Yangyel Lhaden
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- Aug 31, 2026
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Nepal flood exposes gaps in Bhutan's early warning systems (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Nepal’s recent flood has demonstrated that rain need not fall where people live for floodwaters to reach their homes, a risk Bhutan must also prepare for. On August 26, a collapse of glacier ice and rock unleashed flooding along the Nepal–Tibet border. Preliminary accounts describe debris blocking the Lhende River before water and sediment surged downstream. Reports of dry conditions at affected locations revealing how a mountain flood can strike without a downpour over the settlements
Bhutan's wolves belong to ancient Himalayan wolf lineage: study (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Wolves found in the country’s high-altitude landscapes belong to the ancient Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) lineage, according to the first genetic study of wolves in Bhutan. The finding resolves a question left unanswered by the first wolf distribution study, published in 2024. That study found that the animals were likely Himalayan wolves but noted that genetic evidence was needed for confirmation. The new study, “Wolves in Bhutan are part of the ancient Himalayan wolf (Canis lu
Bhutan’s leopards co-exist with growing tiger population, according to latest nationwide study (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Common leopards are thriving in Bhutan despite a growing tiger population, with the country’s first nationwide study of the species finding little evidence that recovering tiger numbers have reduced leopard populations or forced them out of shared habitats. Published in Scientific Reports, the study, titled The influence of bottom-up and top-down effects on the distribution and density of common leopards (Panthera pardus) in an Eastern Himalayan landscape, provides the first rigorous n
Bhutan needs more EV chargers, but not everywhere (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – The growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) is putting pressure on some charging stations, while others remain largely unused, according to a new study. The EV Charging Infrastructure Masterplan, prepared by the Transport Planning and Development Division of the Department of Surface Transport (DoST), Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, recommends adding more chargers where demand is high, improving existing stations and delaying new investment in places where there is little u
One village block, one doctor was the promise; telemedicine may be Bhutan’s solution (opens the original)
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GELEPHU – As the country’s health system grapples with a shortage of specialist doctors, an old idea is finding new relevance – telemedicine – through which medical expertise can reach remote health centres. This solution may offer the closest thing to a fix for the government’s ambitious election pledge of “One Gewog, One Doctor” — a promise that has already hit a wall. During the meet-the-press session in March, Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk acknowledged that deploying a doctor to every gewo
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