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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Environment legislation proposed
It will be compulsory for all projects to be cleared, not just by the concerned authorities, but also by the local communities living in the project area, if the National Environment Commission
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Roads to become eco-friendly
To make Bhutanese farm roads more environment friendly and the projects better coordinated dzongdas from four remote dzongkhags, central government officials, engineers, forestry officials, and
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Gene bank to be set up under SDA fund
The Netherlands Government committed a grant of over Nu 58.1 million for the establishment of an Agro-Biodiversity Centre (ABC) at Serbithang, Thimphu.According to the press release of the
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Snow leopard to be surveyed
A 15-member team of the Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP), led by Dr. Rodney Jackson of the International Snow Leopard Trust, has conducted a month long survey on the endangered snow leopard. Little
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Scientists unraval mystery of how malaria parasite builds drug resistance
Australian scientists say they have discovered how the parasite that causes malaria becomes resistant to drugs, raising hope of developing new treatments to tackle the deadly disease. A research team
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Forest fire destroys 30 acres
The forest fire that started around 1:15pm yesterday from the foothills just above Babina village, Thimphy, devoured more than 30 acres in just an hour. Fiercely blown by the wind, dark clouds of
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Tree bark yields two possible AIDS treatments
Scientists mining the world's forests for potential new drugs said Saturday they had found two new possible treatments for AIDS patients in the bark of trees. A tree in Argentina has yielded a
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Health initiative launched
With three million children dying every year--six children a minute-- from vaccine-preventable diseases, the international community launched an ambitious new health initiative early in the new
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Brain tumors linked to 1950s scalp radiation treatments
The use of head irradiation to treat fungal scalp infections in Israeli immigrants in the 1950s has been linked to an increase in meningiomas, a tppe of benign tumor that can cause bone erosion and
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Forest fire incidences down so far
education key factor : Except for Haa dzongkhag, foresters around the country have experienced a relatively quiet year where forest fires are concerned. This comes as a relief especially considering