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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Poaching & fire are biggest threats to protected areas
Poaching, by people from both inside and outside Bhutan's borders, was posing a threat to Bhutan's protected areas, according to nature conservation officials. Other threats came from activities such
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India tops WTO anti-dumping list
India has overtaken the US as the most active user of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) anti-dumping measurers against foreign imports. The figures released for the second half of last year showed
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Bhutan at World Health Assembly
The Bhutan health and education minister, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, will undertake a sponsor walk from Trashigang to Thimphu, a distance of 560 kilometres, to celebrate the theme of this year's World
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Humans threaten tiger's survival
When it comes to conservation of the endangered tiger, Bhutan is better off than most other countries in the region. With an estimated population between 115-150 of which 60 to 80 are breeding
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Moving for health
The WHO's health theme for the year being 'Move For Health' the Bhutanese minister for health and eduction, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, is gearing up to do just that. In two months the minister will
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Zhemgang ideal for eco-tourism
Representatives from the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) and government officials who are in Zhemgang say that the dzongkhag has a great potential to become a tourist attraction. A
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Garbage lead to cattle death in suburban Thimphu
Villagers in suburban Thimphu (Bhutan) have a tricky situation at hand : how to prevent their cows from eating plastics, papers , cardboard boxes and jute sacks which have led to several deaths
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Weather forecast for farmers
The agriculture ministry's meteorology unit has come up with a weather forecast aimed at helping Bhutanese farmers. The Bhutan broadcasting service has already begun airing the 24-hour dzongkhag-wise
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Chhukha: 'pen of FMD outbreaks'
Chhukha dzongkhag (Bhutan) which has been labeled as the 'pen of foot and mouth disease (FMD)', because of its frequent outbreaks has, for the first time, embarked upon a mass immunzation programme
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The wild boar menace in Bumthang
Potato farmers in Bumthang (Bhutan) say that wild boars not only destroy one third of their crop annually but has also made life in the village exhausting. Potato farming has definitely raised our