- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a six-member committee to review the economic capital framework of the central bank. Bimal Jalan is the Chairman of this committee.
- Former Union Minister Captain Jai Narain Prasad Nishad has passed away recently. He was from Bihar state.
- Haryana State Government announced to change the name all the Child Care Institutes being run in the state as ‘Jagannath Ashrams’.
- Andhra Pradesh High Court will be the 25th High Court in the country.
- Vijay Kumar has been appointed as the deputy managing director of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
- Ricky Ponting is the 25th Australia cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
- China country has successfully tested Russia’s S-400 missile air defence system, recently.
- Virat Kohli has set a new record for most runs overseas by an Indian batsman in a calendar year.
- Egis company has appointed has appointed Sandeep Gulati as Managing Director for India operations.
- Rajesh Subramaniam has been appointed as the president and chief executive officer of FedEx Express.
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been named ‘Asian of the Year’ for 2018 by the Asia Journalist Association (AJA). He is a President of Uzbekistan country.
- All-rounder Colin de Grandhomme hit a record fastest 50 in Test against Sri Lanka. He belongs to New Zealand country.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 4,500 crore financial assistance to Bhutan country for its 12th five-year plan.
- Japan Country has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
- NITI Aayog has released Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts. Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu is most improved District.
- According to SEBI data, the total value of P-note investments in Indian markets rose to 79,247 Crore rupees till November end, from 66,587 crore rupees at October-end.
- C A Kuttappa took over as India’s chief boxing coach.
- 16th Mumbai Marathon will be held on 20 January 2019.
- Bhubaneswar was the 26th National Children’s Science Congress held.
- Manju Mehta has been conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for the year 2018.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s longest railroad Bogibeel Bridge in Assam.
- Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Usha Timothy have been conferred with Mohammed Rafi Award award.
- Famous poet Nirendranath Chakraborty has passed away. His work was mainly in which of the Bengali language.
- P V Bharathi has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of Corporation Bank.
- Indian Navy commissioned its tenth Naval hospital, INHS Sandhani at the Naval station Karanja in Uran near Mumbai.
- Jim Mattis has been appointed as the acting defense secretary of United States.
- Hyderabad was the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) inaugurated.
- B.V.P. Rao has been elected as the president of the Archery Association of India (AAI).
- New Delhi was the 6th edition of Yuva Natya Samaroh organized.
- Punjab National Bank has launched a special card for Kumbh Mela 2019.
- Thailand country has approved the use of marijuana for medical use and research.
- On 25th December, Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday was celebrated as Good Governance Daya cross the country.
- Maharashtra state has launched the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Schools.
- Sashastra Seema Bal organization celebrated its 55th raising day on December 20.
- United Arab Emirates country will deposit $3 billion in the central bank of Pakistan to help “enhance liquidity.
- On 24th December date is observed as National Consumer Day.
- PV Sindhu has been ranked third in the latest World Badminton Rankings. Silver medal had she won in the Olympic.
- U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan country.
- International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Dispute Resolution Panel ordered Pakistan country to pay 60 per cent of the cost demanded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- W. V. Raman has been appointed as the Indian women’s cricket team head coach.
- Nilanjan Roy has been appointed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Infosys IT company.
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