Bullying
When it comes to education in Bhutan the discussion these days centers around teacher shortage, Dzongkha, board results, STEM subjects, Humanities, exams etc. In all of the above, important matters like student welfare, mental health, a safe school space and well-being of students is ignored or not given priority. While …
Read More »Vehicle breakdowns
Ever since the issue of large numbers of Euro 6 diesel vehicles breaking down have come to the fore, the reaction of the responsible officials has been a mix of defensiveness and denial. The common refrain has been that no written official complaint has been filed on the vehicles or …
Read More »Monopolies Are to Blame for Generative AI’s Hallucinations
BRUSSELS – In May, Google rolled out a long-expected update that incorporated generative artificial intelligence into its dominant search engine. Users searching for information in the United States are now sometimes shown an AI-generated overview that summarizes the results, followed by the usual list of websites ranked by relevance. Within days, people …
Read More »Why Harris Can Beat Trump
WASHINGTON, DC – Kamala Harris can win the US presidency. Yes, Donald Trump is a formidable candidate, whose campaign was bolstered by his defiant reaction to the July 13 attempt on his life. But Harris has emerged as the presumptive Democratic nominee with stunning speed following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal; …
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Meetings
Whenever a service provider or official is not in office, the most probable reason will be a meeting. If a study is done on the use of time by public officials, the major chunk of time will be consumed by meetings. Meetings, when really required, are important to get more …
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Media Red Tape
Bureaucracy is the practice of taking a bunch of well-meaning people and tying them up in so much red tape, rules and process that they are unable to function, and at the end even the simplest tasks takes enormous process, time and effort. Bureaucracy and the accompanying red tape does …
Read More »P II aims to start with 340 MW generation in August and be fully commissioned by December
The Punatsangchu II project is aiming to start commissioning its first unit of 170 MW on 15 August 2024 and the second unit of 170 MW by the end of August. Then the other units will be commissioned subsequently until all 6 units of 1020 MW capacity are commissioned by …
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