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 …
Homes in Rukubji, Wangduephodrang have been installed with the smart grid, which will empower them to stabilise their own electricity grids and curb damaging voltage drop situation known as brownouts. The smart grid is a low-cost, prototype system designed by a team from Humboldt State University and faculty advisors from …
GUWAHATI, July 31 – With the World Heritage site status restored, the Manas National Park is on an upgrade drive vis-à-vis its area, wildlife, infrastructure, management, tourism, and community participation in conservation. Foremost among the plans is to extend the park’s 520 sq km area by another 360 sq km. …
Bangladesh along with other 12 countries celebrated Global Tiger Day on Friday with a call for an increase in the number of tigers in their natural habitat. Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Russia observed the day. In the Global Tiger Summit held …
Bhutan recognizes health as a prerequisite for economic and spiritual development, poverty reduction and the road to Gross National Happiness. This policy re-emphasizes and recognizes the values of democracy, which is transparency and equity in the delivery of health services.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal will establish ways of sharing information for research and development in the area of germplasm for plant, animals, fish, and microbes. This was agreed on yesterday by scientists and experts from the four countries to build resilience to climate change in relation to food security …
The 20 years project of which 10 will be grace period begins this September Wildlife Conservation 22 July, 2011 - The World Bank yesterday gave the country USD 2.25M in its efforts to conserving wildlife and controlling its trade. Wildlife conservation division under the forest and park service department will, …
The number of critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangetics) has increased to 102 from 81 in 2008, according to a recent census. Gharial was listed as a critically endangered species in the Red Data Book of the World Conservation Union in 2007. A critically endangered species faces an extremely high risk …
The Policy of the Royal Government of Bhutan to provide goods and services on subsidized rate to the Bhutanese people started even before the Department of Forest was established. During those periods the system was implemented by the Civil Authorities. The marking of timber/trees was done by the guards from …
The lives of rural Bhutanese is expected to get better once the six projects for environment conservation is implemented. From November this year, people in Sipsoo in Samtse and Sarpang will have a stone masonry and elephant trench built with solar electric fencing to keep the elephants away. While up …
Rural Electrification Project 24 June, 2011 - The Japanese government has agreed to give Bhutan a loan of USD 27M to Bhutan to electrify 3,549 households under the second phase of rural electrification project. This means, by June 2013, the homes in 11 dzongkhags of Chukha, Dagana, Haa, Paro, Pemagatshel, …
Bhutan Power corporation (BPC) will soon study the possibility of installing wind turbines inside the hollow of rocket shaped transmission towers that would dot the hillsides.
12 June, 2011 - Crop damage by wild elephants have become more rampant in several villages in Sibsoo ever since a 14 year-old boy in Hangay village died after being attacked by one. Since last month, about 15 to two acres of maize fields were damaged with the tuskers appearing …
12 June, 2011 - Crop damage by wild elephants have become more rampant in several villages in Sibsoo ever since a 14 year-old boy in Hangay village died after being attacked by one. Since last month, about 15 to two acres of maize fields were damaged with the tuskers appearing …
12 June, 2011 - Crop damage by wild elephants have become more rampant in several villages in Sibsoo ever since a 14 year-old boy in Hangay village died after being attacked by one. Since last month, about 15 to two acres of maize fields were damaged with the tuskers appearing …
Introduction of Haemophilus Influenza type B (HiB) containing pentavalent vaccines in the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) was a far sighted decision taken in 2009 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. This decision was based on the recommendations of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) …
This paper looks at the progress made in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in the eight countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region using the national reports to the CBD as the primary source. The paper concludes that all the Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries are making efforts to …
This Act shall be called The Water Act of Bhutan 2011. This Act shall apply to all issues related to water resources of the Kingdom. This Act hereby repeals the provisions of any other Acts, regulations and administrative instruments which are inconsistent with this Act. The purpose of this Act …
