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…𝒅𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 Phurpa WangmoThe Dzongkhag administration of Trashigang has taken a creative approach to address the ongoing waste management challenges in the area. In an effort to encourage children and people to actively participate in waste disposal, the administration has introduced new bins with toy and animal …

Yeshi Choden is the first Bhutanese Space/Satellite Engineer. She is at present working as a Space/Satellite Engineer with the GovTech Agency. Her current incumbent demands to develop satellites, process the data that they collect from satellites, and transform these data into valuable information to be used by the different agencies and sectors. Since Yeshi specializes in the technical field which …

In the past, there have been numerous instances of project failures in Bhutan, such as the Punatshangchu Hydrology Project and the collapse of the Damchu-Haa Bridge. These incidents have highlighted the lack of due diligence in the review process of large-scale construction projects, leading to substantial financial losses for the government, amounting to billions of dollars. To avoid such scenarios …

…𝑫𝒐𝒓𝒋𝒊 𝑳𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒐’𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 Phurpa Wangmo Dorji Lhamo, at the age of 23, has embarked on an extraordinary mission. As the eldest sibling in her family, she carries a sense of responsibility, not only for her loved ones but also for her community. This is the tale of her …

… 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕, 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒉. Tenzin LhadenAs Bhutan grapples with a shrinking market and economic challenges, resilient individuals and businesses are demonstrating their resourcefulness by exploring new avenues and adapting to the changing landscape. Despite the hardships brought on …