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v. t. e. The System of Rice Intensification ( SRI) is a farming methodology that aims to increase the yield of rice while using fewer resources and reducing environmental impacts. The method was developed by a French Jesuit Father Henri de Laulanié in Madagascar [1] and built upon decades of agricultural experimentation. SRI focuses on ...
Sri Lanka, [a] historically known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest ...
Main Line (Sri Lanka) The Main Line is a major railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka and considered by many to be one of the most scenic train journeys in all of Asia. [1] The line begins at Colombo Fort and winds through the Sri Lankan hill country to reach Badulla .
According to the 2012 census the population of Sri Lanka was 20,359,439, giving a population density of 325/km2. [7] The population had grown by 5,512,689 (37.1%) since the 1981 census (the last full census), equivalent to an annual growth rate of 1.1%.
Bodyline (Pvt) Ltd. Website. masholdings .com. MAS Holdings is a Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer. [3] [4] [5] The company was founded in 1987 by Mahesh, Sharad and Ajay Amalean. [6] MAS Holdings began as an underwear manufacturer and later diversified into sportswear, performance wear and swimwear. [7] [8]
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Sumithrayo – Bandarawela: 011 057 2222662; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: The Samaritans, St. Vincent: (784) 456 1044; Sudan: Befrienders Khartoum: (249) 11–555–253; Sweden: 112 is the national emergency number in Sweden.
The coastal line (sometimes referred to as the coast line or the southern line) is a major railway line in Sri Lanka, running between Colombo Fort and Beliatta, via Galle and Matara. Operated by Sri Lanka Railways, the line includes some of the busiest rail services in the country. The line has been extended to Beliatta on 8 April 2019 [1] and ...
Sri Lanka is the world's fourth-largest producer of tea. In 1995, it was the world's leading exporter of tea (rather than producer), with 23% of the total world export, and Sri Lanka ranked second on tea export earnings in 2020 [2] after China. The highest production of 340 million kg was recorded in 2013, while the production in 2014 was ...