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National Pension and Provident Fund (Bhutan)
The National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF) is the autonomous statutory body that administers Bhutan's pension and provident fund schemes for civil servants, armed forces personnel and employees of state-owned and joint-sector corporations. Established as an autonomous agency in March 2000 and operationalised under the National Pension and Provident Fund Plan in July 2002, it is one of Bhutan's largest institutional investors, with total assets of Nu 65 billion and around 68,000 active members at the end of 2023.
Druk Holding and Investments
Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) is the commercial and investment arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan, functioning as the country's sovereign wealth fund and state holding company. Established in 2007, DHI manages the government's portfolio of state-owned enterprises and strategic investments, with the mandate of maximising long-term value for the Bhutanese people.
Thimphu District
Thimphu District (Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ་རྫོང་ཁག) is the most populous of Bhutan's twenty dzongkhags and contains the national capital, Thimphu. It serves as the political, economic, and administrative centre of the Kingdom of Bhutan, housing the seat of government, the royal palace, and the majority of the country's international organisations and diplomatic missions.
Lingzhi Gewog
Lingzhi is one of the most remote gewogs in Bhutan, located in the northwestern highlands of Thimphu District near the Tibetan border. Accessible only by multi-day trek, it is home to semi-nomadic yak-herding communities and the historic Lingzhi Yugyal Dzong.
Jomolhari
Jomolhari (also spelled Chomolhari) is a mountain on the border between Bhutan and Tibet, standing at 7,326 metres (24,035 feet). Considered one of Bhutan's most sacred peaks and the abode of the goddess Jomo, it is the centrepiece of one of the country's most popular trekking routes, the Jomolhari Trek, which passes through Jigme Dorji National Park.
Bhutan–India Relations in the 1960s–1980s
The three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s were the foundational period of the modern Bhutan–India relationship, during which Indian development assistance, road construction, and military cooperation transformed Bhutan from an isolated mountain kingdom into a modernising state.
Modernisation of Education in Bhutan
The introduction of modern secular education in Bhutan from 1961 onwards represents one of the most rapid educational transformations in Asian history, taking the country from near-zero literacy and no secular schools to near-universal primary enrolment within a single generation.
Jomolhari Trek
The Jomolhari Trek is one of Bhutan's most popular and iconic trekking routes, a challenging 8-9 day journey from Paro to Thimphu via the base camp of Mount Jomolhari (7,326 metres) through the pristine wilderness of Jigme Dorji National Park. Reaching a maximum elevation of approximately 4,930 metres at the Nyile La pass, the trek passes through alpine meadows, yak herder camps, blue sheep habitat, and some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the Himalayas.
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