From dung to clean energy
31 August 2010
Firewood is the main source of energy for cooking in rural areas. To address the local energy demand and national energy security, a biogas pilot project will be started in Samtse, Chukha, Sarpang and Tsirang from early 2011 for a period of five years. Targeting 1,600 domestic households, the biogas technology will convert cattle dung into clean and renewable gas to replace firewood, kerosene and... Read the story »
136 power tillers distributed
28 August 2010
Besides tilling land, power tillers are also used for transportation in rural areas Out of 152 power tillers received through KR-II, a Japanese grant scheme for developing countries to increase food production, 136 have been allotted to farmers from different dzongkhags (see table). An official from Agriculture Machinery Centre in Paro said that the existing functional farmer’s group with clear... Read the story »
TICA offers more scholarships to pvt. and corporate sectors
27 August 2010
The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) will provide 20 percent of 270 scholarships (54 seats) offered by Royal Thai government to private and corporate sectors for the next three years. The scholarships (full scholarship and cost-sharing) include both long-term and short-term training. The proposed areas of study include education, health, engineering, agriculture, business, public administration,... Read the story »
Himalayan countries discuss roadmap to adapt to climate change
22 August 2010
Lunana glaciers in Bhutan Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal on August 18 started a three-day high-level technical consultative meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal. Called ‘Sacred Himalayas for Water, Livelihoods, and Bio-cultural Heritage’, the expected outcome of the meeting will create a roadmap leading to the proposed ‘Climate Summit for a Living Himalayas in Bhutan 2011’. Dr Jagadish Chandra... Read the story »
Discussing public space
21 August 2010
Journalists, civil society employees and the members of UN Solution Exchange on August 18 took part in a discussion on public space. The discussion was part of a visioning workshop organized by Solution Exchange Bhutan to promote public space for democratic discourse. Public spaces play a central role in the formation of democratic culture in a society. Aimed at encouraging people to engage... Read the story »
Sacred items revealed after 300 years
20 August 2010
His Eminence Truelku Jigme Tenzin Wangpo, the reincarnation of Gyalsey Tenzin Rabgay, revealed 18 sacred items to the public on August 17 at Tango College of Buddhism in Thimphu. The items were revealed to the public after 300 years. They were revealed at the mid session of the yarney (summer retreat) and Tashi Sojong (auspicious restoration and purification ceremony). The items included sacred... Read the story »
Phasing out HCFCs by 2020
17 August 2010
By 2020, 10 years earlier than the Montreal Protocol schedule, Bhutan will see a complete phase-out of Hydrochloroflourocarbons (HCFCs). To meet its commitments, a strategy combining investment and non-investment components will be put in place. The chief environment officer of National Environment Commission (NEC), Peldon Tshering, said that the stakeholders, especially large HCFC users, have... Read the story »
246 candidates register for functional test
13 August 2010
After the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) announced the registration for functional literacy and possession of skills test for local government (LG) elections on August 2, about 246 aspiring candidates have registered as of August 11. According to Kibu Zangpo, the central coordinator of the functional literacy and possession of skills test, the registered numbers are collected only from the... Read the story »
Dialysis machines unsued
6 August 2010
The Royal Audit Authority has found out that the dialysis machines installed at Gelephu and Mongar hospitals some years ago are still not utilized due to lack of technicians. Audit officials found out that there was no yield for value of money as a result of poor planning. “It could even cost the lives of patients,” observed the officials. Two dialysis machines were installed at the Mongar... Read the story »
Tango monks in summer retreat
1 August 2010
Tango monks in an yarney prayer session His Eminence Trulku Jigme Tenzin Wangpo, the reincarnation of Gyelsay Tenzin Rabgay, and 300 monks of Tango College of Buddhism, are undergoing the 45-day annual yarney (summer retreat) . Yarney starts from the 15th day of the 6th month of the Bhutanese calendar and concludes on the 30th day of the 7th month, which corresponds to the month of July... Read the story »
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