Bank of Bhutan inks deal with TCS to modernize digital core for enhanced customer service.
Dec 04, 2024, at 03:19 am
Thimphu/Mumbai: IT major Tata Consultancy Services TCS has announced a strategic partnership with the Bank of Bhutan to modernize the bank’s digital core for enhanced customer service.
Tata Power and Druk Green Power sign MoU to develop 5,000 MW renewable energy in Bhutan
Nov 20, 2024, at 02:06 pm
Thimphu: Tata Power Company Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd (DGPC) to collaborate and develop at least 5,000 MW of clean energy generation capacity in Bhutan.
Bhutan-India Renewable Energy Roundtable: IREDA chairman advocates debt financing over grants
Oct 29, 2024, at 05:15 am
Thimphu: Competitive debt financing is more advantageous than grants and is a strategic tool for advancing renewable energy projects, according to Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) Pradip Kumar Das.
Bhutan's Drukair firms up order for Airbus A321XLR, A320neo aircraft
Oct 15, 2024, at 10:21 pm
Paro/IBNS: Drukair - Royal Bhutan Airlines, the national flag carrier of Bhutan, has firmed up an order with Airbus for three A320neo and two A321XLR aircraft to expand its international network.
Reliance Group partners with Bhutan for major solar and hydropower projects
Oct 03, 2024, at 03:37 am
Thimphu: Reliance Group announced a strategic collaboration with the government of Bhutan to develop large-scale solar and hydropower projects.
Indian Hotels Company expands its footprint in Bhutan with the signing of an 83-key hotel in Thimphu
Jun 18, 2024, at 09:58 pm
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, further strengthens their footprint in Bhutan with the signing of an 83-key hotel in Thimphu. This hotel will be rebranded to an IHCL – SeleQtions.
Union Cabinet approves India-Bhutan MoU on Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Measures
Mar 14, 2024, at 06:27 am
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bhutan on extending cooperation in the field of Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Measures.
Dec 15, 2023, at 06:07 am
Kolkata: Seventeen start-ups from India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh are participating in a three-day workshop organised by the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata and KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI) here on Wednesday.
RuPay Card issuance crosses 10,000 milestone in Bhutan
Jul 24, 2023, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi: NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the wholly-owned subsidiary and international arm of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), on Monday, said it has touched the milestone of issuing over 10,000 RuPay cards in Bhutan.
India bans apple imports except from Bhutan
May 10, 2023, at 06:08 am
New Delhi: The Centre has imposed a ban on apple imports that have a Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF) import price equal to or lower than Rs 50 per kilogram as it altered the import policy from "free" to "prohibited".
EDII to set up an entrepreneurship development center in Bhutan
Jul 13, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Mumbai: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) will be setting up an Entrepreneurship Development center in Bhutan.
Unemployment rate in Bhutan hits 5 percent in 2020
Apr 07, 2021, at 11:44 pm
The unemployment rate in Bhutan has increased drastically to 5 percent, according to the latest statistics announced by the Labour Force Survey, which was conducted in November and December 2020. Thimphu, the capital and largest city of Bhutan, has the highest youth unemployment rate.
Jan 08, 2021, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi: In a bid to boost exports potential of India’s agricultural and processed food products exports, APEDA organized a Virtual Buyer Seller Meet (BSM) in association with Indian Embassy in Bhutan, on Thursday.
Four countries on track to graduate from UN list of least developed countries
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:55 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Four countries could soon “graduate” from the ranks of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations, a United Nations expert committee announced on Thursday
Bilateral trade agreement signed between India, Bhutan
Nov 13, 2016, at 03:52 am
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and H.E. Tengye Lyonpo Lekey Dorji, Minister for Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan signed the Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and the Royal Government of Bhutan in the presence of H.E. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan at the Gyalyong Tshokhang in Thimphu on Nov 12.
Cabinet approves the Revised Cost Estimate of Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan
Jul 13, 2016, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi, July 13 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for Revised Cost Estimate (RCE) of Rs. 7290.62 crore for the ongoing 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in Bhutan.