News Bhutan Samtse: Takeaways on fine water, a growing trend for the privileged in a world that’s increasingly thirsty
SAMTSE, Bhutan — Millions of people worldwide don’t have clean water to drink, even though the United Nations deemed water a basic human right more than a decade ago. Yet, even as extreme heat dries up more aquifers and wells and leaves more people thirsty, luxury water has become fashionable among the world’s privileged, who uncap and […]
News Bhutan Samtse: India To Build First-Ever Railway Links With Bhutan At ₹4,033 Crore Outlay, Connecting Gelephu & Samtse
India will fund and build Bhutan’s first railway connectivity through two new cross-border links, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on Monday, September 29. The Rs 4,033 crore project will link Banarhat in West Bengal to Samtse, and Kokrajhar in Assam to Gelephu, marking a milestone in bilateral relations.
News Bhutan Samtse: Bhutan: What happened when those with the country’s first education PhDs returned?
Higher education in Bhutan changed irrevocably in 2003 with the amalgamation of disparate colleges to form the country’s first university. Over the last two decades however doctorates in the subject ...
News Bhutan Samtse: Management of teak plantations in Bhutan - Mr. Chimi Dorji
Teak was introduced into Bhutan plantations in the 1950s, using Indian seed. One-year-old nursery seedlings are stumped and pit stored under shelter in dry sand. Stumps are planted in the pre-monsoon ...
News Bhutan Samtse: Artificial football turfs bring more security and boost performance in Bhutan
Two artificial turfs have already been installed in the cities of Gelephu and Samtse, located in the southern part of the country near the Indian border. While the Gelephu turf was installed within ...
News Bhutan Samtse: ACC reveals syndicate corruption in export of boulders
Even as the export of stones to Bangladesh from Phuentsholing, Samtse and Gelephu picks up ... urging both agencies to exercise vigilance and stop immediately all trucks leaving Bhutan from carrying ...
