a clove a day may keep cancer at bay : Scientists have found that eating a lot of garlic-but not garlic supplements-seems to protect against stomach and colorectal cancer, investigators report. Dr.
Bhutan received a grant of US$ 1.00 million each from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Summit Foundation, and the Norwegian government towards the Health Trust
Asia lacks the institutions and the political will to prevent looming environmental catastrophes caused by rapid growth, experts at a conference entitled the "Third Dialogue on Building Asia's
A Japanese-assisted project signed in New Delhi will enable Bhutan's health centres to cater to maternal health care needs of about 150,000 women of child bearing age and handle 8,000 child birth
Two botanists on a recent three-week study of orchids in Bhutan rediscovered at Yongkoka the Vanda Griffithii, an orchid species that was last spotted here in 1843 by William Griffith, the first ever
With the enactment of the First Environment Legislation in Bhutan, just a step away, the National Environmental Commission (NEC) has held several workshops, at various levels in the last one year, to
New evidence from Ethiopia suggests that a zinc deficiency plays a large part in causing stunted growth in infants, according to a report. A team of researchers and Ethiopia and Netherlands studied
Logging contracts in the Korila Forestry Management Unit (FMU), Mongar (Bhutan) will no longer be given on an ad-hoc basis. Instead, contractors will have to prove that they are capable and trained
People littering, defecating and urinating in public areas instead of using the facilities provided by the Thimphu City Corporation (Bhutan) will now have to pay a fine of Nu 15 upwards if caught by
