Asia Bhutan Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe pageant, she is also the only openly gay public figure in the Himalayan country
Asia Bhutan Of 7399 water sources currently used by the population, 25,1% are drying up while 0,9% have dried up, according to the assessment and mapping exercise coordinated by the Watershed Management Division of the Department of Forest and Park Services
Asia Bhutan Bhutan's spiritual leader made history this week by introducing women's monastic ordination, or Bhikshuni, after many years of debate and indecision
Asia Bhutan Over the next two years, the country intends to harness 300 MW of solar power; currently, the country's installed renewable energy capacity (excluding hydropower) is around 9 MW
Asia Bhutan India will provide Bhutan's first broad gauge railway link; with a 57,5 km long section, it should meet the need for railway connectivity between Bangladesh and Nepal; the two neighbouring countries already made the step
Asia Bhutan 10 chess players, 5 men and 5 women, will represent the country at 44th Chess Olympiad in India; the tournament will be an official international chess competition for Bhutanese players after eight years of inactivity by the chess federation
Asia Bhutan The country has identified Quinoa as a priority crop under the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 'One Country One Priority Product' initiative
Asia Bhutan With its unique negative greenhouse emission rates, Bhutan ranked first in the 2022 list of the greenest places to visit according to world famous global travel site Big 7 Travel
Asia Bhutan In support of WWF Bhutan, the National Land Commission Secretariat will strengthen its surveying and mapping practices with a state-of-the-art mapping drone
Asia Bhutan Bhutan is on track to exit the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group by June 2023, according to senior officials of the Ministry of Finance
Asia Bhutan A group of 34 international tourists from the US, UK, New Zealand, Germany and France, who arrived in the country on April 2, will stay for 27 nights, the first major tour group to visit the country in nearly three years
Asia Bhutan Bumthang Dzongkhag administration issued an 18-month notice to relocate Chamkhar town; most households are built on state soil with poor respect of safety and comfort standards
Asia Bhutan FAO's Hand-in-Hand initiative in Bhutan should accelerate agricultural transformation and rural development through evidence-based partnership