Tag: bhutan

Thumbs up! Bhutan’s tiger conservation efforts

Earlier this year, Bhutan hosted international symposium to extensively discuss on threat posed on Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) due to exploitation of the forests by increasing human population. The wild cat is one on the list of WWF with possibility of extinction in near future. Bhutan, India’s northern...

Bhutan non-progressive on FDI

When India accepted Bhutan’s invitation to invest in its hydropower, this tiny Himalayan kingdom was overwhelmed and swiftly drafted foreign investment policy in hope that world will see it as land of opportunity for investment. Last year, the government unveiled a new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy which opened...

Iron, steel lead country’s exports to Bhutan

Iron and steel products have become the country´s largest exports to Bhutan over the past two years, thanks to massive electrification drive in Bhutan and subsequent rise in demand for electricity poles from Nepal. A consortium of Hulas Steel, Bhagawati Steel and Mainabati Steel that was selected through a...

Talk presents Bhutan’s rich flora and fauna

KUCHING: More than 50 people attended a talk titled ‘Insights Discoveries of Bhutan: The Land of the Thunder Dragon’ which was held at the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre yesterday. Presented by Mani Prasad Nirola from the National Biodiversity Centre of Bhutan, the talk revolved around the country’s rich culture and...