Bhutan’s government launched a tender earlier this year for the construction of its first utility-scale solar PV plant. Image: Unsplash The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$18.26 …
The Historic Trans Bhutan Trail is Now Open to Hikers
The Trans Bhutan Trail dates at least as far back as the 16th century according to Rabsel Dorji, the trail’s head of marketing. And over that time, it has served many purposes: In the trail’s early …
Asian Development Bank finances construction of Bhutan’s first utility-scale solar PV project
Bhutan’s government launched a tender earlier this year for the construction of its first utility-scale solar PV plant. Image: Unsplash The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$18.26 …
Meeting between NFR and Bhutan officials
The delegation from Bhutan comprising members from foreign ministry , trade bodies and chamber of commerce discussed the logistics avenues for future linkages with Bhutan.
Northeast Frontier Railway aims trade collaborations with Bhutan; meeting held
A business development meeting was recently held between the Northeast Frontier Railway’s (NFR’s) Alipurduar division and delegations from the government of Bhutan, which have members from their …
Gross national happiness in Bhutan: the big idea from a tiny state that could change the world
Bhutan measures prosperity by gauging its citizens … Now, in a world beset by collapsing financial systems, gross inequity and wide-scale environmental destruction, this tiny Buddhist state’s …
Gross national happiness in Bhutan: the big idea from a tiny state that could change the world
Bhutan measures prosperity by gauging its citizens … Now, in a world beset by collapsing financial systems, gross inequity and wide-scale environmental destruction, this tiny Buddhist state’s …
Indian Railways delivers vehicles to Bhutan
Indian Railways has delivered its first consignment of goods to Bhutan through a multi-modal route, officials said on Saturday. Seventy-five utility vehicles bought by Bhutan were transported from …
Bhutan is back (but can you afford it?)
With its gentle Buddhist values, elegant national costume worn every day and devotion to its monarch, Bhutan has long maintained the mystique of a forbidden Himalayan kingdom, little influenced by the …
Will mega dams turn Bhutan’s happiness sour?
Famed for its pursuit of happiness, Bhutan’s investment in a new wave of hydropower projects suggests all may not be as it seems in the Buddhist kingdom The tiny kingdom of Bhutan, wedged high …