Delhi Sustainable Development Summit7 February, 2010 – Bhutan is formulating policies for the construction industry to employ green technology and practices, said Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley, while speaking to world leaders and other members at the Delhi sustainable development summit in India yesterday. Lyonchhoen, in his keynote address, also informed participants that a process is underway to augment Bhutanese school curricula promoting eco-literacy among students within zero-waste and green schools. The theme of the three-day summit, organised by the energy research institute (TERI), is ‘Beyond Copenhagen: New Pathways to Sustainable Development. India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the summit. Continue reading →“The gods have abandoned their abode” : PM
Delhi Sustainable Development Summit7 February, 2010 – Bhutan is formulating policies for the construction industry to employ green technology and practices, said Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley, while speaking to world leaders and other members at the Delhi sustainable development summit in India yesterday. Lyonchhoen, in his keynote address, also informed participants that a process is underway to augment Bhutanese school curricula promoting eco-literacy among students within zero-waste and green schools. The theme of the three-day summit, organised by the energy research institute (TERI), is ‘Beyond Copenhagen: New Pathways to Sustainable Development. India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the summit. Continue reading →GoI funds for gewogs
Community-based activities may now be implemented immediately
Small Development Projects4 February, 2010 – About 441 projects that include building farm roads, rural water supply schemes and basic health and education infrastructure in all 205 gewogs should begin immediately with the Indian government releasing Nu 394 mn yesterday. Continue reading →
Bangladesh oust Bhutan from the tournament
February 2: The national football squad faced their second consecutive loss in the South Asain Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They lost to the host team by 4-0. The national team is out of the tournament, although they have a game in hand. Continue reading →
RAA’s explosive report
Audit uncovers mismanagement of magazines across the country
2 February, 2010 – A royal audit authority (RAA) report found large quantities of explosive materials missing and not accounted for, as per the records of the main ‘mother magazine depot’ in Tsimasham, and also with end users like mining companies, dzongkhags, construction companies and the department of roads. (see box).
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Lyonchhoen lauds gold medallists
Jigme Tenzin(left), Kinzang Dorji(right)
2 February, 2010 – Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley congratulated two Bhutanese civil servants, who were awarded gold medals for higher studies from their universities in India.
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Options to sustain and improve healthcare
28 January, 2010 – The health ministry could start charging non-Bhutanese for health services and Bhutanese who come to referral hospitals even when not referred as a means to generate more revenue to sustain the health system.
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