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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Bhutan tries to treat 33 tonnes of hazardous chemical waste
About 33,000 kilogrammes of outdated hazardous chemicals-pesticides and insecticides-have been lying in storage at a makeshift shed in Paro for the last two years as government officials from Bhutan
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Extra mileage with less fuel?
Being introduced in Bhutan by USD Enterprises, "Powerplus" is a small device which can be easily fitted into the fuel line of any petrol or diesel engine. It makes fuel burn better, bring more
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Future of vehicle transportation could be 'RUF'
It's called 'RUF." Rapid, Urban, Flexible. It's an electric car when you need to run short, individual errands. And it becomes part of a highly efficient, non-polluting "train" as it enters an
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Wang Watershed Project to benefit rural people in four dzongkhags
The Project Management Unit office of the Wang Watershed Project in Chundudingkha, Paro (Bhutan) is expected to benefit the rural population in Thimphu, Chukha, Haa and Paro
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Kurichu project will bring unprecedented development in Pemagatashel
The commissioning of the Kurichu hydroelectric project later this year can remove the biggest obstacle to the development of Pemagatshel dzongkhag in Bhutan: the shortage of
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Crater clue to dinosaurs' demise?
The rock and dust kicked up by an asteroid impact 65 million years ago were not enough to kill the dinosaurs, according to researchers-but the debris may have sparked a deadly global chemical
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Kurichhu power connected to the Indian grid
The first and the second generating units of the Kurichu hydroelectric project in Gyelposhing, Mongar (Bhutan), was connected to the Indian grid at Salakati, Assam, ahead of the plan to start
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Emission standards? No easy solution
It's about time, Bhutan set its own vehicular emission standards. Vehicle numbers are increasing rapidly and a set of standards are the only way to control emissions. Essentially Bhutan will need two
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Bhutan in safe zone from "Big Earthquake"
Bhutan need not worry about a major earthquake disaster in the near future as predicted in a recent report in the US, according to a JICA expert working with the Geological Survey of Bhutan, Dr.
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Bhutan water partnership launched
Officially, Bhutan has a forest cover of about 72 percent and abundant water resource which, theoretically,can generate over 30000 MW of power. Although only a fraction of its hydropower potential is