This Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources (2021-22) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Twelfth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Flood Management in the Country including International Water Treaties in the field of Water Resource Management with particular Reference to …
Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's gross domestic product (GDP) measures “everything except that which makes life worthwhile”. The metric was developed in the 1930s and 1940s amid the upheaval of the Great Depression and global war. Even before the United Nations began requiring countries to collect data …
By using the right codes and standards, buildings could save at least 20 percent electricity DoE Study: Energy consumption by buildings could reduce at least by 20 percent across the country if they use the “right energy codes and standards”, according to a recent study on development of energy codes …
Forest officials destroyed 121 snares in Thimphu region in 2013, and 18 in Bumthang Conservation: While on the one hand, the country’s wildlife conservation policies have cost many farmers’ their livelihood, on the other hand, some farmers involved in rampant poaching of wild animals undermines conservation efforts. Records maintained with …
Forest: Forest authorities have suspended the formation of community forest since October 2013. Although forest officials said this was being done to streamline procedures and flaws pertaining to community forest management, many in the villages said it was because of allegations arising against forest officials and community forest management groups …
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal in the Eastern Himalayas are interconnected by the common river systems of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna (GBM). The GBM basin is home to approximately 700 million people, comprising over 10% of the world's population. The economy and environment of the region depend on water, …
The fire consumed more than 100 acres of forest so far Disaster: More than a hundred acres of forest opposite to Tagsi pastureland, about four hours walk from Damthang army camp in Haa, have been destroyed so far by fire that started on December 27. District forestry official, Gem Tshering …
Upper Kheng: Farmers in one of country’s poorest villages in Zhemgang tilling their field The multidimensional poverty index takes into account other dimensions of education, health and living standards NSB: Many local economists and experts were stupefied when the previous government in one of its reports claimed the country’s poverty …
The purpose of the code should be to provide minimum requirements for energy-efficient design and construction of buildings and their systems. The Building EE code should set out the minimum energy efficiency standard for buildings and the administrative requirements. It must include the compliance method for determining the level of …
South Asia is looking at an energy abyss. Millions of its people have no access to electricity or any other energy. This has put the brakes on the high growth rates in what should have been a dynamic region. High dependence on petroleum import coupled with mismanagement of their energy …
Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bhutan, Dec 2013 The government of Denmark reiterated its commitment to Bhutan with multilateral funds to support efforts within climate change, environmental protection and others at the Biennial High Level Consultation on Bilateral Cooperation between Bhutan and Denmark on December 3 in Copenhagen, Denmark. …
The first forest fire of the 2013-2014 winter in Thimphu burnt four to five acres of government reserved forest above Jazam, near Namseling, yesterday afternoon. Fanned by strong winds, the fire, which started around 12.30 pm spread quickly, but community volunteers, Royal Bhutan Army, desuups and forestry officials from both …
WCD: The wildlife conservation division will conduct the first nationwide tiger survey next month, making Bhutan the fourth country to conduct such a survey using camera traps. Studies done in the past were limited to specific locations, which did not give the whole picture of the big cat’s presence in …
Mining: The mineral development policy, which is expected to be out early next year, will bring about an extensive overhaul in the way mining is done in the country. In essence, the policy seeks to provide a scientific roadmap toward mining activity by keeping environmental degradation to the minimum. Director …
RICBL and dzongkhag officials study windstorm damage at Siligang village in Kabjisa gewog, Punakha Windstrom: Almost four days after the calamity and there are hundreds of people in Kabjisa gewog living in houses that lost roofs to the windstorm on December 15. Except for those severely affected, villagers said most …
This tentative estimate was arrived at by the preliminary damage assessment report Windstrom: The December 15 windstorm is likely to cost the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB) Nu 15 to 20M, estimates the preliminary damage assessment report. The estimation, RICB’s executive director, Sonam Dorji said might increase or decrease …
It will provide the authority, a platform to deal with the govt. and implementing agencies RAA: Despite designating protected areas like national parks and sanctuaries to protect vital ecologies, the royal audit authority (RAA) found that farmers’ management units (FMU), where timber harvesting was the predominant activity, occupied more than …
With 92 houses suffering damage from the December 15 windstorm, Dogar gewog in Paro was the worst affected gewog. All 92 houses had their roofs blown away by the storm. Villagers were assessing the damage to their property as early as 6am yesterday. Some were tearing down damaged roof structures, …
One of the many houses left roofless by yesterday’s windstorm in Haa Disaster: The windstorm, which swept across many parts of the country yesterday, left behind a trail of damages by the time it subsided. As of 9pm, the strong gust of winds had caused damage to about 418 houses, …
The health and agriculture ministers assured commitment to strengthen ‘one health’ approach in Bhutan and in the region at the South Asia regional ‘one health’ symposium that ended yesterday in Paro. “Our government assures full support for the ‘one health’ concept, and ensures the sustainability of the work that has …
NC: Almost exactly two years after the legislation was re-done, that too a year after its enactment, the Tobacco Control Act is up for amendment once more. The national council (NC) will take up the amendment of the controversial Act yet again during the second Parliament session scheduled to start …
