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Transformation of Paddy Field Use on Sloping Terrain
Business Bhutan
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July 2, 2025
In Tikiliwoong village under Norbugang Gewog in Nganglam, Pemagatshel, farmers have begun to transform the way they cultivate paddy on challenging sloping terrain, marking a significant milestone in local rice production. Paddy cultivation remains...
Business News | Ankur Aggarwal: Crafting Iconic Legacies, Inspiring Generations with Unmatched Grandeur
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
BusinessWire India New Delhi [India], July 2: In a moment that radiated power and prestige, BNW Developments, under the charismatic leadership of its Founder and Chairman, Ankur Aggarwal, has signed a landmark partnership with Masah, the Middle...
Delegation of Turkmenistan Participates in Third Meeting of Range States of Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
News Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
Shirin Karryeva, Technical Advisor to the Conservation X Labs project The Third Meeting of Range States to the CMS Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) took place in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from 24 to 26 June 2025. The Central Asian Mammal...
Mobilising Student Exchanges in South Asia
Nepal Economic Forum
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June 30, 2025
Mobilising Student Exchanges in South Asia If you’re asked to think of the world’s great universities, you would probably first think of the Ivy League, Oxbridge or other elite institutions in the West. But more than a thousand years before the...
In the Heart of the Himalayas, a King Carved a Nation
Business Bhutan
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June 28, 2025
In economics, there’s a concept known as the problem of choice, the challenge of selecting one thing when so many options matter. Until now, I had only understood it in theory. But today, as I try to write about our beloved Fourth Druk Gyalpo, I...
Guess Trump Is Going To Strip Citizenship From People For Whatever Now
Wonkette - Michigan
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July 1, 2025
Welp, here comes the part of our national nightmare where the administration tries to strip citizenship from naturalized citizens who disagree with Lord and Savior Donald Trump, the guy who married two immigrants and sired four anchor babies! A...
UPSC Key: India’s Nuclear Liability Law, Western Ghats Conservation and GPS interference
The Indian Express
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June 30, 2025
Work underway for changes in two key laws, can open up civil n-sector Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: Government policies and interventions for...
COLUMN: NEW THINKING. Is GDP per capita enough to measure well-being?
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
DR Akinwunmi Adesina, outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), recently raised concerns about Nigeria’s economic trajectory, highlighting a stark decline in GDP per capita from 1,847 US dollars in 1960 to a projected 824 US...
Mahbubul Alam, the man who had the gift of making people feel special
Weekly Blitz
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July 1, 2025
Despite the vast number of ‘deaths’ in Bangladesh annually, there are some people who never die. Sure they are physically not present where they can be seen hugged, or engage with us in banter or in social activities, but nevertheless, their...
ORTT FOR PM MODI
Trinidad Express
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive Trinidad and Tobago’s highest award – the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) – during his official visit to this country this week. The Express understands that the Kamla...
Travel: The World’s Most Surprising Entry Requirements
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Crossing borders is never a trivial matter—especially when entering countries whose entry requirements can verge on the bizarre. The renowned British magazine The Telegraph has compiled a list of the most unusual visa and entry conditions still in...
An Intrepid trip inspired me to uproot my life and move to Morocco
Intrepid Travel Blog
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July 1, 2025
Travel had always brought Nancy joy, but a recent trip brought her a whole lot more – including an across-the-world move and a complete career change. ‘What country doesn’t celebrate Christmas?’ I tapped the question into my phone. I scrolled...
Police step up youth outreach during summer break
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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June 30, 2025
As schools break for summer vacation, police are once again stepping up youth outreach efforts. They are conducting awareness programmes for students, parents, local leaders, and the business community. These initiatives aim to address substance...
Dalai Lama Succession Talk Stirs Controversy
Zambian Observer
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July 1, 2025
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, will address a major Buddhist conference this week, ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, to discuss his succession, a move likely to provoke China. Beijing, which views the Dalai Lama as a...
How The IMF Prevents Global Bitcoin Adoption (And Why They Do It)
Bitcoin Magazine - Tennessee
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June 27, 2025
The Global Pattern In recent years the IMF has: Successfully pressured El Salvador to (de facto) drop Bitcoin as legal tender, and rollback other Bitcoin policies Successfully pressured CAR’s 2023 Bitcoin repeal through regional banking bodies...
The nation’s circular turn: How UN SDG report 2025 frames the move towards circularity
ETGovernment
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July 1, 2025
By operationalizing several targets under SDG 12, SDG 11, SDG 9 and SDG 13 which emphasize closed loop systems, resource efficiency and systemic redesign, the country can translate conceptual alignment into practical strategies for sustainable...
Ten entrepreneurs secure investors’ interest at Jabchor 2.0 finale
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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June 26, 2025
In this season of Jabchor 2.0, ten entrepreneurs received Expression of Interest (EoIs) from 20 local and international investors. Jabchor 2.0 is a platform to support startups and export-focused businesses that struggle to get collateral loans....
Thomas Cook India and SOTC Travel launch ‘Monsoon Special holidays’
Travel Daily Media
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June 30, 2025
Indian travellers continue to showcase a strong appetite for holidays, post the peak summer rush —fuelled by cooler weather, vibrant landscapes and significant value. Capitalising on this opportunity, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, India’s leading...
GST to bring in a large number of services under it
The Bhutanese
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June 28, 2025
So far, the overwhelming focus of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill has been on goods, in terms of the impact of GST on various goods like vehicles or locally manufactured goods, like cookies, steel, cement, etc. GST will replace the Bhutan...
Asian countries explore alternative to dormant SAARC
Ariana News
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June 30, 2025
Amid prolonged dormancy within the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), several Asian countries, including China and Pakistan, are working to create a new bloc that focuses on regional collaboration, trade, and security...