TITBITS:
1. India has lodged a "solemn protest" with
China over the formation of two counties in the Hotan prefecture that
incorporates territory of India's Ladakh.
2. Chhattisgarh has become the first Indian state to link forest
ecosystem services to Green GDP, an economic indicator that adjusts traditional
GDP by subtracting environmental costs and including benefits like clean air,
water purification, and biodiversity.
3. The Nuclear Power
Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has invited proposals to develop 220 MW Bharat
Small Reactors (BSRs), marking India's first step towards privatizing nuclear
energy to support decarbonization and achieve 500 GW non-fossil fuel energy by
2030.
4. The Indian government has announced the formation of the Ramesh
Chand Committee to revise the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), updating its
base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23.