Tag: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup in 2021

December 8, 2020

• Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup in June 2021 while Pakistan has gained the rights to host the tournament in 2022.
• As per the original schedule, the tournament was supposed to be hosted by Pakistan in 2020, however, it got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cyclonic Storm “Burevi” over southwest Bay of Bengal

December 3, 2020

• The Deep Depression developed over the southeast and adjoining the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’ over southwest Bay of Bengal.
• It is about 240 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 470 km east-southeast of Pamban (Tamil Nadu) and 650 km nearly east-northeast of Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu).

India-Sri Lanka Maritime Exercise SLINEX-20 to begin

October 18, 2020

• The eighth edition of annual Indian Navy (IN) and Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 is scheduled to be held off Trincomalee in Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2020.

India to conduct Virtual Bilateral Summit with Sri Lanka

September 25, 2020

• On 26 September 2020, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka will conduct a Bilateral Summit Virtually.

Sri Lanka Cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana retires

August 29, 2020

• Sri Lankan Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana announced retirement from all forms of International Cricket at the age of 38.

Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as PM of Sri Lanka for the 4th time

August 10, 2020

• Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as PM of Sri Lanka for the fourth time that the 74-year-old Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP) leader has been appointed as the PM of Sri Lanka.

India to set up solar power park in Sri Lanka

July 30, 2020

• As part of a strategy to project its presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid Chinese attempts to lure nations into its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, India plans to build a solar power park in Sri Lanka.
• India’s largest power generation utility NTPC Ltd plans to set up this project in the island nation under the aegis of International Solar Alliance (ISA).

RBI extended an amount of $400 Million Currency Swap Facility to Sri Lanka

July 27, 2020

• The Reserve Bank of India has signed and gave the confirmation for extending a USD 400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to boost the island nation’s draining foreign exchange reserves due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• The currency swap arrangement will remain available until November 2022.

Sripali Weerakkody, Sri Lankan Bowler retires from international cricket

July 26, 2020

• Sri Lankan woman medium-pace bowler, Sripali Weerakkody has announced to retire from international cricket with immediate effect.
• The 34-year-old Sripali Weerakkody, represented Sri Lanka in 89 Women’s One Day Internationals and 58 Women’s Twenty20 Internationals.

Maldives, Sri Lanka drop measles and rubella, ahead of 2023 target said WHO

July 9, 2020

• Sri Lanka and the Maldives have become the first two countries in the World Health Organisation’s South-East Asia region to drop both measles and rubella ahead of a 2023 target, the UN health agency declared 8th July.