The Bhutan government has been considering vaccinating children aged between 5 to 11 years after the initial trial results of Pfizer-BioNTech indicated safe and effective response in the group, media reports said

The Bhutanese government has signed an agreement with India’s space agency to jointly develop a small satellite. Under the Implementing Arrangement (IA), Bhutan’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) will be assisted by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Hydropower, which is one of the most important sectors of Bhutan’s economy, has recorded a 12.7 percent decrease in generation in the first eight months of the current year in comparison to the same period last year due to flow issues in various dams

The Bhutan government discontinued the practice of drafting the Five-Year-Plan - a practice that they had picked up from India which itself had discontinued them from 2014 - for development and resource allocations, a move that irked the main opposition party which said the decision would have “huge” implications

Bhutan, which has already fully vaccinated over 95 percent of its 18+ population, is now reportedly considering a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines as a booster shot next year, based upon the experience of countries like Israel and others which saw a significant rise in Covid-19 cases recently even after administering almost all eligible people with both doses

The lack of market access for agricultural produces is a perennial problem in Bhutan and the government has now decided to improve the market access system to reduce the losses incurred by farmers

Bhutan recorded zero Covid-19 cases from the community in the last four days--the first time since April after the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 hit the country, giving hope to the country for full unlocking

Entertainment clubs, locally known as ‘drayangs’ in Bhutan, have received an ultimatum from the Bhutan government to either reform their operations or shut down their shops as authorities believe--though they have no clear evidence--these outlets are becoming  shady joints for illicit activities

The 2021 survey of the critically endangered white-bellied heron in Bhutan indicates numbers have fallen compared with 2020

Bhutan has become the first South Asian country to start vaccinating its children against the Covid-19 virus

Bhutan has administered second doses of vaccine to almost 85 percent of people who are above the age of 18 years in a week-long inspired vaccination drive that has gained it international attention

In a liberal measure seen as beneficial to the country's growing creative industry, digital content on OTT platforms in Bhutan will not need to go through the existing reviews and certification process as the country’s National Film Commission Secretariat (NFCS) has exempted these platforms from such filtering

Bhutan has started the second phase of the national immunization drive on Tuesday and planned to administer the second dose of vaccines to over 500,000 people

A 56-year-old teacher in Bhutan was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a district court for allegedly molesting ten of his students in a primary school

Bhutan, with support from the United Nations Development Program, has begun agriculture projects to increase winter vegetable production and also creating green jobs to boost the government’s food security initiatives