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Bhutan Current Affairs One-liners — All time

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Mon, 14 Sept 2026

On 14 September 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar began a three-day visit to Bhutan, meeting the King of Bhutan in Thimphu.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026

Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil and Bhutan's Energy Minister Lyonpo Gem Tshering held a high-level meeting on trans-border rivers in New Delhi on 7 August 2026 and reviewed the Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presided over the convocation of the 2024 batch of Indian Forest Service probationers at IGNFA, Dehradun, on 1 August 2026; Pratiksha Nanasaheb Kale of the Rajasthan cadre topped the batch.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026

At the fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks in Thimphu (30–31 July 2026), the two sides exchanged a Rs 4,000 crore concessional Line of Credit agreement for energy projects and approved 12 new projects worth Rs 332 crore.

Tue, 28 Jul 2026

On 28 July 2026 Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off in Guwahati the first international consignment of Purabi ice cream – 5,627 litres – to Bhutan.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Project DANTAK of the Border Roads Organisation celebrated its 66th Raising Day at Thimphu on 24 April 2026, marking 65 years of work in Bhutan since its establishment in April 1961, during which it has built over 1,500 km of roads.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

The 7th India–Bhutan Joint Group of Customs meeting was held in Munnar, Kerala, on 20–21 April 2026, co-chaired by CBIC Member (Customs) Yogendra Garg and Bhutan's Director General of Revenue and Customs Sonam Jamtsho.

Sat, 11 Apr 2026

Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal met Bhutan's Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chandra Bahadur Gurung on 11 April 2026, the third day of his Bhutan visit, and was briefed on Gross National Happiness and the Gelephu Mindfulness City.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026

Union Minister Manohar Lal attended the ceremony for the pour of concrete of the dam at the Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Project in Bhutan on 10 April 2026, the second day of his visit.

Fri, 27 Feb 2026

An Indian delegation led by Water Resources Secretary V. L. Kantha Rao concluded a visit to Bhutan on 27 February 2026 to discuss trans-boundary river cooperation and review the Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026

Bhutan's Energy Minister Lyonpo Gem Tshering met Union Power Minister Manohar Lal in New Delhi on 3 February 2026 to discuss Punatsangchhu-I and II, the Sankosh project and cross-border transmission links till 2040.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

The Sacred Piprahwa Relics of Lord Buddha returned to India on 25 November 2025 after a 17-day exposition in Bhutan, accompanied by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.

Tue, 11 Nov 2025

Sun, 09 Nov 2025

Union Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF) in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 9 November 2025, where the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) held three Buddhist exhibitions alongside the exposition of the holy relics of Lord Buddha from India.

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

The Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha, enshrined at the National Museum, New Delhi, arrived in Bhutan on 8 November 2025 for a public exposition from 8 to 18 November, with an Indian delegation led by Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar.

Thu, 23 Oct 2025

The 14th India–Bhutan Meeting on Border Management and Security was held in Thimphu on 16–17 October 2025, the first since 2019.

Fri, 21 Mar 2025

A two-week residential programme on election administration for 40 senior and mid-level election officials from Bhutan concluded at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 21 March 2025.