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Bhutan’s biodiversity hit a new milestone with the National Biodiversity Centre identifying 17 new snails and slugs. All these species are new to science, meaning they are discovered for the first time in the scientific community. The country has now recorded over 200 species of the invertebrates.  Among the new discoveries, the extraordinary species are the dancing or jumping semislug...

Farmers of Zhemgang will no longer have to worry about their perishable farm produce, thanks to the newly established Integrated Cold Store at Buelsa, in Nangkor Gewog. The cold storage, with a capacity of 180 metric tonnes is the first of its kind in the district. Funded by the Global Environment Facility through the Least Developed Countries Fund, the facility...

Tens of thousands of Bhutanese living abroad have already invested in the Gelephu International Airport Fixed-Term Deposit. In an exclusive interview with BBS, Oro Bank CEO Mike Kayamori said that the nation-building campaign has raised millions of US dollars to fund the Gelephu International Airport. The bank extended the deadline to purchase the fixed-term deposit until the end of March,...

While many youths from the region have moved to urban areas in search of better job opportunities, a few young people have chosen to stay back in Pema Gatshel. Among them is a group of youth dedicated to making Dung and Jaling, which have long been a primary source of income for the local community. 20-year-old Dupden Wangdi is from...