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Pilot project explores drone use for critical services in remote Bhutan
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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August 1, 2025
It may soon become easier and faster to transport goods to remote locations in Bhutan. This can be made possible through the use of drones. To study the feasibility of this technology, a demonstration flight today successfully delivered a bag of...
4 apps you should use instead of Google Tasks
Android Authority
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August 27, 2025
Andy Walker / Android Authority Google Tasks is, without a doubt, one of the company’s worst apps. While its barebones nature might appeal to some, its lack of basic features — like natural language processing — makes it feel well behind the times...
Tata Power Q1 Results | Net profit rises 6% to ₹1,262 crore; renewables, manufacturing drive growth
CNBC-TV18
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August 1, 2025
Tata Power Company Ltd on Friday (August 1) reported a 6.2% year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit at ₹1,262.3 crore for the first quarter that ended June 30, 2025. In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, Tata Power Company posted...
Union Cabinet approves construction of more railway lines between Aluabari Road & New Jalpaiguri
The Sentinel - Assam News
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Guwahati: In the announced project by Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister of Railways of India, 3rd and 4th railway lines between Aluabari Road and New Jalpaiguri will be built and will span a length of 57 kilometres under the jurisdiction of the...
Yalamanchili appoints Dihan Rodrigo as Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives
Daily FT
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Yalamanchili Solutions for Payments (YSP), a Singapore based global technology leader in digital payment processing, has announced the appointment of Dihan Rodrigo as Country Manager for Sri Lanka and the Maldives. With this strategic appointment,...
Earn $6,312 daily with Crypto Mining: Use AI to automatically mine Cryptocurrency and switch to the most profitable coins for stable returns
Cyprus Mail
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July 31, 2025
The cryptocurrency market in 2025 is more volatile and unpredictable than ever. As price swings become the norm, investors are increasingly focused on earning stable daily returns through cloud mining—an accessible solution that requires no...
New energy policy targets ambitious 25,000MW capacity by 2040
Kuensel
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The National Energy Policy 2025 (NEP 2025) was officially launched yesterday, setting a bold direction for Bhutan’s energy sector focused on a diversified mix, modern infrastructure, greater efficiency, and long-term sustainability. You must be...
2025 SAFN Student Research Award Winner!
FoodAnthropology
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August 26, 2025
SAFN is pleased to announce that the 2025 SAFN Student Research Award winner is Mandy Muise. Muise is a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Their work centers around food sovereignty...
The trillion-pound question: why Bitcoin just became too big for boardrooms to ignore
The European Magazine
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August 28, 2025
Once dismissed as “internet money”, Bitcoin has forced its way into the boardroom. With sovereign wealth funds now holding billions, BlackRock’s ETF breaking records, and corporate treasuries posting staggering gains, Europe’s executives face a...
Indian National sentenced to 20 years for heroin smuggling
The Bhutanese
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August 28, 2025
An Indian national named Aamir Rasul Shikalgar has been sentenced to 20 years for drug smuggling into Paro Airport from Thailand. On 04/02/2025 at around 12:30 pm, the Department of Regional Revenue and Customs seized 19.289 kilograms of heroin...
Bitcoin News Today: UAE Becomes Fourth-Largest Government Bitcoin Holder with $700M Reserve
Analytics Insight
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The approach to Bitcoin mining demonstrates the UAE's persistence in developing its digital economy. In addition, the UAE aims to leverage cryptocurrency mining to achieve a future-proof store of value and align with the global trends of digital...
The LDC graduation conundrum
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
The least developed countries (LDCs) have been struggling to graduate to developing nations for years. But at the same time, these countries fear losing preferential trade, exports, and employment. So, they hesitate and step back even after...
I tried ChatGPT Go, and I don’t think I can ever go back to the free version
Android Authority
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August 25, 2025
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Love it or hate it, ChatGPT is the search engine of choice in 2025. Even with its many flaws and quirks, there’s no denying that ChatGPT has become an integral part of everyday research and productivity for so...
Delhi people could live 8 more years if pollution is cut to WHO standards, study finds
The Week
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After a decline in particulate pollution in 2022 in India, levels once again increased in 2023; and that if these were to be brought down to meet prescribed standards, it would add 3.5 years to the average life expectancy. This is from the annual...
WB to continue to support Bangladesh for welfare of Rohingyas, host community
Bangladesh Post
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BSS, Cox's Bazar: Jean Pesme, World Bank (WB) Division Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, today said they will continue to support Bangladesh for welfare of the vulnerable Rohingya and host communities in the coastal district. "This is my first...
Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project fully commissioned
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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August 27, 2025
One of the largest hydropower projects in the country, the Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, has started generating electricity in its full capacity. With the commissioning of its sixth unit today, the project can now generate 1,020...
Philippine Lawmaker Proposes National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Fintech News Philippines
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August 26, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Philippines News once a month in your Inbox A congressman in the Philippines has introduced legislation to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, proposing that the government purchase 10,000 Bitcoin over a...
From Seed Sharing To Threshing Tech: Arunachal’s Tawang Finger Millet Surge Driven By New Variety and Mechanization Demos
Northeast Today
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August 28, 2025
Lungla, Tawang, Aug 28, 2025: Finger Millet Field Days and Farmer-Scientist Interaction programmes were conducted in Phomeng and Khleteng villages under Lungka circle of Tawang district to promote improved millet technologies and facilitate...
C Raja Mohan writes on PM Modi’s Asia tour: Expect rhetoric from SCO meet in China, progress in Japan
The Indian Express
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August 27, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Asian tour this week — first to Tokyo on a bilateral visit and then to Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit — could prove doubly consequential for Indian diplomacy. It offers a chance to...
Notion’s offline mode might just make me ditch Obsidian
Android Authority
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August 24, 2025
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Notion is one of my favorite tools. From databases to to-do lists, tracking restaurants I wanted to check out, and so much more, I’ve dabbled in it for years until I finally made the switch to Obsidian. That’s...