Milk offerings at lakes: a spiritual practice or an environmental threat?

KARMA CHIMI | Thimphu It is a tranquil holiday morning and the sun is just starting to pop…

Buli, a village frozen in time

The village is named among the six important cultural sites in the country KARMA CHIMI | Thimphu Imagine…

Farmers in Lauri generate Nu 1.305 million through chirata cultivation

KARMA CHIMI | Thimphu Swertia chirayita, commonly known as chirata or Ja-tig (Dzongkha) and Khalu in Tshangla, has…

Lighting up Aja Nye

The 8𝟎 𝐀𝐖 s𝐨π₯𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐕 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐭 π€π£πš 𝐍𝐲𝐞 in 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫 was commissioned on 30 December…

Farmers bearing the brunt of climate change

DEMA YESHI |Β Thimphu Most places in Bhutan are prone to disasters such as flood, land erosion…

Climate crisis threatens survival of β€˜Tigers of the River’

                       Tiger of the River will be only in photos down the line KARMA CHIMI | Thimphu The mighty…

Web-based application procedure for mining related activities launched

SONAM PENJOR | Thimphu To streamline the overall application procedures for mining, transport permit generation, payment…

Bhutan declared free from open defecation

The last 76 gewogs from 12 dzongkhags were recognized for achieving ODF status and 100 percent…

FAO supports climate-resilient water resource projects

…in preparation for designing a climate-resilient water resource project STAFF REPORTER | Thimphu To mainstream climate…

If winter is here, can forest fires be far behind?

A 2006 forest fire in Wangduephodrang that burnt around 50,000 acres of forest is said to…