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…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑵𝑹 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈-𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 By Kezang Choden The College of Natural Resources (CNR) under the Royal University of Bhutan has inaugurated the country’s first environmental DNA (eDNA) laboratory, a significant milestone in biodiversity research and conservation. Developed through a collaboration involving ETH Zurich, the Department of Forests …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒉𝒚𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 By Kezang Choden Bhutan is projected to lead South Asia in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2025, according to recent economic forecasts. The country is expected to rank second after India in 2026, reflecting its strong economic momentum. South Asia is poised to remain the fastest-growing sub-region, driven …

…𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 By Kinzang Lhamo In a major development for Bhutan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) landscape, Mountain Hazelnuts and the European Union (EU) marked a milestone USD 7.9 million equity investment on April 22, 2025. The funding, led by Mirova and Finnfund, is backed by the EU’s European Fund …

Bhutan stands today at a crucial crossroads in its economic journey. After years of uncertainty and stagnation induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation has started showing signs of recovery. The economy is expected to grow by 8.5% in fiscal year 2025- a figure that reflects not only resilience but also renewed energy in sectors like hydropower, domestic investment, and …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓-𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 By Kinzang Lhamo Water scarcity has long posed a significant challenge to the agricultural community in Bali Chiwog, Punakha. Despite the area’s fertile land, the lack of reliable and consistent irrigation has left a large portion of farmland uncultivated. Farmers have struggled to grow crops throughout …