Farm Machinery Centre Limited (FMCL), a fully state owned enterprise, within two years into operation has a total of creditable 460 youths working under the cooperation currently.  As per the records with the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, maximum number of youth have opted for FMCL through the Direct …

Bhutan, for too long has been basking in the glory that came along with the carbon neutral status  which  also has distinguished the country globally for 81 percent of the country’s forest coverage, protected national parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. Going by this, the quality of air in the …

During the Friday question hour in the parliament, member from Dewathang Gomdar questioned the minister of economic affairs, lyonpo Loknath Sharma on the low occupancy of the industrial parks. “The DPT government identified and developed a number of industrial areas in east, south and central Bhutan and all political parties …

Presenting the overview report on the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) to the first session of the third parliament, finance minister Namgay Tshering said that that the 12th FYP period has been moved to November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2023 in order to align with the term of the …

The reduction rate is down from the earlier target of 9 percent Creating productive and gainful employment has been identified as one of the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) out of the 17 NKRAs in the 12th plan. The key performance indicators under this particular priority are to maintain national …

The special committee of the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) presented their findings from the interim review report on the TVET after the house, on the 16th Session, December 2015 resolved that there was a need to conduct a comprehensive diagnostic study on the current …

The seven-year long findings on Bhutan’s geodynamics makes it pronounced that a major earthquake of magnitude 8.5 or higher is due to hit the country in the future though the time period is not known. In the wake of such a revelation, the question remains as to the nation’s preparedness …

The finance minister, Lyonpo Namgay Tshering presented the national budget for the financial year 2018-2019 during the ongoing parliament session on Friday. A total budget appropriation for FY 2018-19 has been estimated at Nu 47bn which includes budget of Nu 36 bn passed during the 11th session of the second …

With the temperature in the capital hitting as low as -7 degrees in the last few days, the city is faced with a severe water crisis due to freezing and icing of water pipes resulting in pipes bursting. According to the Thromde’s principal engineer, Nathel Drukpa, households located at a …

According to the economic minister Lyonpo Loknath Sharma, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) looks forward for the successful review of some of the policies and acts that are in need of revision. The minister said that the government plans to complete most of the policy related works within the …