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    Bhutan’s Hydropower-led Growth Model Not Labour-intensive: World Bank

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    Researchers strive to better understand melting glaciers on Asian mountain peaks, the Earth’s ‘Third Pole,’ in light of devastating floods and water supply problems. By...
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    Farmers in Bhutan Turn to Asparagus and Strawberries to Boost Incomes

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    Hydropower Collaboration Offers High Prospects of Energy Security and Trade in the SouthAsian Subcontinent

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