Al skills gap in Bhutan’s civil service shows urgent training need: survey
Despite these skill deficits, interest in upskilling is high, with about 98 percent of respondents expressing interest in practical Al training. However, the path to wider…
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Bhutan’s egg shortage: A crisis seeded months ago
Decisions made quietly on farms months earlier are now echoing loudly across kitchen tables nationwide.
Seventy paintings for seventy years: A tribute to Bhutan’s Bodhisattva King
Held at the newly opened Wangduechholing Palace Museum and Culture Centre, the exhibition reflects the museum's vision to serve as a bridge between Bhutan's past, present, and…
Bhutanese artist Pema ‘Tintin’ Tshering’s latest body of work, in between dreams, opens in New Delhi
Known simply as Tintin, he has emerged as one of the leading figures in Bhutan's contemporary art movement, blending Buddhist iconography with modern visual language.
Where stories flutter: Inside the heartbeat of Bhutan’s Literature and Arts Festival
Over the weekend, the festival came to a close in Thimphu. But even as tents were folder and chairs stacked away, what lingered was less the form than the feeling, a quiet…
Solar power to transform farm irrigation in Bhutan
With unpredictable monsoon patterns challenging traditional farming, a new report suggests Bhutan must fundamentally rethink its irrigation methods, advocating for solar-powered…
Egg prices in Bhutan soar as shortage hits local markets
While the "One-Child, One-Egg" initiative, launched in February and having delivered about 2.4 million eggs since, has been transforming school nutrition by providing eggs to…
In Bhutan, fewer hands in field over the years, rice production in steep decline
A recent census attributes this trend to persistent labour shortages, shrinking farmland, and escalating conflict with wildlife.
Private sector shares their role in Bhutan’s Al future at development workshop
The workshop highlighted how Bhutan's unique approach to Al development in ethical considerations, cultural authenticity, and public-private partnerships could serve as a model…
Sheep farming in Bhutan’s Phobjikha declines as youth seek cities, farmers shift crops
Most villagers have now shifted focus to potato cultivation, finding sheep rearing too time-consuming and labour-intensive, while younger generations migrate to urban areas.