AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoClimate & Disaster Risk: ICIMOD warns that even with below-normal monsoon rainfall in 2026 across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (including Bhutan), flash floods, landslides, drought and heat stress can still spike due to short bursts of intense rain and rising temperatures. Public Finance & Digital Governance: Bhutan’s Parliament Public Accounts Committee flags value-for-money and procurement lapses in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), citing Nu 587.54 million in spending and a direct award without open bidding, with weak oversight linked to losses. Clean Cooking Transition: A carbon-financed private initiative aims to cut household smoke by scaling cleaner cooking fuels using hydropower-generated electricity, targeting rural reliance on firewood, LPG and kerosene. Energy & Solar Rollout: DGPC reports solar panels installed in 187 public facilities across Thimphu, Chhukha and Basochhu, part of an ADB-supported programme to expand clean power generation nationwide. Skills for Live Tech: Thimphu’s first Essentials Training Programme for Live Sound is underway, building local technical capacity for Bhutan’s growing creative and events sector. Health Watch: Japanese Encephalitis has killed four at GMCH in Assam this year, underscoring ongoing mosquito-borne disease risk across the region.
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