In the last issue of this paper, we did a story on how the Department of Geology and Mines (DGM) has hired two especially equipped Australian helicopters to do aerial surveys of the country using magnetometer and LiDAR or laser scanning to map areas in Bhutan at or under 10,000 …

The Department of Geology and Mines (DGM) will be auctioning 11 boulder collection sites by June 2025 followed by about 26 remaining sites after July 2025 in a staggered manner. Earlier, the Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS) had put up 53 sites for auction and of this, 47 …

The Department of Geology and Mines (DGM) and its geologists, surveyors and staff have been keeping very busy in recent times looking for Gold, Tungsten, Copper, Graphite, Limestone, Iron Ore, Lead, Zinc, Coal, Rare Earth Minerals and anything else they can find in major field surveys, including ongoing tests of …

Bhutan using its dams strategically to minimize penalties and avoid high import costs Until late 2022, Bhutan could import power from India in the absence of any legal agreement as part of its winter requirements. However, coinciding with power sector reforms in India to ensure Grid Stability, and also Bhutan’s …

On 20th January 2025, the Chinese Artificial Intelligence start up DeepSeek launched DeepSeek-R1, an open sourced AI model which is cheaper to train and comparable to OpenAI’s o1 AI model in performance. The launch and the performance of DeepSeek led to a major slump in tech stocks in USA with …

The current government’s pledge to give Nu 10,000 per month to a third child till the child turns three is one of the most discussed pledges. It has been learnt that this pledge will now be incorporated under the larger program of, ‘an inclusive and comprehensive social protection system,’ already …

The United States of America (USA) has withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO) after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to that effect just a few hours after his inauguration on 20th January 2025. USA, by far, is the bigger donor to WHO, and its withdrawal is already …

In a major development, the troubled 570 MW Wangchu hydropower negotiations between the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) and the Adani Group have crossed a major hurdle, with the Adani Group agreeing to a minority stake of 49% in line with the government’s policy. The negotiations had been stalled last …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) from 14th November to 7th December 2024 conducted Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) screening in 20 dzongkhags covering 216,096 individuals. The screening aimed to identify individuals at risk for conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension, facilitating early intervention and effective management. The NCD survey in …

It is still slated to be the third highest year though According to figures from the Home Affairs Department of Australia, in the first six months of the financial year 2024-2025 for June, July, August, September, October, November and December 2024 a total of 2,662 visas have been granted to …