According to forestry officials the driver while parking the excavator hit a power line leading to flickers that started the fire A forest fire, that started from an apple orchard in south Thimphu, rapidly engulfed a large stretch of forest and then a combination of wind and geography ensured that …

Although Bhutan has been aiming at achieving food security by increasing the production of cereal crops, especially rice – the effort has been mired with many challenges. Lack of irrigation water, loosing of potential wetland to the developmental activities, and a host of challenges has been proving to be curb …

There are numerous ways in which humans and wild animals come into direct competition for a dwindling resource base and as a result there is direct confrontation. This is exacerbated due to an explosion of human population, spreading out of developmental activities, climate change and other human and environmental factors. …

Enthused by the royal visit of His Majesty the king and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, in November 2011 to the Fukushima prefecture where a massive earthquake that year inflicted major damages to the communities of the Miharu town, the Japanese people have started showing their sincere gratitude through planting special …

While the investigations are still on to determine the cause of the recent forest fire in Chunzom and ascertain the damages caused, however, the Forest Department (DoF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) is resolute that most of the devastating forest fires that occurred in various parts of the country …

Bhutanese from all walks will be engaged in the special Tendrel planting of 108,000 trees on March 6th as a gesture of welcoming His Royal Highness The Gyalsey . The day will be marked by planting an auspicious number of 108,000 trees with one tree representing one household. These sokshings …

Electric fencing of farmland is quickly gaining popularity among farmers across the country. The farmers say the electric fence helps in reduction of crop damages, therefore, helps to increase crop cultivation and crop diversity. Farmers also spend less time guarding the crops and it is helping in the reduction of …

Farmers that grow watermelons on a large scale are finally seeing their cash income grow from the sale of the crop.  They say growing watermelons is easier than the other cash crops, like chilies and potatoes, since watermelons are less damage by wild animals and also remain unaffected by major …

The presence of a new frog species named the Leptobrachium bampu was sighted in Pakhola under Jigmecholing gewog under Sarpang dzongkhag by a team of researchers from College of Natural Resources during the Himalayan Bull frog survey towards the end of 2015. According to the research team member from CNR, …

The local communities in Phobjikha and Gangtey, Wangduephodrang are receiving an increasing number of tourists in their homes each year. The income generation from home stay service, made possible through the community-based sustainable tourism scheme, is helping the local farmers. There are more than 20 home stays in the two …