DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Adaption Fund accredited Bhutan Trust Fund for Environment Conservation (BTFEC) as Bhutan’s first National Implementing Entity (NIE) under direct access on 25 January. Direct Access is a climate finance modality pioneered by the Adaptation Fund that empowers developing countries to access funds and design and implement climate change adaptation projects …

Bhutan achieved the measles elimination status in April last year, being one of the first two countries to eliminate measles in WHO South-East Asian region (SEAR) before the 2020 regional target. A series of vaccination and awareness campaign were carried out since 1979 to achieve the goal. The health ministry …

On  11 November 2017, after the reduction in fuel prices came into effect, the government stated that a review would be carried out after six months, to assess whether the benefits of reduction in fuel prices have been passed on to citizens and its impact on the economy at large. …

With aims to encourage scientific innovation and creativity among school children, the Science Technology Engineering Mathematic (STEM) Olympiad at a national-level returns this June. It is organized by Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with Royal Education Council (REC). The program coordinator, Bhoj Raj Rai, said STEM Olympiad provides a …

The Transparency International ranking for corruption perception index showed Bhutan achieving is best ever ranking as the 26th cleanest country out of 180 countries and territories with the score of 67 as per the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2017. Bhutan was ranked at 27th in 2016 and 2015 with a …

The Prime Minister during the monthly meet the press assured that the government would ask the Department of Information and Media (DoIM) to discuss with BICMA on its list of only 56 channels that can be shown on cable TV in Bhutan. There have been youth and others taking issue …

Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that although it has been around almost 34 years with the introduction of Power tillers in the country, there were people in some parts of the country who have just heard about the machine but have never seen it physically as it was mainly the …

In 2017, there were a total of 7,700 cases registered and 1,626 cases carried forward from 2016 stated the annual report of the Judiciary of Bhutan. A total of 6957 cases were decided by the courts in 2017. There were 4897 civil cases registered last year. Out of which the …

Thimphu Thromde will do away with parking spaces along Norzin Lam, Thimphu’s main thoroughfare, by the end of this year, after the completion of the two multi storied parking lots. The decision was made during a public consultation meeting last month. According to the Thromde master plan, Norzin lam was …

The Public Services and Grievance Redressal Division (PSGRD) under Cabinet Secretariat has received 61 applications and responded to about 40 applications received so far. Other remaining applications are being assessed for similar actions. Of this the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) and Ministry of Education (MoE) tops the grievances received …