A king who feels
December 08, 2009.The setting was perfect- harvested paddy terraces basking in the glow of the sun, orange trees laden with ripened fruit, the Gongri-chhu flowing far below the hills and people flocking in near the Tongshang Lower Secondary School...
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Mr. Subash Lohani of WWF-US visits UWICE
December 08, 2009.Mr. Subash Lohani, the Deputy Director of Eastern Himalayas Program of WWF US visited the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment on 8 December, 2009. Mr. Lohani was in the Kingdom on the invitation...
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Footpaths need standardization
December 08, 2009.With construction of farm roads in villages, old footpaths are either becoming narrower or are being fenced by owners of the nearby land barring people from using them...
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Lessons learnt from the GNH Conference in Brazil
November 29, 2009.The Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley has arrived home in the Kingdom after attending the 5th international conference on Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Brazil...
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Six bridges along Wangdue-Sarpang highway to be reconstructed
November 27, 2009.Six bridges between Wangduephodrang and Sarpang will be reconstructed. Works will be carried out with the Government of Japan grant aid.The bridges are Baso Chu zam, Nyarachu Zam, Burichu Zam, Chanchey Zam...
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Salvaging happiness
November 27, 2009.Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley’s keynote address at the recent 5th international GNH conference in Brazil brings home many crucial messages. In many ways, it is a well-thought-of speech on GNH. It almost borders...
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Self-help and Himalayan glaciers
November 23, 2009.When the Ice Melts is a remarkable story by Anjali Nayar in a recent issue of Nature. It centres on Thorthormi Glacier, which helps to feed the Pho River in north-central Bhutan. Like most other glaciers, Thorthormi is shrinking...
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Video shows evidence of Himalayan glacier melt
November 23, 2009.Just how fast glaciers are shrinking and why has been a subject of some debate, particularly in India. Last week the country's environmental minister released a report questioning whether climate change was driving...
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