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Bhutan opens new regional hub for vaccine research and public health
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 8, 2025
Drawing lessons from the challenges posed by COVID-19 due to the absence of a coordinated pandemic response in South and Southeast Asia, Bhutan is establishing a new vaccine research and public health hub. The Bhutan IVI Collaborating Centre is a...
The Bhutanese way to enlightened leadership
The Hindu Business Line
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July 8, 2025
My first visit to Bhutan was sometime in the late 1990s when it was still a kingdom, didn’t have access to the Internet and people measured travelling time in days given many still walked long distances. It wasn’t until 1999 that television and...
Silent Petrol Loot: Is India’s Petrol/Diesel Prices A Government-Engineered Scam?
Inventiva
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July 8, 2025
Across the nation, WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, are facing record‐high petrol prices that far exceed those of neighboring countries. In July 2025, the official price of Octane-95 petrol in India was about ₹101 per litre, roughly ₹21 more than the...
Bhutan Sets Global Precedent with National Crypto Tourism Payment Platform
Bhutan Times
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DAWA ZANGMO Thimphu Bhutan has taken a bold leap into the future of financial innovation by launching the world’s first nationwide cryptocurrency-based tourism payment system. In a landmark initiative, the Royal Government of Bhutan, through its...
Bhutan’s Green Revolution
Bhutan Times
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Renewable Lift Irrigation to Power 62,000 Acres, Slash Emissions and Empower Women TIL BDR GHALLEY Thimphu Renewable energy-powered lift irrigation systems have the potential to irrigate up to 62,000 acres of farmland and cut about 68,000 metric...
Bhutan’s Long Working Hours Ranking Raises Questions Over Data Accuracy
Bhutan Times
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TIL BDR GHALLEY Thimphu Bhutan has been ranked among the countries with the highest average working hours globally in 2024, according to a recent report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report states that Bhutanese employees...
Bhutan’s Consumer Programs Need Rethinking
Bhutan Times
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DAWA ZANGMO Thimphu comprehensive new study has shed light on the effectiveness of Bhutan’s consumer advocacy programs, revealing significant strides in educating students on consumer rights and responsibilities, while also highlighting persistent...
Bhutan aligns school curriculum with Cambridge standards
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 7, 2025
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development is aligning the National School Curriculum with the Cambridge standards and not adopting the Cambridge curriculum. According to the education minister, the alignment will focus on four key aspects,...
Bhutan prepares for aging society
Kuensel
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Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay acknowledged Bhutan’s rapidly aging population as a sign of progress while warning of potential challenges if current demographic trends continue at the National Assembly yesterday. for economy a 72 locked content...
Bhutan feels the heat as Asia’s climate crisis escalates
Kuensel
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Asia is heating up at nearly twice the global average, and the consequences are mounting, from record-breaking floods and heatwaves to accelerating glacier loss and rising sea levels. for Ema Datshi on August locked content the GNH Lhakhang by...
“Bhutan Believe” film wins Silver Award at US International Awards
Kuensel
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Bhutan’s national brand film “Bhutan Believe” has won the silver award at the 2025 US International Awards in the category for best video for tourism country promotion on June 25. culture, will the of locked content stunning dance future, it’s...
How Crypto Tourism Will Transform Bhutan's Local Economy
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) As Bhutan seeks innovative ways to boost its tourism sector, it has unveiled a unique approach, partnering with Binance , the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange, to integrate cryptocurrency into its tourism...
Indian space programme returns Rs 2.54 per Rs 1 spent: Ex-ISRO chief as space startups grow from 1 to 250 since 2014
Organiser Weekly
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India’s space programmes are delivering notable economic returns, according to former ISRO Chairman S Somnath. Speaking at the Oxford India Business Forum, he stated that for every rupee spent by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it...
How Bhutan plans to boost its local economy with crypto tourism
Coin Telegraph
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July 7, 2025
The Kingdom of Bhutan is integrating cryptocurrency payments into its tourism infrastructure in a bid to modernize its economy and attract younger, tech-savvy travelers. In a panel discussion during Binance’s Crypto-Powered Tour in Bhutan, Damcho...
Authorities must crack down on fronting
Kuensel
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Fronting in business, where Bhutanese citizens lend their names and licences to foreign nationals to operate businesses illegally, has become a rampant and disturbingly normalised practice in Phuentsholing and other border towns. This is not a new...
52% of cryptos launched since 2021 are dead. What should investors focus on in 2025?
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
The explosive growth of the cryptocurrency market in recent years has been accompanied by an equally staggering rate of token failures. According to a new research report by 1 Finance, over 3.6 million crypto tokens—or 52% of those launched since...
Bhutan Accelerates Crypto Adoption to Drive Economic Diversification and Digital Finance
Business Bhutan
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July 5, 2025
With Binance Pay partnership and blockchain pilots, the Kingdom positions itself as a future-ready digital economy In a bold stride toward digital transformation, Bhutan is accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies to...
Bhutan’s internet struggles: Terrain, costs, and rising demand shape the digital landscape
The Bhutanese
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July 5, 2025
Internet fluctuations continue to affect daily life across Bhutan, driven by a combination of rugged geography, rising data consumption, and the financial realities of network expansion. The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE)...
Bhutan steps up fight against digital scams targeting vulnerable groups
The Bhutanese
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July 5, 2025
Amid a steady rise in scam calls and digital fraud across Bhutan, authorities are intensifying efforts to protect those most at risk, elderly citizens, rural residents, and young jobseekers who often have limited digital literacy. The Department...
Beyond the Mirage of Glacier Preservation: 2025 and the GLOF Crisis
New Spotlight Nepal
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The world entered 2025 with high hopes, as the United Nations declared it the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. The intent was noble: to unite nations in the urgent mission of saving Earth’s vanishing glaciers which sustains billions...