China building 30 airports in Tibet & Xinjiang.

About 30 airports have been either built or under construction in Tibet and Xinjiang provinces which will boost China's civil and military infrastructure in the remote regions bordering India, the country's official media reported. China has been ramping up infrastru…

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Italy set to legalise small-scale cultivation of cannabis.

Italy is set to legalise small-scale cultivation of cannabis. A reform to that effect was passed by justice committee of the lower house of the Italian parliament on Wednesday 08 September 2021. The reform seeks to decriminalise growth of up to four female cannabis plants at…

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Measurement of magnetic field offers rare peek into inner workings of the Sun.

Indian scientists, along with international collaborators, have measured the magnetic field of an eruption from the Sun’s atmosphere offering a rare peek to the interior of the Sun.  Observing the weak thermal radio emission associated with the erupted plasma for the first t…

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China launches new Earth Observation Satellite.

China launched the Gaofen 5 (02) hyperspectral Earth observation satellite on Tuesday (07th) as the country races towards carrying out 40 missions in 2021. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:01 p.m. EDT Sept. 6 (0301 GMT or 11:01 a.m…

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IOC suspends North Korea until end of 2022.

North Korea has been suspended from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until the end of 2022 after failing to send a team to the Tokyo Games. The suspension means the country will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games. North Korea did not send a delegation to the Tokyo …

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Afghan Women will be banned from playing sports.

The newly installed Taliban regime will forbid Afghan women from playing cricket and other sports where their bodies might be seen, a senior official told Australian public broadcaster SBS. "I don't think women will be allowed to play cricket because it is not neces…

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Gigantic 'shark-toothed' dinosaur discovered in Uzbekistan.

About 90 million years ago, a gigantic apex predator — a meat-eating dinosaur with serrated shark-like teeth — prowled what is now Uzbekistan, according to a new study of the behemoth's jawbone. The 26-foot-long (8 meters) beast weighed 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms), ma…

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NASA will finally launch the James Webb Space Telescope on December 18th.

NASA's long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope is close to entering service. The agency now plans to launch the telescope on December 18th, 2021, just a few months after testing completed in late August. The hardware will reach orbit aboard an ESA-supplied Ariane 5 rock…

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See the moon form a triangle with Venus and Spica tonight (Sept. 09).

Thursday evening (Sept. 9) will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest objects in the nighttime sky.  The planet Venus, which has been languishing low in the dusk all summer, at last manages to stay above the west-southwest horizon as late as the end of…

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World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant switched on in Iceland.

A machine capable of removing 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air each year has just been switched on in Iceland. The plant – named Orca, after the Icelandic word for "energy" – is the largest carbon removal facility in the world, converting emissions into m…

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World Suicide Prevention Day - 10 September.

Observed on September 10th each year, World Suicide Prevention Day aims to promote ways to prevent suicide. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) organizes the observance. The numbers on suicide are grim. Each year, about 47,000 people die by suicide in…

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International Day to Protect Education from Attack - 09 September.

International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed globally on 9th September. In proclaiming the International Day to Protect Education from Attack to be celebrated for the first time in 2020. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness regarding the importance…

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Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan’s prime minister.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to media after he annouced to pull out of a party leadership race at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after …

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Guinness World Records recognise Ronaldo for most goals scored.

Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the world record for most goals scored in men's international football. Ronaldo surpassed Iranian striker Ali Daei's long-held record of 109 international goals by scoring a brace against Ireland in a World Cup Qualifi…

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International Sudoku Day - 09 September.

On September 9th, International Sudoku Day celebrates the logic-based number-placement puzzle called Sudoku. It’s also a day to learn to play this fun number game. Sudoku is comprised of a grid of little boxes called cells, stacked nine high and nine wide, totaling 81 cells.…

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El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as National Currency.

El Salvador has become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Lawmakers in the Central American country’s Congress voted by a “supermajority” in favor of the Bitcoin Law, receiving 62 out of 84 of the legislature’s vote. The price of bitcoin was up 5% to $34,239.…

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Sri Lankan Prime Minister to address Int’l Symposium at University of Bologna.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris will shortly make a visit to Bologna, Italy, to participate in an international event. The event is to be graced by the Prime Minister of Italy and other dignitaries from Italy and other European countr…

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Jean-Pierre Adams, former France defender, dies 39 years after falling into coma.

Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has passed away.  In 1982, Adams slipped into a coma following a medical error, during his routine knee surgery.  He made a total of 22 appearances for the France National Football Team from 1972…

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France’ Lhyfe Labs produces green hydrogen directly from wind power.

In a first, Lhyfe Labs SAS of France has produced green hydrogen directly from wind power. Acme Solar’s plans to produce green hydrogen in India and Europe with Lhyfe Labs. Acme Solar and Oman’s Tatweer also plan to invest $3.5 billion for green ammonia and green hydrogen pr…

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Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft completes over 9,000 orbits around moon.

The lander and rover might have crash-landed on the lunar surface, but the Chandrayaan-2 mission itself has just completed 9,000 revolutions around the Moon. The Chandrayaan-2 mission featured an Orbiter, Lander and Rover designed to explore the lunar South pole. Launched on…

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International Literacy Day - 08 September.

Encouraging and supporting literacy everywhere, September 8th marks International Literacy Day. The day focuses on the importance and value of literacy. The ability to read and write isn’t only important for individuals, but societies as a whole. Some say literacy is a matte…

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World Physical Therapy Day - 08 September.

World Physical Therapy Day on September 8th recognizes the crucial contributions therapists make to society. The day aims to increase awareness of the benefits of physical therapy and the vast opportunities the profession offers. When injury or surgery sidetracks a person, t…

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Former Australian pacer Shaun Tait appointed bowling coach of Puducherry

Former Australia pacer Shaun Tait has been roped in as the bowling coach of the Puducherry cricket team, sources in the Cricket Association of Pondicherry. Tait joins a coaching team that includes head coach Dishant Yagnik and manager and strength and conditioning coach Kal…

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China appoints new army commander to head troops along Indian border.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed Gen Wang Haijiang as the new Commander of the People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre Command, which oversees the borders with India, official media here reported. Xi, who also heads the ruling Communist Party of China (C…

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Taliban announces interim government in Afghanistan.

The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, and declared the country an “Islamic Emirate”. The government will be led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, one of the movement’s founders. The interior minister will be a feared FBI-wanted leader of the Haqqani…

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Brazilian Independence Day - 07 September.

Independence Day is a public holiday in Brazil and is always celebrated on September 7th. This is Brazil's National Day. In Portuguese, it is called 'Dia da Independência' and may also be known as 'Sete de Setembro' (7 September) or 'Dia da Pátria…

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International Day of Clean Air for blue skies - 07 September.

Following the international community’s increasing interest in clean air, and emphasizing the need to make further efforts to improve air quality to protect human health, the United Nations General Assembly has designated 7 September as the International Day of Clean Air fo…

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Popular singer Sunil Perera passes away.

Veteran singer, musician and leader of the popular band ‘Gypsies’, Sunil Perera has passed away at the age of 68. He had reportedly passed away, a short while ago today (06th), while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.  Sunil Perera had tested positive for C…

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China's Zhurong Mars rover returns panorama ahead of planetary blackout.

China's Mars rover Zhurong has produced a remarkable new panorama of its surroundings in Utopia Planitia to mark 100 days of activity on the Red Planet as preparations continue for the rover to spend more than a month in safe mode this autumn. The six-wheeled, solar-powe…

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Max Verstappen wins Dutch Grand Prix 2021.

Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has won the formula one Dutch Grand Prix 2021.  Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) came second while Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) came third.  The Red Bull driver’s leading seventh win of the season and 17th of his career mov…

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Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth by Angelina Jolie.

Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International have joined forces to create a resource for children and young people to learn about their rights, with the publication of a new book which empowers teenagers to speak out against injustice. Know Your Rights and Claim Them explains wh…

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Former IOC President Jacques Rogge passes away.

The International Olympic Committee Honorary President, Count Dr Jacques Rogge, has passed away aged 79. Rogge was the eighth President of the International Olympic Committee, leading the organisation from 2001-2013. The Belgian was an orthopaedic surgeon with a degree in spo…

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India and US inks Project Agreement for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

The Ministry of Defence, the Government of India and US Department of Defence have signed a Project Agreement (PA) for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV). This agreement is signed under the Joint Working Group Air Systems in the Defence Technology and Trade Initia…

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Emergency regulations for supply of essential food items passed in Parliament

The Proclamation on the Emergency Regulations for the Supply of Essential Foods enacted by President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was passed by a majority of 81 votes in Parliament today (06). When the vote on the proclamation of the emergency regulations was taken, a total of 132 pa…

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China launches 4 satellites on 2 rockets within hours of each other.

China launched four new communications satellites this week in two launches from different launch sites, within hours of each other, as the country's intense launch activity continues. First up, a Long March 2C lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the G…

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DNA from Modern Human buried 7,000 years ago shows previously unknown Ancient Human Relations.

An International research team isolates DNA from modern human buried 7,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The international study was accomplished through close collaboration with several researchers and institutions from Indonesia. It was headed by Professor…

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China, Pakistan, Thailand, Mongolia to hold military exercise.

The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will participate in a multinational peacekeeping train to be organised by the People’s Liberation Army. The 4 international locations will participate within the first multinational peacekeeping reside train “Shared Fu…

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Sri Lanka Police marks 155 years on Friday (03).

According to the Office of the Police Spokesperson no celebrations will take place due to the pandemic and the Inspector General of Police has instructed to only raise the Sri Lanka Police Flag at Police Stations & Offices, while adhering to the necessary health guideli…

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NASA starts testing electric air taxi for 01st time.

NASA has started testing a future air taxi that might soon be flying cargo and passengers in busy cities, helping to ease annoying traffic jams.  The all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, designed by California startup Joby Aviation, is a helicopter pow…

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28th edition of Singapore-India Maritime bilateral exercise ‘Simbex’ concludes.

The twenty eighth version of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Train (SIMBEX) was performed from 02 to 04 Sep 21. The Indian Navy was represented by Guided Missile Destroyer INS Ranvijay with a shipborne helicopter, ASW Corvette INS Kiltan and Guided Missile Corvette IN…

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Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa launch cenbank digital currency scheme.

Central banks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa will conduct a cross border payments trial using different central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to assess if this allows transactions to be settled more cheaply and easily. Many governments and central banks …

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Wife of Uruwarige Wannila Aththo passes away from COVID-19

The wife of Vedda Chief Uruwarige Wannila Aththo has passed away from coronavirus infection, last afternoon (September 04). Uruwarige Heenmenika had been receiving treatment at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital when she passed away. She had been hospitalized over COVID-19 abou…

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Philippines to lift travel ban on 10 countries including Sri Lanka.

The Philippines will lift its ban on the entry of travelers from 10 countries starting next week. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approves the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force to lift the current travel restrictions in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal…

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International Day of Charity - 05 September.

International Day of Charity on September 5th encourages organizations and individuals to help others. The day also emphasizes increasing solidarity and promoting social responsibility. The UN recognizes that volunteering and philanthropic work provides social bonding while …

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International Vulture Awareness Day - 04 September 2021.

On the first Saturday in September, International Vulture Awareness Day recognizes the dwindling numbers of vultures. It is being celebrated on 04 September for the year 2021. The day not only raises awareness about vulture numbers, but it educates the public, too. Vultures …

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