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 …
Towards which, an ongoing STEPS nationwide survey is to be completed this month Health: To create a baseline for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the first-ever comprehensive study done through a STEPS survey is underway in the country. The survey, which began last month, will also meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) …
In Trashigang, water sources are drying, rainfall is scanty if there is any, and forest fire is rampant. The people of the dzongkhag say that these are the signs of climate change now beginning to seriously to make manifest. With all these come the worry, deep-seated fear in the hearts …
Bangladesh has secured 130th position, higher than India and Pakistan, in a list ranking the countries that are the best places for a mother and her children to be living in. The ranking, prepared by the children’s rights organisation Save the Children, also identified Finland as the best and Somalia …
Windstorm: The recent windstorm in Zhemgang damaged 43 houses in three gewogs of Bardo, Phangkhar and Shingkhar. Of that many houses, roofs of 10 houses were completely blown off, while those of the rest were partially damaged, in that they could be repaired. The windstorm that began brewing since April …
Having acquired skills to build clay brick stoves, non-formal education instructor Phuntsho Rabten aspires to impart his skills to those in his village in Lhuentse. The clay brick stove is ‘fuel wood efficient and emits less greenhouse gases’. Phuntsho Rabten said his village in Tsango under Khoma gewog was mountainous …
EU officials said they are increasing assistance to countries where results were best Aid: The European Union (EU) will triple its development assistance to the country by committing Nu 3.5B or Euro 42M between 2014-2020. The EU ambassador to Bhutan João Cravinho announced this in Thimphu yesterday. Like previous EU …
This Access and Benefit Sharing Policy is developed to guide access to Bhutan’s genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge and ensure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their research and commercial utilization. It will also enable national capacity-building and contribute to the vision outlined in Bhutan 2020- …
Bhutan will soon start implementing the largest Climate Change Adaptation project in the World funded through the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) which is administered by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with an investment of US $ 11,491,200 (Nu. 712,454,400). .Read more in this April 2014 edition of the Monthly …
About 2,800 homes across the country will be using biogas energy source as an alternative to LPG and electricity by 2015. The Bhutan Biogas Project (BBP), which commenced in December 2011, has already connected 1,009 homes of farmers in five southern dzongkhags with biogas plants. The energy is used in …
A day before India Meteorological Department (IMD) releases its official forecast for the southwest monsoon this year, a forum of weather experts on Wednesday said monsoon rains over broad areas of south Asia, including India, were likely to be below-normal, owing to the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon. …
Pune : The consensus outlook for the summer monsoon season (June-September), developed in the fifth session of the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF-5), indicates below-normal to normal rainfall over South Asia as a whole. "Below-normal rainfall is likely over broad areas of western, central and south-western parts of the …
An inter-governmental agreement was signed yesterday between India and Bhutan on development of four hydropower projects yesterday. The 700MW Chamkharchhu, 600MW Kholongchhu, 570MW Wangchhu, and the 180MW Bunakha were the four projects for which the Government of India agreed to develop under joint venture through public sector undertakings between the …
The forest fire in Trashigang burnt at least eight houses in Bidung gewog as of yesterday evening, gewog officials said. The fire that started on the evening of April 21 from Muktangkhar, near Bartsham has now spread to four gewogs in Trashigang and Trashiyangtse. Fanned by strong winds, the fire, …
The Nu 7.12M project will respond to immediate climate change adaptation needs NAPA: The world’s largest climate change adaptation project will begin from this year in Bhutan. UNDP, Gross National Happiness commission and the national environment commission secretariat (NECS) signed the project document at the Tashichhodzong, Thimphu on Friday. The …
Bhutan will soon start implementing the largest Climate Change Adaptation project in the World. The project, titled - “Addressing the Risks of Climate-induced Disasters through Enhanced National and Local Capacity for Effective Actions” is the second adaptation project in Bhutan funded through the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) which is …
Company plans to increase its renewable energy capacity by about 71% Tata Power, one of India's largest private power companies, plans to increase its renewable energy capacity by about 71% to cut carbon emissions and reduce risks from fluctuating fuel prices. The utility is adding 646.7 megawatts of renewable energy …
Over 10,000 acres of forest was razed by a fire, which started above Rabuna under Phangyul gewog in Wangdue on April 10. As of yesterday night, the fire was not contained. Wangdue range officer, Chencho Dendup said the fire had reached Matalongchu forest and Lingmukha gewog’s boundary in Punakha, after …
Parts of the grant would be used to improve energy efficiency and to encourage renewable energy use Energy: The Norwegian government allocated USD 5.7M for the country to conduct pre-feasibility studies of three new hydropower projects, improve energy efficiency and encourage renewable energy use, recently. The grant will be used …
Township: The issue of biological corridor (BC) affecting the progress of the Rinchenthang Township in Nganglam, Samdrupjongkhar may be deliberated in the upcoming Parliament session. The business community of Nganglam raised the issue of how the government could carry out constructions within the corridor while people were not allowed to …
Public sector hydro-power companies NHPC, SJVN and THDC will ink deals with Bhutan government-owned power companies for implementation of four hydel projects, including 770-MW Chamkharchhu-I under a joint-venture ( JV) route, on April 22. Sources say power secretary PK Sinha will lead the Indian delegation which would include joint secretary …
