BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

…𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 By Tshering peljorBhutan is positioning itself at the forefront of the global fight against childhood lead poisoning, combining high-level international advocacy with concrete domestic steps to strengthen testing, regulation, and public awareness.At a high-level event during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Prime …

…𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenBhutan, the world’s only carbon-negative country and a global leader in environmental protection, has launched its first dedicated national air quality monitoring platform, AQ Watch-Bhutan, as concerns grow over rising pollution from domestic and transboundary sources. Despite its low-carbon status, air quality in Bhutan has …

…𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒄𝒐-𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Tshering PenjorLumang Gewog in Trashigang Dzongkhag is witnessing a significant rural development intervention with the construction of 31 houses for vulnerable households under a holistic support initiative implemented by the Tarayana Foundation, with funding assistance from the Government of India through the Royal Government.Lumang was …

…𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝑫𝑩 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Kezang ChodenBhutan’s agriculture sector continues to face a persistent imbalance, where strong natural endowments coexist with low domestic food production and rising dependence on imports. In response, the government’s 13th Five-Year Plan outlines a dual strategy to revitalise traditional crops critical to food …

Childhood lead poisoning is one of the most silent and persistent threats to public health. Unlike acute illnesses that demand immediate attention, lead exposure accumulates over time, often without visible symptoms, yet its effects on cognitive development, learning capacity, and long-term health are profound. Protecting children from lead is not merely a health priority; it is an investment in human …