Bhutan

Bhutanese School children dressee as black neck cranes perfoming a dance at the festival Photo Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty

Across the Border From Arunachal, Bhutan Shows the Way To Save Black-Necked Cranes

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty and Kabir Agarwal 09/03/2022

The Black Necked Crane Festival at Gangteng, Bhutan, has...

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Black-Necked Cranes Make First Appearance in Assam

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 19/02/2021

The birds have been spotted more often in neighbouring...

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Bhutan to Levy ‘Sustainable Development Fee’ From Indian Tourists

On Monday Bhutan's lower house of parliament passed legislation...

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Even If Data Is Legit, Swachh Bharat Will Have Failed Its Open Defecation Goal

Omair Ahmad 30/09/2019

The Indian approach to ridding the country of open...

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Climate Change: People of Asia’s Mountains Face Severe Food Insecurity

Nivedita Khandekar 19/09/2019

In only five years since 2012, the rural mountain...

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PM Modi Inaugurates ISRO’s South Asia Satellite Ground Station in Bhutan

The Wire Staff 19/08/2019

The station serves a strategic function to counter China’s...

Flood-affected people arrive at a relief camp after they were evacuated from a flooded area at a village in Barpeta district

Death Toll in Assam, Bihar Floods Reaches 198

The Wire Staff 26/07/2019

More than 1.17 crore people have been affected by...