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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Protecting corn fields from wild animals
For farmers of Barshong, Lemi and Dungsingma in Khaling, (Bhutan) it is that time of the year when they have to watch out for wild animals ravaging their corn fields and potato plantations. The
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Timber approval will remain with the ministry
After discussing for two successive Assembly sessions, the National Assembly resolved that the authority of allotting timber in the dzongkhags (Bhutan) would not be given to the dzongkhag forest
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ICIMOD countries to establish flood information network
After a series of discussions and meetings over the last few years the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) member countries, except for India, endorsed a project
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Plastic ban to be reinforced
With mounting environment concern over the indiscriminate use and discarding of plastic products throughout Bhutan, the government has called for a reinforcement of the 1999 ban on plastic items like
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Garbage dumping in the Wangchu increasing
Disposing garbage along the banks of the Wangchu that flows through Thimphu (Bhutan) is increasing by the day say Thimphu City Corporation officials. "People delibrately throw waste into the river
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Meningcoccal disease unlikely to hit Bhutan
It is highly unlikely that the meningcoccal disease or meningococcemia that has killed 15 people and infected about a 100 people in Delhi, India, could make its way to Bhutan say officials of the
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Birding in Bhutan
Bhutan's pristine and untouched environment which was home to more than 650 different species of birds made it a special destination in Asia for birdwatchers, said Professor Peter deKnijff from
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Agriculture ministry to privatise sale and distribution of farm tools
Aimed at encouraging private sector growth, the Ministry of Agriculture will allow private entrepreneurs to procure and sell a
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Tobacco control strategy being readied
Smoking while driving could be outlawed in the future under a new tobacco control strategy drawn up by the National Advisory Committee on Tobacco Control. In draft, the strategy points out that smoke
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Eastern farmers want more mithun bulls
Demand for the giant mithun bulls, which farmers in the eastern dzongkhags use to cross with the native siri breed, is outstripping supply say officials of the Mithun Breeding Centre in Arong,