…𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒖. 45 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang The Thimphu Dzongkhag Administration has launched multiple road improvement projects across Mewang and Dagala Gewogs to enhance connectivity and support rural development.Funded under Phase I of the Government of India’s Small Development Project (GoI-SDP), the initiatives …

…𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Sonam Choden The Department of Employment & Entrepreneurship (DoEE) under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment has launched Jabchor 2.0, an enhanced equity financing platform aimed at strengthening Bhutan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. This platform builds on the earlier Jabchor program initiated by …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Kezang Choden The Potato Trade Facilitation Center in Jangchey, located in Gangtey Gewog under Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag, has brought significant improvement to the lives of local potato farmers. Since its establishment, the center has boosted farmers’ incomes by providing direct access to markets and reducing the …

…𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang A 30-meter-long and 6.2- meter-wide multi-cell box culvert is currently under construction over the Sukraty River in Samtse District, Bhutan. This permanent concrete bridge aims to solve a long-standing problem faced by residents of villages like Gawadong, which comprise over 35 households, who …

…𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔, 𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaAs youth unemployment continues to rise globally, Bhutan is wrestling with its own version of a crisis that has become one of the defining challenges of the 21st century. While the country’s overall unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in 2024, …

…𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThe National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) recently conducted the eleventh session of the National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF-11), focusing on climate services and the outlook for the summer monsoon season from June to September 2025. The forum aimed to highlight the importance of …

… 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Sonam Choden Bhutan’s engagement with cryptocurrency and blockchain technology marks a shift in its development strategy, focusing on economic diversification, technological advancement, and environmental sustainability. By utilizing its renewable energy resources, particularly hydropower, Bhutan has developed a digital asset mining sector that aligns with the national development philosophy of …

…𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Yeshi DolmaWith the arrival of the monsoon, Thimphu’s waste management and drainage systems are once again under pressure. Residents are grappling with road waste overflow, clogged drains, and localized flooding. These recurring problems have led to growing public frustration directed at Thimphu Thromde, …

The mountains of Bhutan have long stood as guardians of a way of life rooted in balance, humility and coexistence with nature. But the silence of these hills is now interrupted by rising heat, vanishing snow and the growing urgency of a climate reality that is reshaping the country’s foundations. The danger is not in the changes alone but in …

…𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 300 𝑺𝑬𝑵 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Tashi Tshewang On May 24, 2025, the Bhutan Paralympic Committee (BPC), with support from the Bhutan Olympic Committee, hosted the sixth National Paralympic Festival at the Bhutan Amateur Athletic Federation Athletics Ground in Lungtenzampa, Thimphu. The event was graced by Her Royal …