Monthly Archives: December, 0

Bhutan recorded the lowest average annual inflation rate in 2018 at 2.69 per cent. It is the slowest increase in the prices of goods and services since the records were maintained by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) in 2004.

The Boomdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) tagged three Black-necked cranes with GPS transmitters to study migratory routes, and identify potential threats. Officials say data from the GPS transmitters will help identify potential threats during the bird’s migration and help step up conservation efforts at the cranes’ roosting areas.

From next year, the class seven students in the country will get to study the new Bhutan Civics Textbook. The Royal Education Council (REC) is currently working on its framework.

Bhutan is the first country to record a complete life cycle of  Ludlow’s Bhutan Glory, the national butterfly. A senior forestry officer from Boomdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) in Trashi Yangtse carried out the study. 

The Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering and the Education Minister J.B Rai met with principals and proprietors of private higher secondary schools from across the country in Thimphu today.

A team of fresh graduates from College of Science and Technology (CST) in Phuentshogling is in process of developing a Smart Switch System.

After raging on for the fifth day, the forest fire in Udzorong Gewog under Trashigang Dzongkhag has been contained this morning.

Prime Minister, Dr Lotay Tshering, said enrolling all class ten passed students into government and private higher secondary schools is a historic move to invest in youth of the country.

The government’s pledge to increase the national minimum wage will “distort the economy,” said opposition party at a recent press conference in Thimphu.

The second Foothills festival in Sarpang ended on a high note earlier this week.