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Trashigang's Lephu farmers use tarpaulin pond liners to avert water shorta
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The villagers in Trashigang's Leyphu village have discovered a straightforward solution, which entails harvesting and storing water in pits lined with tarpaulin sheets
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Nepal seeks India's help in Ayurveda research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda has sought India's help in the research and exploration of Ayurveda in the Himalayan nation. Prachanda said his government will promote health tourism by popularising Ayurveda and take decisions to systematise the imports and exports of the mo
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Shared legacy of Buddhism most prominent connection between Bhutan, India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Cultural and religious relations between Bhutan and India have a long and rich history, which have influenced both countries' identities. The most prominent connection between the two nations is their shared legacy of Buddhism which played a significant role in Bhutan and India's religious a
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Bhutan: Senior men's football team to participate in 3 Nations Cup in Nepa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The senior men's national squad has reportedly been denied opportunities to participate in international competition or friendly matches for the previous few years because of the pandemic, according to the Bhutan Football Federation.
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Farmers in Bhutan's Samdrup Jongkhar fetch good ginger price
Updated : 3 years ago IST
With the Covid-19 restrictions well and truly lifted, farmers in Samdrup Jongkhar have been able to fetch good prices for their ginger. Indian traders are now allowed to come into Samdrup Jongkhar to buy ginger helping farmers fetch a minimum of Nu 30 for a kilogram of ginger, Bhutan Live re
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Bhutan to benefit from India becoming International Aviation Hub
Updated : 3 years ago IST
India is expected to become a major international aviation hub, and it will also benefit Bhutan directly by being its immediate neighbour as India believes in the 'Neighbourhood first policy', the Bhutan Live Reported.
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Bhutan has 30 monks with Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to The Bhutan Live, the monks received the certificates today at the Tashichhodzong in Thimphu. They studied at the Tango Institute for Advanced Vajrayana Studies for two years which was established for the first time in Bhutan in 2020.
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India is inspiring its neighbours by rise of its Tech CEOs in US
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, and the top bosses of IBM, Adobe, Palo Alto Networks, VMWare and Vimeo all have a common denominator. They are all of Indian origin, Bhutan Live reported. As per the statistics, there are four million minorities and among them, the Indian-
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Bhutan: Houses built with stone slabs more susceptible to earthquakes
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to The Bhutan Live, the ongoing national earthquake safety assessment by the Department of Human Settlement checks for a house's resistance to earthquakes with magnitudes ranging between 6.1 to 6.9.
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World Hearing Day: Bhutan Health Ministry takes initiative to screen heari
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bhutan ministry will offer free digital hearing aids to everyone who have some hearing loss. Also, the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) has begun performing cochlear implant procedures for people who have severe hearing loss
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Bhutanese houses constructed with stone slabs more susceptible to earthqua
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the study, the stone-masonry buildings will not be safe if the country experiences an earthquake with a magnitude between 6.1 and 6.9.
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New irrigation channel construction expected to address water crisis in Bh
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People in the region have been facing an acute shortage of irrigation water for several decades. However, the new irrigation channel which is under construction is expected to address the water crisis.
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