The National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang would like to invite air fare quotation from the eligible ticketing agent for the following sectors, as per the itinerary provided below:
Travel Date
Sectors
09/06/2017
Paro-Bangkok
10/06/2017
Bangkok-Incheon, Korea
21/06/2017
Incheon, Korea -Bangkok
23/06/2017
Bangkok-Paro
The sealed quotation shall be submitted to the office of undersigned on 08/05/2017, not later than 11 am and will be opened on the same day at 11.30 am.
Sealed quotation should be addressed to the Program Director, NBC, Serbithang, MoAF, Thimphu and accompanied by Nu. 1000 as an EMD in the form of cash warrant or demand draft payable to Program Director, NBC, without which the quotation shall be invalid.
Quotations without sealed envelope will be disqualified.
The valid trade license and other necessary documents should be attached.
The decision of the tender committee will be final and binding.
Evaluation of bids will be based on fare as well as the availability of confirmed seats, suitability of travel timing and reputation of the airline for safety reasons.
The National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang is pleased to invite sealed bids from eligible contractors for the panelling of office of BIMS under NBC, Serbithang.
The tender documents can be purchased from the adm. section during the office hours from 12/04/2017 to 21/04/2017.
Last date of submission: not later than 11am on 24/04/2017
The National Flower of Bhutan commonly known as blue poppy and scientifically known as Meconopsis grandis subsp. orientalis has been upgraded to a species rank with a distinctly Bhutanese name Meconopsis gakyidiana T. Yoshida, R. Yangzom & D.G. Long, inspired by the developmental philosophy of Gross National Happiness, published in Sibbaldia– The Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture No. 14 (December 2016, https://journals.rbge.org.uk/index.php/rbgesib/article/view/193 ).
Meconopsis gakyidiana (The National Flower of Bhutan)
Meconopsis gakyidiana, though previously considered to be a subspecies of Meconopsis grandis, was found to be different from the typical Meconopsis grandis in several important characters such as plant life form, leaf arrangement, leaf colour, shape of the flower, colour of the petal etc, thereby warranting a separate identity of species rank. Currently, this species is recorded from Eastern Bhutan, Western Arunachal Pradesh of India, as well as Southern Xizang (Tibet) of China and grows at an elevation of 3700- 4300 metres above sea level (masl).
In addition to the change in the taxonomic rank of the National Flower of Bhutan, two species of blue poppy new to science were also discovered through collaborative research between the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) and the Blue Poppy Society of Japan. The new species Meconopsis merakensis T.Yoshida, R.Yangzom and D.G.Long published in Sibbaldia – The Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture No. 14.(December 2016, https://journals.rbge.org.uk/index.php/rbgesib/article/view/193), has two varieties, var. merakensis and var. albolutea T.Yoshida, R.Yangzom & D.G. Long. Currently, var. merakensis is known only from Merak and Sakten region of Eastern Bhutan while var. albolutea which differs from the other variety in having a white or yellow petal is also known to be found in western Arunachal Pradesh, India.
With the recent discovery and publication of three new species, the current statistics of Meconopsis stands at 15, with three species being endemic to Bhutan.
These discoveries are the results of several intensive botanical excursions and field work carried out as part of the collaborative research and partnership between the National Biodiversity Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan and the Blue Poppy Society of Japan.
Meconopsis elongata (Endemic to Bhutan)Meconopsis merakensis
The National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang would like to invite air fare quotation from the eligible ticketing agent for the following sectors, as per the itinerary provided below:
Travel Date
Sectors
Remarks
17/04/2017
Paro-Bangkok
18/04/2017
Bangkok-The Netherlands
25/04/2017
The Netherlands-Bangkok
26/04/2017
Paro-Bangkok
The sealed quotation shall be submitted to the office of undersigned on 31/03/2017, not later than 11 am and will be opened on the same day at 11.30 am.
Sealed quotation should be addressed to the Program Director, NBC, Serbithang, MoAF, Thimphu and accompanied by Nu. 3000 as an EMD in the form of cash warrant or demand draft payable to Program Director, NBC, without which the quotation shall be invalid.
Quotations without sealed envelope will be disqualified.
The valid trade license and other necessary documents should be attached.
The decision of the tender committee will be final and binding.
Evaluation of bids will be based on fare as well as the availability of confirmed seats, suitability of travel timing and reputation of the airline for safety reasons.
