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
Kuensel (Bhutan)
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Windstorm damages 792 homes
Disaster: The windstorm that swept across nine dzongkhags on the night of April 4 injured three people and affected 792 households, mostly in the southern belt, according to a preliminary report with the
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13,732 rural households face drinking water problem
The status on rural water supply was shared as Bhutan observed the World Water Day Water: About 13,732 rural households across the country are facing drinking water problem, according to a rural water
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Depleting water sources reported in 12 gewogs of Trashigang
Water: Depleting water sources and absence of concrete solution in most gewogs of Trashigang has left farmers worried even as the dzongkhag administration is surveying the situation. Although the gewogs
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Fire destroys more than 100 acres of forest
Forest fire: Thimphu city was briefly under a thick blanket of smoke yesterday when a forest fire that started opposite Bap lhakhang raged on for hours destroying more than 100 acres of blue pine forest.
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Another bold hydropower dream
Going by the current pace of developing hydropower projects, in a matter of just five years, Bhutan could be providing consultative services in hydropower sectors in the region. The country can become
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Survey of Kuri-Gongri dam underway
Hydropower: Survey work of the proposed site of the biggest hydroelectric project in the country, the 2,640MW Kuri-Gongri hydropower project dam is underway. Water and Power consultancy services (WAPCOS)
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Timber exploitation too high
Forestry: If the country harvested timber like it did in the last five years, the country would go barren, forestry officials warn. In the past five years, almost 40m cubic feet (cft) of timber, equivalent
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First wind power project to generate 600KW
Energy: The country’s 600kw (kilowatt) pilot wind power project at Rubesa, Wangdue should be up and ready by February 2016, generating 1.21 million units of energy and earning a revenue of about Nu 2.5M
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15 tigers confirmed in RMNP
Wildlife: About 15 royal Bengal tigers are confirmed to be roaming in the forests of the Royal Manas National Park (RMNP), forestry officials confirmed. This was found out from camera trappings set by
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Poverty slashed by half…
: Eradicating extreme poverty is achievable for Bhutan in 22 years time, going by the current pace, the country’s first poverty assessment report says. Notwithstanding the projection that the country’s