Meanwhile, the department has released two cold tolerant hybrid chilli varieties in southern dzongkhags Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority banned imported chillies in 2016. Since then, many dzongkhags have been producing large quantities of chillies to be sold with the main market being Thimphu. However, chillies import has been …
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Bhutan has many foreign friends but perhaps no one has done as much as Ambassador Harald N. Nestroy in terms of the number of projects and the funds raised by him through Pro Bhutan. Harald who is from Germany, and the Executive Chairman of Pro Bhutan, Germany shared his memorable …
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Many private Early Childhood Care and Development Centers (ECCD) in the capital are open for the new 2023 admission while a few of the centers will announce the new admission on February 2023. The government ECCD centers will reopen on 1st March 2023 and the admission for government ECCD centers …
Read More »A kidney recipient’s husband was asked whether he would abandon his wife after her kidney transplant surgery. He replied, “no”. And he stood by his word. He made sure he provided the care and support that his wife needs. But this is not the case for many women who undergo …
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The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) is expecting to have a fully functional forensic lab by mid next year as 60 percent of the construction work on the building is complete. A Police Forensic Science Laboratory in Serbithang, which started its building construction in September 2021, is expected to complete by …
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On 27 December, the 720 MW Mangdechu Hydroelectric Power Project was officially handed over by the Mangdechu Hydroelectric Power Project Authority (MHPA) to Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), Bhutan. The handing over ceremony was witnessed by the Minister for Economic Affairs, Lyonpo Loknath Sharma, and the Ambassador of India to …
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Pawo Choyning Dorji, 39, from Bumthang is the youngest Bhutanese and the first filmmaker to receive the Druk Thuksey (Heart Son of the Thunder Dragon) Medal from His Majesty The King for his services to the nation through his outstanding contribution to the Bhutanese film industry during the 115th National …
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His Majesty The King conferred the Red Scarf to Lyonpo Dasho (Dr) Tandi Dorji, in recognition of his services to the nation during his tenure as the Foreign Minister during the 115th National Day at Changlimithang in Thimphu. During the pandemic, Lyonpo served as a member of the National COVID …
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According to the studies conducted by the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), the three benched marked glaciers are losing mass continuously. A similar retreating trend is observed on the terminus of the glacier. Therefore, if all glaciers are exposed to the same kind of climatic and environmental conditions …
Read More »To address the ever-increasing waste management concerns, the National Environment Commission (NEC) Secretariat implemented the Revised Penalty and Fine Schedule for Waste-Related Offenses, which includes an incentive and reward system, on 15 December 2022. According to the NEC’s Chief of Waste Management, Thinley Dorji, people dump waste wherever they feel …
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