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…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 By Yeshi DolmaThe nation is embarking on a bold energy transformation that could reshape its economic and environmental future. The country aims to expand its installed generation capacity from 3,500 MW today to 25,000 MW by 2040- a target that represents a radical acceleration compared …

…𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoThe country’s standing as the world’s only carbon negative nation is facing growing pressure as global greenhouse gas concentrations reach record levels. The World Meteorological Organization’s Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2025 reports that atmospheric carbon dioxide rose to 423.9 parts per million in …

…𝒈𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒎𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 By Leki ChungdonLocal Government leaders are once again raising concerns over the lack of proper housing facilities for Gups and Mangmis, saying the issue has affected their ability to serve communities effectively. Many have urged the government to extend either a house rent …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Leki Chungdon The Department of Surface Transport (DoST) team has begun dismantling Bailey bridge components to construct a temporary bridge over the Amochu River. The effort aims to restore road connectivity to Denchukha Gewog, which was cut off following the recent disaster. According to officials, the temporary …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenAs of October 31 this year, Bhutan exported a total of 29,163.5 metric tonnes of agricultural and non-wood forestry products to India, Bangladesh, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the United States, France, and Thailand. The highest export of carrot from Phuentsholing was recorded in October with …