Economy
- The central government decided that the digital transactions using RuPay or UPI would not face additional charges from – 1 January 2020.
International
- First position in the HexGn’s "Global Top 10 Cities for Start-up Funding" for 2020 - San Francisco Bay Area (USA).
- UK Prince William announced "the most prestigious environment prize in history", called - Earthshot Prize (five people every year over the next decade).
National
- Indian cities in the HexGn’s "Global Top 10 Cities for Start-up Funding" for 2020 - Delhi NCR (6th) and Bengaluru (10th).
- E-commerce company which has signed a MoU with the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry's Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) to help small businesses - Flipkart.
- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a National Infrastructure Pipeline coordination mechanism with an investment plan worth Rs. 102 trillion in the next - five years (till 2024-25).
- The Finance Ministry extended the 'Sabka Vishwas Scheme', a dispute resolution-cum-amnesty scheme for settling pending disputes of service tax and central excise, by - 15 days (till January 15).
Persons in News
- Reappointed Chairman of Railway Board - Vinod Kumar Yadav.
- New Chairman and Managing director of Hindustan Copper Limited - Arun Kumar Shukla.
- New interim managing director & CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank - S Sundar.
- First and youngest tribal woman in the world to set foot on the six tallest mountain peaks across six continents - Malavath Poorna (Telangana).
Sports
- Indians selected in Wisden’s T20 International team of the decade - Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah.
- Captain of Wisden’s T20 International team of the decade - Aaron Finch (Australia).
General Knowledge
- Hindustan Copper Limited was founded in – 1967 (09 November).
- Indian Railway was founded in – 1845 (08 May).
- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) was launched in – 2013 (24th September).
- UPI - Unified Payments Interface.
