Friday, November 08, 2024
Advertisement
  1. You Are At:
  2. News
  3. World
  4. Know facts about Bhutan, the world's "happiest" country

Know facts about Bhutan, the world's "happiest" country

New Delhi: Bhutan, a landlocked country in the Himalayas, is known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon".In 2008, Bhutan made the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy and held its first general election. Bhutan

India TV News Desk Updated on: October 19, 2013 6:50 IST




Here, plastic bags are banned, tobacco is illegal and the small Himalayan country measures wellbeing of people in terms of happiness called Gross National Happiness rather than Gross Domestic Product.

It is a development philosophy, first promoted by the King of Bhutan in the 1970s.

Advertisement

Read all the Breaking News Live on indiatvnews.com and Get Latest English News & Updates from World

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement