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…4780 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒔𝒆 By Phurpa Wangmo Recent data from the Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) has unveiled a disconcerting trend within the country – an increasing number of individuals flouting driving license regulations. Between the year 2022 and the first week of October 2023, a staggering 4,780 individuals were …

In the midst of a turbulent global economic landscape, Bhutan’s extraordinary economic resurgence in 2022 stands as a remarkable testament to the nation’s resilience and the efficacy of its economic policies. With a striking growth rate of 5.2 percent, Bhutan managed to rebound from the severe economic contraction of -10.2 percent experienced in 2020, a year deeply scarred by the …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 2022-23 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 8 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑵𝒖. 20,101 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓. By Phurpa WangmoThe total budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 is maintained at Nu. 74.86 billion, representing a 7.6 percent increase compared to the fiscal year 2022-23. Out of this total expenditure, Nu. 45.55 billion is allocated …

Khenpo Ugyen Norbu dedicated 17 years of his life to studying in Mysore, India, where he earned the esteemed title of Khenpo, equivalent to a Ph.D. in Buddhist Philosophy, from the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute. In Bumthang and Gangtey, he shared his profound knowledge by teaching a range of subjects, including academic Shastra teachings, Higher tantra teachings, and Lower sections of …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕-𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝑼𝑺$58 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 60% 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝑫𝑷 Phurpa Wangmo Water, the world’s most precious yet undervalued resource, is at the heart of a mounting global crisis that threatens both human and planetary health, as warned by a new report published by World Wildlife Fund …