One in three Bhutanese overweight, finds study
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health facilities demands greater multi-sectoral actions for the implementation of NCD prevention activities. NCDs are a major public
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10% of country’s glaciers could vanish
Depletion in, what is, the nation’s gushing resource today, would be the most likely scenario it could expect in not so distant future. This was based on the findings of Brigham Young University’s professor,
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Zhemgang least covered
Rural Electricity Scheme: Only 40 percent of Zhemgang is connected with electricity, making it the least covered in terms of power connectivity. This has led to concerns within the government that the
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Communites take over forest management
A total of 152 households in Samtse will now take care of 582.11 acres of forest land with the dzongkhag administration handing over four community forest ownership certificates and 15 private forest certificates
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The 686th bird species
Oriental Bay Owl Bhutanese ornithologists recently confirmed the presence of a new species of bird in the southeastern part of Zhemgang, the oriental bay owl, scientifically known as Phodilus badius.
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Thimphu gets top priority
The Pasakha industrial estate problem will be dealt with only in November Indian Scientist’s 6-Day Visit The Indian scientist, invited by national environment commission secretariat (NECS) to study
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Tiger meet to review 2020 pledge
Second Asian Ministerial Conference: “This is not a pledge to save tigers, but a pledge to save humanity itself,” agriculture minister (Dr) Pema Gyamtsho said yesterday, at a follow up meet on the commitment
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3-day-old blaze spreads south to national park
Forest fire About 700 people in Yebilaptsa, Zhemgang are battling a forest fire, which has been raging for the last two days, and has burnt about ten acres of chirpine forest under the Royal Manas national
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Makeshift garbage pit’s grown like Frankenstein’s monster
Waste Management: With no “proper place” designated for the community to dump solid waste, some frustrated residents of Khasadrapchu dug a garbage pit by the riverside six years ago. Located below the
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700 acres of pine forest razed
Autsho, Lhuentse: A forest fire that started from the banks of Kurichu at Autsho in Lhuentse has razed, over the weekend, more than 700 acres of pine forest, which is abundantly covered with lemon grass.
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Converting green cover into greenbacks
Carbon Stored Value: With a forest cover of 72 percent, work is underway in the country, to have in place a mechanism that would help measure the financial value of carbon stored in the forests of Bhutan.