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Sergithang farmers revive quinoa cultivation with renewed hope

Sergithang farmers revive quinoa cultivation with renewed hope

Farmers in Tsirang’s Sergithang Gewog have resumed quinoa cultivation this year. After growing the crop for a few years, they abandoned it due to marketing challenges and low prices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quinoa is identified as Sergithang’s One Gewog One Product. The crop is considered highly nutritious and often referred to as a "superfood." Farmers across all five chiwogs...

ESP and GSP staff in schools entitled to civil service benefits as para-regular employees

ESP and GSP staff in schools entitled to civil service benefits as para-regular employees

Support staff in schools, such as Elementary Service Personnel (ESP) and General Service Personnel (GSP), including cooks, will enjoy enhanced benefits as para-regular employees. The move, the education minister confirmed yesterday, during the parliament’s question hour session, grants them salary raises, transfers, loans, Provident Fund, gratuity, and professional development at par with regular civil servants. They were recruited as contract...

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service reaches Bhutan

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service reaches Bhutan

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service, known for delivering high-speed internet globally, especially in remote and underserved areas, is now licensed to operate in Bhutan. The Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) granted an internet service provider licence to Starlink Services Private Limited, an FDI company, to offer satellite-based internet in the country yesterday. Starlink’s entry into Bhutan’s internet...

Expert consultation underway to assess WTO memberships

Expert consultation underway to assess WTO memberships

The government has not suspended its efforts to join the World Trade Organization, WTO but is moving forward cautiously. This was shared by the industry, commerce and employment minister during Friday's Meet the Press session. The country has resumed works to finalise its accession to the WTO last year after a 15-year hiatus. Bhutan has been in the process of...

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