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  • Departments and Agencies sign performance agreements with Hon’ble Secretary

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    August 14, Thimphu: In order to establish clarity about annual priorities, provide an objective and fair basis for evaluating the overall performance, the Departments and Agencies under the Ministry signed annual performance agreements (APA) with the Hon’ble Secretary, Dasho Tenzin Dhendup. All the concerned heads along with their focal persons attended the signing.

    APA is an important mechanism to ensure accountability and help inculcate a performance based culture at all levels of government that was started last year. It includes the objectives, actions, success indicators and target among others for respective offices for July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016.

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  • Training on Participatory Ecosystem Based Planning and Management

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    UntitledAugust 5-11, Haa: A week long training on the ‘Participatory Ecosystem Based Planning and Management (PEBPM)’ was organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development and co-hosted by the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS). Thirty-three participants comprised of mid-level technicians and development workers from the three member countries of the Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KLCDI) attended it.

    The training built and strengthened the participants’ knowledge on PEBPM who were introduced to the various tools of participatory rural appraisal and also provided hands-on the usage of the tools with the communities in Bji geog.

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  • Awareness workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance concludes successfully

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung
    The AMR workshop was held at Hotel Drukchen
    The AMR workshop was held at Hotel Drukchen

    August 11-13, Paro: To create awareness amongst all the stakeholders that are responsible for the prudent use of antimicrobials/antibiotics in livestock and human, the national consultative and awareness workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) were held. Forty-three officials from livestock, BAFRA, health, Drug Regulatory Authority, College of Natural Resources, FAO and WHO attended it.

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  • 16th Batch De-Suups sensitized on Forest Fire Management

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    The 16th batch De-Suups attending sensitization program
    The 16th batch De-Suups attending sensitization program

    August 12, 2015, Wangduephodrang: That the De-Suups are instrumental in both prevention and suppression of forest fire in Bhutan, the Forest Fire Management Section (FFMS) under Department of Forest and Park Services conducted a day-long sensitization for the 16th batch De-Suups currently undergoing training at Wangduephodrang.

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  • Tshering Zangmo: A proud milk marketing driver in Pemagatshel

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    Tshering Zangmo (Centre) with group’s Chairman and Secretary
    Tshering Zangmo (Centre) with group’s Chairman and Secretary

    July 22, Pemagatshel: It was a proud moment for Tshering Zangmo, 45 years old when she got her first salary of Nu. 1500/- for her service as a driver for Bartseri Gonor Gongphel Detshen.  She is known in the locality as ‘NU AMA’ literally meaning, Milk Mother.

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