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WEBSeptember 9, 2024. The Gelephu Mindfulness City, a special administrative region, is envisioned as the greenest, cleanest, and safest city globally, combining material and spiritual advantages. Strategically positioned on a land bridge connecting South and Southeast Asia, home to over 2.7 billion people, the city will feature world-class ...
Trashigang Hospital to be expanded - BBSCL
WEB5 hours ago · September 20, 2024. To ease congestion and enhance healthcare services at Trashigang Hospital, there are plans to expand it in the current Five-Year-Plan. The expansion of the hospital’s services will include a new operation theatre, intensive care unit, dialysis unit and emergency unit. Every day, around 200 patients visit the hospital.
Dungkar Dzong sets stage for historic Bhutan Innovation Forum
WEB2 days ago · The Bhutan Innovation Forum, set to take place at Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro, will run for three days during the first week of October. This landmark event will be hosted in a unique venue that blends Bhutan’s cultural heritage with a forward-looking design, epitomising His Majesty The King’s vision for the nation. Dungkar Dzong, the largest and newest of its kind, serves as a hub for ...
Free-use library brings reading to the streets - BBSCL
WEB5 hours ago · Everyone feels empowered when access to a meaningful or relevant book is not limited by time, space or privilege. Inspired by this belief, a man has started a “free-use little library” in the heart of the capital. Using a repurposed piece of furniture, he has set up a small roadside bookshelf, offering free books for anyone to borrow and enjoy.
Queer community in the country calls for awareness and legal ...
WEB1 day ago · Discrimination against vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and queer communities in social, educational, healthcare, and workplace settings can reduce their productivity. Experts say this can impact both the affected individual and society's economic growth. In Bhutan, members of the queer community emphasise the need for more awareness and legal recognition ...
Update on Mines Restoration Guidelines to mandate progressive …
WEB5 hours ago · The Department of Geology and Mines plans to revise Mines Restoration Guidelines, making it mandatory for companies to adopt progressive closure practices for mining sites. Progressive closure is the implementation of closure activities during the construction and operation of mines rather than waiting until the end of the mining activity. This is in accordance with the recommendations of the ...
July inflation rises slightly to 2.04%, up from June - BBSCL
WEB1 day ago · September 19, 2024. Inflation has continued to be low this year, with the National Statistics Bureau’s latest Consumer Price Index report showing a modest increase for the month of July. The overall inflation rate now stands at 2.04 per cent, slightly up from June’s 1.84 per cent. While the shift is small, it marks a subtle increase in the ...
Bhutan Innovation Forum to feature global thought leaders and ...
WEB4 days ago · From eminent thought leaders to innovators, investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, Nobel laureates, and artists the Bhutan Innovation Forum will bring together over 80 world-renowned speakers. Among others, they will be talking about mindfulness and compassion, mindful innovation and entrepreneurs, and identifying new business opportunities in Bhutan. The Bhutan Innovation Forum is scheduled to ...
Bhutan's Human Development Index improves - BBSCL
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Bhutan’s Human Development Index, HDI has improved by two positions as per the UNDP’s latest Human Development Report. The national launch for Bhutan was conducted today. The Human Development Index is a measurement of a nation’s overall achievement in social and economic dimensions, mainly in life expectancy, education, and standard of living. Globally, the index declined during the ...
Senior national basketball team soars into finals for the first time ...
WEBJune 21, 2023. Bhutan’s senior men’s national basketball team is all pumped up to face Bangladesh in the finals of the Five Nation Championship tomorrow on the back of a dramatic semi-final win against Nepal last night. In an evenly contested match, Bhutan broke Nepali hearts in the dying seconds of the game when Sonam Tshering Jattu hit a ...
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