Keeping tabs on the air we breathe
NEC has set up four stations with respirable dust sampler machines in Thimphu, Kanglung, Pasakha and Rinchending 16 January, 2011 – Despite known for being virtually free of toxic pollutions from industrial fumes, authorities still feel the need to study the quality of air Bhutanese breathe. This is because of the rapid economic development the country […]
Readmore »16th century provenance-Drapham dzong
2 January, 2011 – -Drapham dzong in the Chokor-toe valley in Bumthang could belong to the second half of the 16th century with its upper castle built between 1550-1700, according to radiocarbon data of the country’s first archaeology excavations on the ruins of the dzong. The dzong was built by the then ruler Chokhor-Deb, a […]
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