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… 400 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 42 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 40 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 By Kezang ChodenUnder the Gewog Annual Budget, the construction of a reservoir tank with a storage capacity of400 thousand litres is underway in Metakha Gewog, Chukha Dzongkhag, to strengthen irrigationfacilities and address water scarcity faced by local farmers. As of now, more than …

Tashi Tshering, Thimphu Since the start of the year, the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax has transformedeveryday purchases into an exercise in caution and uncertainty for ordinary citizens. What wasintended as a reform to simplify taxation and create uniformity has, for many, resulted inconfusion and added financial pressure. Households with limited budgets, individuals relying onregular services, and small …

… 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔, 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 By Tashi TshewangA natural dyeing, creative design, and entrepreneurship training programme is currentlyunderway at Nakeling School in Pemaling Gewog, Samtse Dzongkhag, aimed at equipping localparticipants with practical skills to revive traditional textile practices while creating sustainablelivelihood opportunities. The programme is being conducted with technical support from theRoyal …

… 𝑨𝑫𝑩 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenAccording to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) report Youth Entrepreneurship in BhutanBuilding Pathways to Job Creation 2026, Bhutan’s youth continue to face persistent labourmarket challenges, including high rates of those not in employment, education or training,difficult transitions from school to work, and low job quality …

As the world intensifies efforts to tackle climate change, the emergence of carbon marketsrepresents both a challenge and an opportunity for nations committed to sustainabledevelopment. Carbon credits, which quantify and certify reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,are increasingly recognized as a legitimate economic instrument that rewards countries forresponsible environmental stewardship. For nations with abundant natural resources and strongenvironmental governance, participating in …