The government unveils an ambitious two-pronged waste management plan

By using the right codes and standards, buildings could save at least 20 percent electricity

Forest officials destroyed 121 snares in Thimphu region in 2013, and 18 in Bumthang

Forest: Forest authorities have suspended the formation of community forest since October 2013.

The fire consumed more than 100 acres of forest so far

Upper Kheng: Farmers in one of country’s poorest villages in Zhemgang tilling their field

The first forest fire of the 2013-2014 winter in Thimphu burnt four to five acres of government reserved forest above Jazam, near Namseling, yesterday afternoon.

WCD: The wildlife conservation division will conduct the first nationwide tiger survey next month, making Bhutan the fourth country to conduct such a survey using camera traps.

It will provide the authority, a platform to deal with the govt. and implementing agencies

This tentative estimate was arrived at by the preliminary damage assessment report