The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) in collaboration with the Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany has tagged a Himalayan Griffon for the first time. The Himalayan Griffon vulture was feeding on a carcass of a cow when sighted by a group by the villagers at Wamsis …

With just a month or two left for the farmers in the east to harvest potatoes and transport the harvest to the auction yard in Samdrup Jongkhar, the MP of Drametsi Ngatshang, Ugyen Wangdi, expressed his concerns regarding the collusion between the ex-employee of Samdrup Jongkhar auction yard and few …

The National Council during its question hour with Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay saw members expressing doubts and concerns on the establishment of Business Opportunity and Information Center (BOIC) and the salary scales for the CEO and the other staff. Eminent member Dasho Karma Yezer Raydi representing the house asked the …

The National Council in the last session had made various amendments of the 2012 Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan after finding problems in the Act that they felt negatively impacted the society at large. During the introduction of the act the members had proposed a few significant amendments which were …

Through Home stay as an initiative of Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN), to help farmers in the country to mint income through tourism sector, the communities of Phojikha and Gangtey gewog under Wangduepdodrang dzongkhag are already into successful business. As of now there are 20 homestays in …

A nationwide tiger survey initiated by the Department of Forest and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, starting from February is in full swing. The survey will determine the exact number of tigers in the country. The survey teams with appropriate equipment have been dispatched to the different locations …

The visually impaired youth who work in the capital at hotels, drayangs and nightclubs earning their livelihood by singing and performing will now be trained in professions like spa therapy. The initiative by Bhutan Foundation in partnership with Disable Persons’ Association of Bhutan( DPAB) will enhance the livelihood of those …

The Royal Botanical Park at Lamperi shares its area with the communities of Chang, Kawang and Dagala gewogs under Thimphu and Toeb gewog under Punakha. The four gewogs are coming together again to celebrate the second annual Rhododendron Festival for three days from 18 to 20 April this year. Having …

Representatives from member countries of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Bhutan, Nepal and India, discussed the effects of natural and human disturbances on wet land during a three day-long consultation meeting held in Thimphu. A book on the changes in the region of Phobjikha conservation areas and also …

The initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests to enhance local agricultural production to meet domestic demand seems to have paid off as farmers around the country have taken to growing vegetables on a large scale. There are more home grown vegetables on sale at the Centenary Farmers’ Market …