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In Punakha, efforts are underway to revive the district’s cooking oil self-sufficiency. The district administration is encouraging people to grow mustard to meet the domestic demand for cooking oil. Officials have supplied mustard seeds worth around one million ngultrum to all the gewogs in the district. The initiative aims to reduce the import of cooking oil, boost economic opportunities and...

The six-day annual Punakha Dromchoe and Tshechu attracted over 3,300 tourists this year, generating more than Nu 1.6 M in tourist fees for the district. This marks a threefold increase compared to last year, when around 1,100 tourists contributed over Nu 540,000 in revenue. Held annually in the courtyard of Punakha Dzong, the Punakha Tshechu and Dromchoe are vibrant cultural...

Relying on conventional conservation methods to analyse and preserve artefacts has always been challenging in Bhutanese museums. The traditional methods usually lack precision and have risks of damaging the artefacts. To address this challenge, professors from British universities are training Bhutanese museum conservators in heritage science techniques. The workshop focuses on hands-on training on non-invasive analytical methods such as X-ray...

Bhutan’s unique approach to development, based on Buddhism and the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, continues to attract global attention. Scholars, researchers, and thought leaders are particularly interested in this principle. Today, 20 students from Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the world’s top universities, are in the country to explore Buddhism, Meditation and GNH. The trip is being...