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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A united front against climate change
<p> Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal will establish ways of sharing information for research and development in the area of germplasm for plant, animals, fish, and microbes.</p> <p> This was agreed
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USD 2.25M towards that effort
The 20 years project of which 10 will be grace period begins this September Wildlife Conservation 22 July, 2011 - The World Bank yesterday gave the country USD 2.25M in its efforts to conserving wildlife and controlling its trade. Wildlife conservation division under the forest and park service department will, over a period of five years, beginning September this year, implement regional wi
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Water security on top of Himalayan agenda
As a build up to the
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Six projects to conserve environment
The lives of rural Bhutanese is expected to get better once the six projects for environment conservation is implemented. From November this year, people in Sipsoo in Samtse and Sarpang will have a stone masonry and elephant trench built with solar electric fencing to keep the elephants away. While up north the project would replace the shingle roofs of 236 houses in Merak and 139 houses in
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Japanese soft loan for second phase
Rural Electrification Project 24 June, 2011 - The Japanese government has agreed to give Bhutan a loan of USD 27M to Bhutan to electrify 3,549 households under the second phase of rural electrification
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Dont just stand there, do something!
Bhutan Power corporation (BPC) will soon study the possibility of installing wind turbines inside the hollow of rocket shaped transmission towers that would dot the hillsides.
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Tusker rampage of Sibsoo gets worse
12 June, 2011 - Crop damage by wild elephants have become more rampant in several villages in Sibsoo ever since a 14 year-old boy in Hangay village died after being attacked by one. Since last month,
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Tusker rampage of Sibsoo gets worse
12 June, 2011 - Crop damage by wild elephants have become more rampant in several villages in Sibsoo ever since a 14 year-old boy in Hangay village died after being attacked by one. Since last month,
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Tusker rampage of Sibsoo gets worse
12 June, 2011 - Crop damage by wild elephants have become more rampant in several villages in Sibsoo ever since a 14 year-old boy in Hangay village died after being attacked by one. Since last month,
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A ten-year fight against poverty
A ten-year program for poverty reduction was adopted during the closing ceremony of the UN conference in Istanbul, which would require affluent countries to increase their spending on official development assistance from 0.15 percent of their national income to 0.20 percent. These will be utilised in implementing strategic activities aimed at reducing poverty in the LDCs. A new international