The three small hydropower projects - the 18MW Suchhu, 32MW Yungichhu, and 54MW Burgangchhu, are expected to generate 494 million units (MU) of electricity annually.

Thousands of bank accounts across the country’s financial institutions (FIs) have become dormant, holding idle funds for years because customers stopped using them, forgot about them, or shifted to ...

The 37th Session of the National Council (NC), to be held from May 14 to June 16, will deliberate on agreements, conventions, review reports, and legislative bills.

The programme focused on strengthening ethical and responsible reporting on issues affecting marginalised groups, particularly in relation to gender and child rights in Bhutan.

Punakha—The Royal Bhutan Police has deployed 28 police personnel, including two officers, to Lunana amid mounting security concerns triggered by a surge in illegal cordyceps collection in the remote ...

One life is lost every 84 hours. Bhutan’s rising suicide rate is no longer just a public health crisis. It is also a direct threat to the nation’s economic and demographic future.

In a public notification issued today, the ministry warned that recurrent ASF outbreaks in the country were often linked to poor on-farm biosecurity, inadequate husbandry practices and unsafe feeding ...

Cabinet Secretary calls intervention temporary measure, not permanent Dorji Choden Bhutan could spend nearly Nu 14.4 billion annually on fuel price support if global fuel prices remain elevated. At ...

Family problems and weak support systems at home remain among the main drivers behind the rise in substance abuse among Bhutanese children, according to Education and Skills Development Minister ...

All foreign workers employed in the country for more than a month are required to open Bhutanese bank accounts.

Over 200 intruders have swarmed the cordyceps sites of Lunana, sparked by a permit loophole that left local residents watching outsiders enter their lands first.

Rising prices of eggs and edible oil have emerged as one of the most pressing consumer concerns, with the latest Market Price Information data showing egg prices increasing by 11.59 percent and edible ...