🏛️ National Affairs & Governance
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the new terminal building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport, Guwahati (Assam) .
• PM Modi laid the foundation stone of a ₹10,601 crore ammonia–urea fertiliser plant at Namrup, Dibrugarh district, Assam .
• Jharkhand approved the Jharkhand Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration & Welfare) Act, 2025 , becoming an early mover in gig-economy regulation.
• India’s first-ever Forest University will be established in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh , focusing on forestry, wildlife conservation and environmental sciences.
• The Parliamentary Standing Committee recommended granting Institution of National Importance (INI) status to the Auroville Foundation, Puducherry .
🏦 Banking, Insurance & Finance
• RBI Board approved a risk-based deposit insurance premium framework , replacing the flat-rate premium under DICGC .
• South Indian Bank launched RuPay Contactless ‘SIB Paytag Sticker’ , an NFC-based digital payment solution.
• PNB MetLife launched ‘PNB MetLife DigiProtect Term Plan’ , a pure term insurance product designed for salaried individuals.
• IIFL Finance Ltd appointed Bibhu Prasad (B.P.) Kanungo as Non-Executive Chairman (effective 19 Dec 2025).
• Protean eGov Technologies Ltd received board approval to acquire a 4.95% stake in NSDL Payments Bank .
🌍 International Affairs & Economy
• Brazil handed over the rotating BRICS Presidency to India during the 4th BRICS Sherpas Meeting (Brasília) .
• HCL Technologies partnered with ASN Bank (Netherlands) to modernise digital operations and IT architecture.
🛡️ Defence & Security
• Indian Navy decommissioned INS Sindhughosh (S55) , the lead Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine , after 40 years of service .
• DRDO and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) signed an MoU for collaboration in defence and internal security research and training.
• India Optel Limited (IOL) signed a Transfer of Production agreement with Safran Electronics & Defense for high-precision defence systems under Make in India .
🚀 Science & Space
• ISRO’s LVM3-M6 mission will launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellite on 24 December 2025 for AST SpaceMobile (USA) under a commercial agreement.
🏏 Sports
• Jharkhand won its first-ever Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (2025–26) , defeating Haryana in the final at Pune .
• East Bengal FC won the first SAFF Women’s Club Championship 2025 , creating history in Indian women’s football.
🕊️ Obituary
• Renowned