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…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝑨𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔, 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 By Yeshey LhadonThe World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has sounded a dire warning through its Living Planet Report (LPR) 2024, revealing a catastrophic 73 percent decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations from 1970 to 2020. This sharp decline indicates the growing threats posed by climate change, …

As we observe World Mental Health Day on October 10 every year, it is imperative to reflect on the significance of mental health within Bhutan. Mental health matters profoundly, influencing every aspect of our thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and interactions impacting our ability to cope with stress, build healthy relationships, and make informed decisions.In Bhutan, mental health issues have been increasingly …

…𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 By Lhendup WangmoAs Bhutan grapples with the rising challenge of mental health issues, the government has outlined a comprehensive approach to tackling the problem, under the leadership of Health Minister, Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk. During the 8th Meet the Press, the minister emphasized that mental health …

…𝑵𝒖 8.3 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝑨𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Lhendup Wangmo Chencho Tshering, the Chief Planning Officer of the Ministry of Finance, shared that a total of 193 applications for concessional loans have been received from participating financial institutions under the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP). So far, Nu 8.3 million has been sanctioned, with 12 projects receiving approval. …

…𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 By Yeshey Lhadon At the recent Bhutan Innovation Forum, a distinguished panel of experts engaged in a thought-provoking discussion on leadership’s pivotal role in shaping Bhutan’s ongoing transformation. The session brought together four accomplished figures in leadership Keith …