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…𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC) has embarked on a significant initiative to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on public buildings in Thimphu, as well as on its infrastructure at the Basochhu and Chhukha hydropower plants. This project, with a total installed …

…𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕-𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo The Integrated Agri-Business Creation Training held in Serthi Gewog, Samdrup Jongkhar, is being hailed as a transformative initiative aimed at shifting rural livelihoods from traditional subsistence farming to more sustainable, market-driven agricultural practices. The initiative is being recommended by Minister of Agriculture and …

…𝒖𝒑𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 By Kezang ChodenThe National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) has successfully completed the planned relocation and upgradation of four Class A meteorological stations for the 2024-2025 financial year. This milestone marks a significant advancement in the country’s meteorological infrastructure, enhancing its capacity for accurate weather forecasting, climate …

…”𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒘𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂.” – 𝑮𝒚𝒆𝒎 𝑻𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑮𝒖𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒂𝒓𝒐 𝑮𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈 By Lhendup WangmoFor years, the people of Naro have hoped that the road connecting them to Thimphu would eventually fulfill its purpose. But with each monsoon that washes away sections and each winter that buries it under …

… 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆, 𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has launched a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening its Civic Education Programme (CEP) to promote a deeper understanding of the electoral process and democratic values, with a particular focus on youth and first-time voters. Key among these …