Despite orders from the National Environment Commission (NEC) to stop work along with a daily fine of Nu 20,000 since the last 40 days the Department of Roads (DoR) has still not stopped work at the Paro International Airport. The accumulated fine is close to Nu 1mn. The NEC is …

Lack of resources had prevented Bhutan from earlier capitalizing on what could have been a lucrative plantation of Agarwood trees but the plantation still holds a lot of potential. During Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji’s tenure as the agriculture minister, scientists from University of Minnesota were invited to Bhutan to experiment on …

Proposes price control as a solution An agriculture ministry report has confirmed what many households in Thimphu already know that the prices of vegetables have shot up due to a combination of factors from inflation to the rupee crunch. The report compared prices for six months from January to June …

Ever since the inception of plans to accelerate vegetable production and marketing by the agriculture ministry, the progress has been good, said officials of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperatives (DAMC) and the Horticulture Division. Proof of statement is the domestic production of 30,595 MT against the requirement of 54,445 MT. The …

A recent survey in the Royal Manas National Park has shown that the park has the world’s highest concentration of wild tigers. This information was also officially submitted by the government to the UNESCO as part of its proposal to help get  a World Heritage Site status for the Park …

This is the first time Bhutan has come up with the list. Wangduephodrang Dzong was one of the sites submitted before it tragically burnt down Bhutan on March, 8th 2012 nominated eight sites to be listed under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The …

Differences over interpretation of laws are not only confined to politicians in Parliament, it has now seeped into government agencies. While the National Land Commission has asked former Gup Tashi Thinley to demolish a temporary structure and move out of what they say is a 10 decimal area encroached by …

The Companies Act of 2000 will be repealed for clearer provisions and faster procedures. Recently the consultant who drafted the new Bill, Warrington Consultancy from Canada submitted an inception report to the economic affairs ministry. The ministry’s legal officer said, the Bill aims to streamline document-submission to different agencies under …

People in Nabesa, Paro who experienced an attack of bark beetles are concerned as few dzongkhags had experienced a similar endemic between 1985 and 1990. A number of trees were infested due to the attack. “The Forest Management Units are connected with roads and even though the operations are planned, …

The National Environment Commission (NEC) is to soon send a letter to the Department of Roads (DoR) notifying them to stop the road widening works commissioned next to the Paro Airport immediately. Adding on, the NEC is planning to impose fine. According to an official from NEC, they had written …