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Bhutan requires Nu 750 M over the next decade to protect its tiger population and strengthen conservation efforts. Under the Tiger Action Plan 2024–2033 launched last year, initiatives such as anti-poaching patrols, habitat preservation, human-tiger conflict management and community awareness programmes are being implemented. Last year, over Nu 46 M was allocated. Following the expiry of the 2018–2023 action plan,...

After losing their orange orchards to citrus greening, farmers of Gagaling-Nimazor chiwog in Tsirang have found a new source of livelihood. The farmers there now produce jaggery for commercial purposes by growing sugarcane on a large scale.  Tsirang’s Gagaling-Nimazor chiwog was once renowned for being one of the largest producers of orange. However, like other orange growers across the country,...

The TB mobile clinic, introduced in the country last month, has made detecting tuberculosis easier. The van, equipped with modern technology including Artificial Intelligence has screened more than 400 individuals in Thimphu and Samtse so far. Among them, 80 were screened today, observing World Tuberculosis Day at the Royal Thimphu College in Thimphu. The theme of this year’s World TB...

The Outreach Microsurgical Eye Camp is restoring eyesight to hundreds of Bhutanese who have lost their vision due to cataracts. The camp is currently underway in Gelephu. Of the 200 patients registered, more than 120 underwent cataract surgery on the first day of the three-day camp yesterday. One of them is 84-year-old Dhan Maya Tamang. She lost her eyesight over...