In the near future, the government will no longer buy control systems for operation of hydro power plants from outside the country. It will be manufactured domestically by the Bhutan Automation and Engineering Limited (BAEL), a unit of the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), the country’s hydropower generating company. On …

Thimphu’s solid waste generation is projected to increase to 124 metric tonnes (MT) a day from the present 99 MT by 2027, when an estimated 200,000 people are living in the capital. Thimphu’s population last year stood at 99,655. This is the according to the strategic environment assessment (SEA) for …

A skinny boy wearing faded jacket and jeans wraps his head in a scarf and covers his mouth with a mask. Jigme is dressed for the day. Jigme works as a helper at a construction site in Gidagom, 25 kms from Thimphu, as he awaits the class XII results that …

The remote regions of Gangzur in Lhuentse Dzongkhag and Kangpara and Thrimshing in Trashigang have become much more accessible with the gewog centre (GC) roads to these gewogs now black topped. The 5.63 km Gangzur GC road will benefit 658 households of Gangzur. The gewog has achieved full electricity and …

Using mobile phone while driving topped the list of traffic offences between 2011 and 2016 according to a study conducted by the ministry of information and communication. Drink driving and over speeding were the next highest offences according to the study. The study also shows that traffic offenses are increasing …

The Japanese government has provided 353 more power tillers to Bhutan. Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu handed over the power tillers worth Nu 137 million to the Agriculture Machinery Centre. These power tillers will be used for hiring services. At present, there are 505 power tillers under the hiring services managed …

Political parties revealed several new candidates over the past few weeks as they plan to announce more candidatures at the end of this month. The General Secretary of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, Tenzin Lekphell, said that they have 35 confirmed candidates as of now. “We are in advanced stages of discussion …

Bhutan’s literacy rate increased to 66 percent in the past five years, from 63 percent in 2012 according to the Bhutan Living Standards Survey (BLSS) 2017. Youth (15-24 years) were the most literate group at 93 percent and it was 60 percent for adults (15 years and above). Literacy rates …

During the meet the press session on December 27, the works and human settlement minister Dorji Choden made some clarifications on the ACC report on public road construction, which the media had written about. Her main concern was on the use of the word rampant corruption. The minister said that …

The government has launched an online grievance redressal system where people can express their dissatisfaction, problems and provide feedback on public services offered in the country. Known as eKaaSel, the system has been developed to serve as a one-stop platform with the primary objective of streamlining the grievance redressal aspect …