Monthly Archives: December, 0

Temperature is rising in many parts of the country, including Thimphu. But that didn't stop people from gathering outside to stretch and bend their way through at least an hour of yoga.

Illegal collectors of Cordyceps in Bumthang have been adding more pressure on the alpine environment and also have been affecting the highlanders of Chhoekhor Gewog.

Nineteen trucks carrying boulders left for Bangladesh yesterday. Interim guidelines for surface collection and dredging of riverbed materials by the cabinet allowed the department of forests and park services to issue permits based on the number of wheels of the vehicles.

Like in any other countries, copyright infringement is on the rise in the country. Although there are laws and implementing agencies to curb this, the level of awareness on copyright is still relatively low amongst the people.

After almost two decades, paddy cultivation has returned at Menchhari village under Orong Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar. A group of youths in the village decided to cultivate paddy this year to promote agriculture and achieve self-sufficiency.

People of Sarpang say there is a need for a university degree college in their district. They say, considering the vastness and population, the district qualifies to have one. Today, in the absence of a college, locals say, sending their children to continue their studies to another place is financially burdensome.

To combat land degradation and improve local land productivity, a sustainable land management project (SLMP) was launched in Monggar. Nearly 35 acres of land in Saling and Tsamang Gewogs of Monggar were covered under the project. Every year, the country loses around three to 21 tones of soil per hectare to land degradation from rainwater.

Segregated wastes not only reduce health and safety of waste pickers and the ecosystems around, it largely minimizes waste that fills landfill everywhere in the world.

The total unresolved irregularities amount to over Nu 600 M according to the Annual Audit Report, which is released today. This is an increase of 48.49 per cent compared to 2017 irregularities of around Nu 400 M.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) presented its review report on the Annual Audit Report to the Parliament today. The committee reviewed on five performance audit reports of revenue collection and management in Thromdes,  in-country travels, core banking solutions in Bank of Bhutan (BoB),  operation of Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and preparedness for implementation of Sustainable Development Goals.