TIT BITS:
1. The
Principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Uttar Pradesh
government to place on record in four weeks the status of notifying the
Dhanauri water body near Jewar airport as a wet-land.
2. India's
Consumption of refined petroleum fuels and products is projected to hit yet
another fresh high in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26) on the back of steady
growth in energy use in various sectors of the economy.
3. Israel
Said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and
the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the cease-fire with Hamas.
4. Raman
Rajamannan, the head of the Mannan community and the only tribal king in
Kerala, will participate in the Republic Day parade in Delhi.
5. For the first time,
the Mannan tribal king from Kerala, known for preserving the community's unique
traditions and kingship, will attend the Republic Day parade in Delhi as a
guest of the Scheduled Tribes Development Department.
6. The Stargate
Project is a $500 billion U.S. initiative to build AI infrastructure, with
an initial $100 billion investment from OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle. It aims
to re-industrialize the country by constructing data centers and campuses to
scale AI development and deployment.