🏛️ National Affairs & Governance
• PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new terminal building of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati (Assam) .
• At the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine (New Delhi) , PM Modi released a commemorative postal stamp on Ashwagandha .
• Jammu & Kashmir launched its first Gen-Z Post Office at AIIMS Vijaypur , focusing on digital postal services.
• Haryana Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to commemorate the 350th martyrdom year of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji .
• PGIMER, Chandigarh won India’s Best Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Institute award for the 2nd consecutive year .
🌍 International Affairs & Diplomacy
• India and the Netherlands signed an MoU to establish a Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) to boost bilateral trade.
• India and the Netherlands also signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on Defence Cooperation in New Delhi.
• Government of Armenia unveiled the “Yerevan Blue Butterfly” as the official logo of COP-17 (CBD) .
• India participated in the 11th UNAOC Global Forum 2025 , held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .
💰 Banking, Economy & Finance
• ADB committed USD 4.258 billion in sovereign lending to India (2025) for skilling, renewable energy, urban infra, healthcare & ecotourism.
• RBI imposed restrictions on two UCBs:
– Gauhati Cooperative Urban Bank (Assam)
– Valsad Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank (Gujarat)
• UPI transactions surged to 59.33 billion in Q3-2025 , recording 33.5% YoY growth (Worldline India Report).
• Personal loans (largely unsecured) have grown rapidly post-Covid, as per RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States .
• Canara HSBC Life Insurance entered a bancassurance partnership with Equitas Small Finance Bank .
• RBI imposed ₹61.95 lakh penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd for regulatory non-compliance.
• Shriram Finance Ltd approved a ₹39,618 crore equity infusion by MUFG Bank (Japan) via preferential allotment.
• Piramal Finance signed an agreement to sell its entire 14.72% stake in Shriram Life Insurance Company (SLIC) .
🚢 Defence & Security
• Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICG Ship ‘Amulya’ on 19 December 2025 at Goa .
🤖 Science, Technology & Innovation
• Photonics Odyssey (Chennai) won the Most Inspirational Award at the NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2025 .
• Google announced USD 8 million funding to support four GoI-backed AI Centres of Excellence under the India AI Impact Summit 2026 .
• Agriculture Department launched an online urea booking mobile app to ensure transparent fertiliser distribution.
🧑🎨 Art, Culture & Obituary
• Renowned sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar , designer of the Statue of Unity , passed away at 100 years in Noida (UP) .
📊 Reports & Rankings
• Hurun Rich List 2025 highlighted India’s strong wealth creation driven by startups and tech-based enterprises.
📅 Important Days
• World Basketball Day – 21 December
➤ Commemorates the first basketball game (1891) .
• World Meditation Day – 21 December
➤ Observed by the United Nations at UN Headquarters, New York .
• National Mathematics Day – 22 December
➤ Birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan .