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Tata Power Launches Green Energy Skilling Centre in Delhi
SightsIn Plus
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - Tata Power Skill Development Institute (TPSDI) has inaugurated a Green Energy Skilling Centre at Rohini, Delhi. The centre will offer specialized training in renewable energy technologies such as Solar PV Systems, Energy Storage,...
Tata Power poised to lead India’s energy transition: N Chandrasekaran
The Avenue Mail
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July 9, 2025
Mumbai, July 4: Tata Power Chairman N Chandrasekaran, addressing the company’s 106th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 4, emphasized the company’s strategic growth, operational excellence, and unwavering commitment to clean energy, even as he...
Living with wildlife: Bhutan tries new path to coexistence
Kuensel
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At daybreak in Berti village, 65-year-old Wangpo walks the perimeter of his maize field, searching for signs of fresh damage. The evidence is unmistakable—flattened stalks and circular impressions pressed into the damp soil. part Bumthang the done...
Silent Petrol Loot: Is India’s Petrol/Diesel Prices A Government-Engineered Scam?
Inventiva
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July 8, 2025
Across the nation, WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, are facing record‐high petrol prices that far exceed those of neighboring countries. In July 2025, the official price of Octane-95 petrol in India was about ₹101 per litre, roughly ₹21 more than the...
Japan’s Metaplanet Surpasses Bhutan in Bitcoin Holdings, $400M Ahead
Oak Park Journal
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July 9, 2025
## Japan’s Metaplanet Emerges as Bitcoin Leader, Secures $1.7 Billion in Holdings In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency, Japan’s Metaplanet has taken the lead with a strategic move that has placed them ahead of Bhutan in Bitcoin holdings. With...
Inclusion in agriculture must be more than policy dream
Kuensel
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Bhutan’s ambition to make its agriculture sector more inclusive by involving persons with disabilities (PWDs) is a welcome and commendable move. Guided by the principles of Gross National Happiness and reinforced by the Sustainable Development...
The Bhutanese way to enlightened leadership
The Hindu Business Line
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July 8, 2025
My first visit to Bhutan was sometime in the late 1990s when it was still a kingdom, didn’t have access to the Internet and people measured travelling time in days given many still walked long distances. It wasn’t until 1999 that television and...
From refunds to fines, Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority takes action on complaints
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 8, 2025
To protect consumer rights and promote fair trade, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority addressed nearly 160 complaints during the 2024-2025 fiscal year. According to a latest report, complaints included issues related to defective...
Assam: Human trafficking racket busted; 26 girls rescued
The Morung Express
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Guwahati, August 1 (IANS): In a significant breakthrough, railway authorities in Assam foiled a human trafficking operation at Tinsukia railway station, rescuing 26 minor girls and young women who were reportedly being trafficked to Tamil Nadu...
Government invests Nu 280 M to boost creative industry
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 7, 2025
Bhutan is investing nearly Nu 280 M from its Economic Stimulus Programme to grow the creative industry. The government has shared details of how this fund will support everything from digital content and theatre to anti-piracy efforts. It is a...
Creative Industry Gets Nu 279.5 Million Boost Under ESP
Bhutan Times
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NGAWANG JAMPHEL Thimphu The government has earmarked Nu 279.5 million under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) for the fiscal year 2024–2025 to support the country’s emerging creative industry. This major investment was announced during the...
How Crypto Tourism Will Transform Bhutan's Local Economy
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) As Bhutan seeks innovative ways to boost its tourism sector, it has unveiled a unique approach, partnering with Binance , the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange, to integrate cryptocurrency into its tourism...
How Bhutan plans to boost its local economy with crypto tourism
Coin Telegraph
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July 7, 2025
The Kingdom of Bhutan is integrating cryptocurrency payments into its tourism infrastructure in a bid to modernize its economy and attract younger, tech-savvy travelers. In a panel discussion during Binance’s Crypto-Powered Tour in Bhutan, Damcho...
GMC Airport construction takes off with site clearance works
Kuensel
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Gelephu—The construction of the long-awaited Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) International Airport has begun, with land clearing for the runway now in progress as part of the project’s Phase I rollout. JCB Dzongkha tenants in locked content the...
MoAL Moves to Make Agriculture More Inclusive for Persons with Disabilities
The Bhutanese
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July 5, 2025
In line with the values of Gross National Happiness (GNH) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Bhutan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) is taking steps to make agriculture more inclusive for persons with disabilities (PWDs)...
ADB Backs Bhutan’s Push for Public-Private Partnerships in Health Sector
Business Bhutan
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July 5, 2025
Bhutan turns to Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to overcome health sector challenges, as Asian Development Bank (ADB) says private sector could hold the key to Bhutan’s healthcare future In light of growing concerns over healthcare workforce...
China tightening grip on Chicken’s Neck using Trishul Niti with Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh; North-East India will…, Beijing will...
India.com
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July 5, 2025
Home News China tightening grip on Chicken’s Neck using Trishul Niti with Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh; North-East India will…, Beijing will… The Chicken’s Neck Corridor connects India to North-East India and this corridor is only 22 kilometers...
MoESD pursues global collaborations to green Bhutan’s TVET system
The Bhutanese
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July 5, 2025
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) is actively collaborating with international partnerships to strengthen Bhutan’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system, with a particular focus on sustainability,...
Issues around the closure of the lone food truck in Thimphu
The Bhutanese
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July 5, 2025
The recent closure of a legally operating food truck business in Kuensel Phodrang, Thimphu by the Dzongkhag Administration has raised public concern, particularly over its impact on young entrepreneurs and employees who are now left without work....
ICIMOD and Dept of Energy propose solar and wind-powered irrigation for Bhutan
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 4, 2025
A joint analysis by ICIMOD and the Department of Energy reveals that using renewable energy-powered lift irrigation could potentially irrigate 62,000 acres of farmland in the country. This method uses sustainable sources like solar or wind power...