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…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, …