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…𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒊𝒓-𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆. By Sonam Choden A recent Regional Workshop on Air Pollution, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), and Health, organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), highlighted that air quality concerns are intensifying, particularly in urban centres such as Thimphu, …

𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝑹𝑫𝑪 𝑾𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓 By Leki Chungdon As the crisp autumn air settles over the east, the staff of the Agriculture Research and Development Centre (ARDC) at Wengkhar village, Mongar Gewog, Mongar Dzongkhag, in collaboration with officials from the Commercial Agriculture and Resilient Livelihoods Enhancement Programme (CARLEP), have begun the seasonal practice of drying persimmons. This cherished …

…𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎, 𝒚𝒂𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. By Kezang ChodenIn the high mountains of Bhutan, yak pastoralism remains one of the most enduring and sustainable ways of life, rooted in the harmony between people, animals, and nature. According to the International Centre for Integrated …

…𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaFor years, bullying was a silent shadow in school corridors, a problem too common to ignore, yet too complex to solve. Today, that shadow is lifting. Teachers, counsellors, and students across the country say bullying is finally declining, not because of punishment, but because …

Global recognition of the nation’s tourism model highlights its unique approach, but behind the accolades lies a pressing challenge: many hotels, tour operators, and local communities are struggling to benefit from the sector’s growth. While awards underline international appreciation, the reality on the ground shows uneven distribution of economic gains, threatening the sustainability of the tourism industry. The hotel industry …