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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Government enforces complete ban on second-hand cars
The Bhutan government has banned the import of all second hand cars, regardless of origin, with immediate effect to control environmental pollution. A press release from the Cabinet Secretariat
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Emission control to start next year
Indian authorities have agreed to exempt emission test certificate, mandatory for vehicles plying on the roads in India, for Bhutanese vehicles until April 2000, according to the Road Safety and
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Wangchu diverted
Tala on track : Bhutan's minister for Trade and Industry Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, pulled the last plug to divert the Wangchhu river for the construction of the 92-metre high and 126-metre long Wangkha
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Chukha produces record power in driest year
The Chukha Hydro Power Corporation (CHPC), Bhutan's biggest revenue earner, generated a record 1,943.741 Mu (million units) of power in 1999 which, ironically, was one of the driest years in recent
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Fund against vehicle emission
The government of Denmark has agreed to grant Nu 5.00 million to support reduction of vehicle emission in Bhutan. An agreement to this effect was signed between the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of
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Bhutan appreciates Chukha tariff
Speaking to Kuensel, the Minister for Trade and Industry, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, said that the increase in tariff for Chukha power exported to India had created tremendous goodwill and appreciation
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Tala project grapples with dangerous slides
The 1,020 megawatt Tala Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan is progressing without a hitch on the whole but teething problems have manifested with the first falls of rain this year. On April 28, mild
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Rush at Kurichu Project to meet deadline
The Kurichu Hydroelectric Project in Gyelpozhing, Mongar (Bhutan) is on schedule to be commissioned by September, 2000. An immediate target is to finish concreting the dam and power house up to be
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The costs of development
Toxic chemicals are poisoning the Bengal Basin, but people are not even aware that their health and the environment are under threat. At a recent symposium in Dhaka, local and foreign scientists