japan.

Seeking the "active" support of India on a United Nations Human Rights Council, the Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka