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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Garbage chokes Jakar Rongchhu
Bumthang's reputation as one of the cleanest districts in the country is blotted as residents of Chamkhar use the Jakar Rongchhu stream that flows through the valley as a garbage dump. While the road
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Coping with the smoke ban
"No smoking on the dance floor guys, please,' the DJ screams into the microphone. As the bodies writhe on the dance floor, fingers gripping half-smoked cigarettes, clouds of smoke waft through the
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Bumthang paddy cultivation picks up
Last autumn when Doepola from Changwa in Bumthang harvested paddy from his once marshy field he was on the verge of tears. It was the first time his marshy expanse had yielded rice. "I offered some
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WTO good for Bhutan
Most poor countries' cynicisms about the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are misguided and misplaced according to the director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, Mr. K.
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Illegal fishing in Wangdue Tshang chhu
Despite being repeatedly warned and fined, people living near the Wangdue Tshang chhu (Bhutan) continue to fish illegally according to Wangdue Forest Division officials. In 2004 over 100 people were
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Preparing for a change in climate?
As the global climate changes with increased industrialisation and pollution how will a least developed country like Bhutan be able to cope with it? "Least developed countries are expected to be
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The demise of the Sundarban biodiversity conservation project
According to an Asian Development Bank news release dated January 31, 2005, it has cancelled the loan approved for the Sundarban Bio-diversity conservation Project (SBPC) as well as for two Technical
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Yubjha : dominant poultry breed
Despite cross breeding and introduction of new breeds, for more than four decades, 95 percent of the chickens in Bhutan are of the
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Chemicals wait for clearance
With no response from Singapore, the National Environment Commission Secretariat (Bhutan) has not been able to ship 33 metric tones of hazardous chemical waste that has been stored in Paro to Basel
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Factories in Pemagatshel affect crops
A thin coat of white dust covers the lush green vegetation of the Mandarin trees and other deciduous and conferous trees in Khothakpa village in Pemagatshel (Bhutan). The village wears a permanent