As per records maintained by the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP), it received 19 written complaints within the period of fiscal year 2018-19. The office also received complaints through national toll free helpline number, 1214 during the office hours. However, only four complaints pertaining to individual consumer related issue were noted. All types of consumer […]
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In what is likely to be another attempt to address the significant portion of waste generated in Thimphu, the Greener Way is for the first time coming up with recycled plastic poles. The plastic poles are made after recycling a variety of other plastic materials. These poles can be used as poles for signage stand […]
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The Indian PM is also expected to exchange 9 MoUs during his two-day State Visit to Bhutan Apart from inaugurating and launching five important projects, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, is expected to exchange nine Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during his two-day State Visit to Bhutan from August 17-18 at the invitation of […]
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As increasing number of engineering students graduate, they face a limited job market and scope for their skills. Limited number of engineers recruited in civil service and retention of old employees by the private construction companies due to stagnancy in the latter accounts for lack of employment of the graduates. Two hundred and nine engineers […]
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Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCB) has explored and managed to find customers for more than 50 Metric Ton (MT) of cardamom that was bought from the farmers through buy-back scheme. FCB sold this through intermediates though it did not have much time and scope for better marketing. The government had directed FCB to procure […]
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RuPay card will be formally launched during the state visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the country this month. RuPay is India’s card scheme created by the National Payments Corporation of India. It was conceived to fulfill Reserve Bank of India’s vision to offer a domestic, open-loop, multilateral system which allows all Indian […]
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The annual average level of PM 10 (particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5-10 micrometers) has been increasing and its levels have consistently been higher than the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO’s standards is 20 microgram per cubic meter (µg/m3), however, Thimphu recorded higher than 30 µg/m3 since 2009 and recorded […]
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From this month, people driving along the Indian roads and highways should be more cautious as the India’s Rajya Sabha passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill contains provisions that will make traffic violations along the roads more costly following the revision in the penalties for violating traffic rules that was put forward […]
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Bhutan is one of the Member States that has derived maximum benefits from SDF’s various funding schemes Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering visited the SAARC Development Fund (SDF) Secretariat Tuesday to discuss strengthening collaboration with SDF by exploring more investment opportunities. SDF officials led by Chief Executive Officer Dr Sunil Motiwal briefed the Prime Minister […]
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In an interview with Business Bhutan’s Chencho Dema, Chief Justice of Bhutan, Lyonpo Tshering Wangchuk, talks about his journey, the role he played in the judiciary, and other judicial issues. Q. What are your reflections on your term as Chief Justice? A humbling experience to be appointed as the Chief Justice and was very excited […]
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