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 …
Bhutan is renowned for espousing Gross National Happiness but now the isolated Himalayan nation is also looking to become known as a world leader in organic farming. “We are nearly all Buddhists. Being kind to the environment and the planet has a central meaning for us,” says Kesang Tshomo, co-ordinator …
In recent months, India has embarked on a round of energy diplomacy with its neighbours - it has just signed joint ventures to build power plants in both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It is also investing millions of dollars to generate electricity from the fast-flowing rivers of the Himalayan nation …
The South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) to be held for the first time in Nepal will begin on Tuesday with the declaration of Bhaktapur as an “open defecation free (ODF) district”. President Ram Baran Yadav will formally declare Bhaktapur as the first ODF district in Kathmandu Valley, amid an …
Cyclone: Rain triggered by cyclone Phailin may have destroyed harvested paddy in western Bhutan, but it also contributed Nu 90M to the government coffers. The Wangchu swelled by more than two metres from October 14-15 because of the rains, according to the hydrology division. This led to an additional generation …
The policy will seek to tap 5MW of power each from the sun, wind, and biomass AREP 2013: The department of renewable energy (DRE) is in the process of drawing up guidelines and regulations to harness from renewable energy sources at least 25 megawatt (MW) of power by 2025. The …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would help Bangladesh import power from hydro-power-rich Bhutan, with the setting up of a regional power transmission line for cross-border electricity trading, an energy expert at the Bank's headquarters said. "If both Bangladesh and India are linked through the Indian power market, power trading opportunities …
With the government releasing the annual budget for the fiscal year 2013-14 to the ministries this week, the mining and manufacturing sector is earmarked to receive Nu 837M for a host of activities in the coming months. The outlay for this sector spreads across the economic affairs and labour ministries, …
Concerned over growing incidents of poaching of rhinos, five Asian rhino range nations in a resolution asked India to take measures, including increased level of security to wildlife parks, to protect the vulnerable species from extinction. At the meeting of the five countries — Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal …
Energy Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi said Thursday the government has planned to import 3,500 megawatt (MW) of electricity from neighboring countries through cross border grid interconnection by 2030, reports BSS. "The electricity sector of Bangladesh is mostly dependent on natural gas. Considering the limitations of gas …
Chemically treated mosquito nets will be distributed to about 17,513 families in Chukha at the end of this month The low incidence is attributed to a number of measures taken to combat the disease Health: Mass awareness campaigns and distribution of chemically treated mosquito nets are the reasons for Chukha …
Consumption of fuelwood in Bhutan, which is one of the highest in the world, according to energy officials, could drop in the coming years, going by the decreasing trend in supply that has been visible in the recent years. Department of energy’s last finding in 2005 showed that the per …
Roofs of about six houses were blown off by a windstorm that lasted for about an hour in Zhemgang on the night of September 28. Zhemgang residents said the windstorm started at 8:30pm and, of the eight gewogs in the dzongkhag, two – Bardo and Nangkor – were affected. No …
The impacts of climate change are being felt in this highly susceptible Himalayan region Environment: Hidden in the folds of the mighty Himalayas is a valley that has not yet been overtaken by modernisation or industrialisation. Yet remote Ladakh, in India’s northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, has already began …
LAND, AGRICULTURE, GRAZING LANDS AND ANIMAL CARE Food Corporation Bhutan officials said they recorded increase in vegetable yield this year. Corporation officials said this was their first such experience so far, where vegetable productions almost doubled. Farmers in the western part of Saptari district in Nepal are concerned after the …
Punatsangchhu hydroelectric project authority (PHPA I) will incur Nu 3.5B additional cost to install remedial measures to stabilise the hill that has been “sinking” on the right bank of the project’s dam site. This was highlighted in the status report the authority submitted to the government on September 20. With …
The upper house has a number of proposals with respect to this highly topical sector NC: The National Council yesterday made three recommendations with regards to mining activities in the country and the sector’s future direction. The first was to establish an ad-hoc committee to conduct a comprehensive cost benefit …
By June 2015, two wind turbines should be up and spinning in Rubesa, Wangdue, and generating up to 250 kilowatts (KW) of energy each, enough to light up at least 100 village homes. Last week, officials of the department of renewable energy (DRE) held a pre-bid meeting with contractors interested …
The government of Bangladesh, along with Nepal and Bhutan, has joined the “Strengthening Regional Cooperation in Wildlife Protection in Asia” project to conserve wildlife and check illegal wildlife trade, reports UNB. This is the first World Bank supported regional project in South Asia, said a media release. It said South …
With India reiterating its commitment to install an additional 10,000MW of generating capacity, the importance of continued cooperation in developing hydroelectric projects in Bhutan was agreed upon during Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay’s visit to India. A joint press release New Delhi issued states the two sides also expressed satisfaction at the …
A proposal that came up during the just concluded 2nd South Asian judicial roundtable Conference: The judiciary will compile all national environmental acts, regulations, guidelines and cases in a “bench” book to facilitate adjudication of environmental cases brought before the courts. The proposal to have such a compilation was made …
