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At the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit, future generations demanded that the world leaders need to do more to clean up the mess that they have created. Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist asked the world leaders to leave for the future generations their fair share of a healthy planet to dwell on.

 Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering presented to the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit on the Least Developed Countries' (LDC) plans of making climate-resilient pathways by 2030 and ensuring net-zero emissions by 2050 on September 23. Lyonchhen also asked the global community to invest 450 million dollars as support over the next ten years to realise the plans.

In what was a rare sight for the head of the government to take a walk without security in a foreign land, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering and the Bhutanese delegation walked to the UN headquarters.

Soon the government officials working in Soe and Lingzhi Gewogs under Thimphu Dzongkhag will get free electricity up to 100 units as proposed by Soe Gup during the recent Thimphu Dzongkhag Tshogdu.

The local leaders of Samdrup Jongkhar are worried that construction of Samrang-Jomotshangkha highway might get delayed due to the handing taking procedure between project Dantak and Department of Roads (DoR). 

It takes quite an effort and courage to make one's dream as a profession. But for 27-year-old Yeshi Lhendup, he did not dream and wait for it to happen. He went for what he believed he could and paved his own path. And today he runs his own audiovisual production house. Drawing the brand name from his own name, Yesh Lhendup Films today is the highest viewed entertainment account in the country. 

Although not a major contributor, Bhutan along with other least developed countries remain most vulnerable to threats and negative impacts of climate change. So as the chair of Least Developed Countries(LDC) Bhutan will ask the developed countries at the United Nations Climate Summit to cut down their emissions to maintain temperature rise below 1.5 degree Celsius.

People across the country will celebrate Thruebab or Blessed Rainy Day tomorrow. The sacred rain started from 2:49 pm today and will last one week according to the College for Astrology at Pangrizampa in Thimphu.

For the people living along Shetihkari and Aieploy streams, flooding especially during the monsoon has become a perennial challenge, despite various mitigation works.  However, it is now expected to subside following the interventions through the Technical Report on Flood Hazard Assessment and Development of Climate-resilient measures.

Forty deaf students from Thailand, Cambodia, Bhutan and Myanmar were trained with basic photography skills to provide a platform to develop a career and to enhance deaf’s innovation. The Foundation for the Deaf in Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen believes “young Photographer” with hearing disability express themselves better with photographs.