Bhutan is on a path of transformation: Prime Minister Dr. Lotay TsheringDr. Tshering discusses with ET’s Vinod Mahanta, the Covid-19 impact on the Bhutanese economy, the Gross National Happiness (GNH) versus GDP...
24 Nov, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
India-Bhutan border gates reopen after two-year hiatusBhutan's Consul General at Guwahati Jigme Thinley Namgyal declared the reopening of international border gates at Samdrup-Jongkhar in Tamul...
24 Sep, 2022, 12.40 PM IST
What the world can learn from Bhutan's rapid COVID vaccine rolloutSchools, monasteries and other public buildings were used as vaccination centres. Keeping vaccines sufficiently cold at smaller locations c...
29 Sep, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
PM Modi speaks with Lotay Tshering; thanks Bhutan for support in wake of COVID pandemicThe Bhutanese prime minister expressed solidarity with the government and the people of India in their efforts against the recent wave of t...
11 May, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
Oxygen plant in Eastern Bhutan to supply liquid oxygen to India"Every day, 40 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen produced by the Oxygen Plant will be exported to Assam using cryogenic tankers. The oxygen pl...
27 Apr, 2021, 09.18 PM IST
Bhutan vaccinates 60% of population in record timeThe tiny nation wedged between India and China told AFP that 470,000 people out of 770,000 in total had been administered the first shot of...
07 Apr, 2021, 09.19 PM IST
North-East India buyer-seller meet held in GuwahatiThe meet was organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in association with the external affairs ministry.
23 Mar, 2021, 12.54 AM IST
WHO chief Ghebreyesus thanks PM Modi for 'continued support' to global COVID-19 responseIndia this week announced that it will send COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Sri Lanka and seven other countries - Bhutan, the M...
23 Jan, 2021, 04.20 PM IST
Coronavirus vaccines sent by India reach Bhutan and Maldives; Sri Lanka, Afghanistan in lineOn Tuesday, India had said it would send COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seych...
20 Jan, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
Maldives & Bhutan will be first recipients of India's vaccine giftRight from the start of the COVID pandemic, India has worked very closely with the Maldives in dealing with the pandemic. Among all neighbo...
20 Jan, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
India to supply vaccines to Nepal, others from todaySupply to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius will be taken up later as the government is awaiting confirmation of necessary regulatory cl...
20 Jan, 2021, 07.38 AM IST
India to open new trade routes with Bhutan to enable smoother sub-regional coopWith this latest development, Nagarkata will now be notified as a ‘permanent’ LCS without any commodity restrictions, thereby allowing Bhut...
04 Dec, 2020, 03.32 PM IST
India to send Bhutan satellite in space next year: Modi"The relation between India and Bhutan is important and best example for the world," the prime minister said.
20 Nov, 2020, 01.49 PM IST
PM Modi, Bhutanese PM jointly launch RuPay card Phase-IIIn his speech via video conferencing, Modi spoke about the deep cooperating between the countries in a gamut of fields, including ISRO's pr...
20 Nov, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
India-Bhutan border trade via Bengal suspended due to lockdown in Himalayan kingdomEven though three districts of West Bengal -- Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong -- share a border with Bhutan, the major chunk of trade ...
12 Aug, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
Bhutan thanks Assam for allowing movement of vehicle carrying essential commodities during lockdownIn a letter sent to the chief minister, the Bhutan King said, “Though Assam with its people fought it hard to contain the pandemic with nec...
31 Jul, 2020, 10.54 PM IST
Facilitating connectivity: India and Bhutan launch Jaigaon-Ahllay trade routeThe new route will operate between Jaigaon in West Bengal and Ahllay in Bhutan, enabling smoother trade of goods and strengthening of sub-r...
17 Jul, 2020, 08.37 AM IST