AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEco Packaging Push: Aadhunik Agriculture Cooperative in Nepal’s Chitwan has started making biodegradable, environment-friendly packaging for dairy and food items, backed by FAO’s Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) with NPR 59.94 lakh support and a capacity of about 5,000 biodegradable pots a day. Regional Connectivity: West Bengal has cleared the way to hand over seven key highway stretches near “Chicken’s Neck” to India’s central agencies (NHAI/NHIDCL), aiming to break a year-long deadlock and speed up border-linked upgrades affecting trade with Bhutan and the Northeast. Clean Energy Skills: Tata Power and Bhutan’s DGPC signed an MoU to build a workforce for Bhutan’s 5,000 MW clean energy push, with training delivered through Tata Power Skill Development Institute in phased safety, technical, and operations/maintenance modules. Policy Watch (Bhutan): Electricity tariff revision debate continues in Bhutan’s Parliament, while GST rollout is under scrutiny as early collections lag targets and consumers report price pressure. Finance Signals: Bhutan’s external debt rose to Nu 285.23 billion by 31 March 2026, keeping debt servicing risk in focus.
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