…𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 By Kezang Choden Gangteys’ waste management has seen significant improvement as Desuups deployed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) carry out clean-up operations under a national initiative. The team recently received a virtual briefing from the PMO and the Ministry of Industry, …

…𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Yeshi Dolma On a crisp autumn morning in the capital, 32-year-old Pema Wangmo weaves her way through the Centenary Farmers’ Market. A university-educated marketing professional, she represents the rising middle class in the city. Like many women her age, she has chosen to stop at one child. …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒔𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒖𝒕 By KinzangLhamo Balakhop, a village of about 90 households in Tashiling Maed under Semjong gewog, Tsirang, has overcome years of water scarcity and declining farmland through innovative nature-based solutions. Once known for steep slopes, poor soils, and drying water sources, the community now has reliable water, stabilized farmland, and improved agricultural …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍-𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝑨𝑰 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 By Kezang Choden The Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) Bhutan has introduced advanced technology to enhance its efforts in conserving the endangered White-bellied Heron (WBH) and associated species. Traditional field monitoring is now complemented by drones, camera traps, CCTV cameras, remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and telemetry. The …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘-𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Leki ChungdonResidents of Dorokha Dungkhag in Samtse Dzongkhag continue to grapple with a chronic fuel shortage that has persisted for years, disrupting lives and livelihoods despite repeated appeals for intervention. The only petroleum outlet in Basantay, which caters not only to Dorokha but also to Dumtoe, …

…𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kezang Choden The National Assembly of Bhutan has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to equality, education, and the protection of vulnerable groups, citing key provisions from the constitution. Article 7.15 guarantees that all persons are equal before the law, ensuring equal protection and prohibiting discrimination based on …

…𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 By Lhendup Wangmo More than 40 Bhutanese startups gathered in Thimphu at the end of August to present a wide range of innovative products and ideas, underscoring the role of entrepreneurship in tackling unemployment and strengthening the economy. The program was organized by the Department of Employment and …

The question of how Bhutan positions itself in the global conversation on clean transportation is no longer theoretical. As the climate crisis deepens, small nations like ours must not merely adapt but set examples by embracing technologies that align with our values of sustainability and Gross National Happiness. For years, electric vehicles (EVs) have been promoted as the answer to …

…𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 By Sonam ChodenAlcohol is no longer simply a cultural element of Bhutanese gatherings; it has become one of the country’s pressing social problems, affecting families, claiming lives, and imposing economic burdens. According to the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), between 2020 and 2024, Bhutan recorded 1,527 cases of domestic violence directly …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 By Sonam ChodenAlmost two years after staffing shortages were first reported at Nanong Basic Health Unit (BHU) and Tsatsi Primary Health Care (PHC) in Pemagatshel, the facilities continue to operate with only one Health Assistant (HA), leaving the community with limited access to healthcare. In Samtse, …