Bhutan
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Economic diversification crucial for Bhutan: World Bank report
Bhutan needs to diversify its economy beyond the hydropower sector alongside reforms in agricultural and financial sectors for long-term growth…
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2,500 sq km Gelephu Mindfulness City to focus on 7 core economic clusters
GMC is strategically focused on seven core industries, each playing a vital role in shaping the city’s future. These are…
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DGPC and Adani Group yet to finalise shareholding of Wangchhu project
The Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) has clarified that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with India’s Adani Group on…
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Gyalsung—Bhutan’s National Service Programme launched
Gyalsung—Bhutan’s National Service, was launched simultaneously at the four Gyalsung Academies in Khotokha in Wangdue, Pemathang in Samdrupjongkhar, Gyalpoizhing in Mongar,…
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Bhutan’s plan to tackle Mpox
On 14 August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Mpox to be a ‘public health emergency of international concern.’…
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Waste-Bank initiative aims to tackle Thimphu’s plastic crisis
In a significant stride towards tackling the escalating waste problem in Thimphu, the Bhutan Waste Bank (BWB) initiative was launched…
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First turbines of PHPA-II spin as project inches closer to full operation
Thirteen years after the inter-governmental agreement between Bhutan and India for the 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project was signed on…
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Bhutan achieves landmark reduction in maternal and child mortality
Bhutan has achieved a new milestone in maternal and child health with a dramatic decline in both maternal and child…
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Bhutan Government power tillers languish in sad state of repair
By Lhakpa Quendren Gelephu—Most gewog power tillers distributed by the government, now managed by the Farm Machinery Corporation Limited (FMCL),…
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Bhutan’s Kholongchhu hydropower project resumes
By Dechen Dolkar After a two-year hiatus, the works on the 600MW Kholongchhu Hydropower Project has restarted, with initial contract…
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