1.The government Monday appointed Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

2.As many as 59,437 people in Odisha have fallen prey to online trading frauds during the last six years, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the Assembly Monday.

3.The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned `509 crore for the construction of two major railway flyovers in the Cuttack and Rayagada districts of Odisha

4. Odisha is preparing to host the prestigious 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) Convention, set to take place from January 8 to January 10, 2025

5.The Maharashtra government plans to submit a proposal to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to include the famous Lonar Lake in Buldhana district in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list, offi cials have said.

6.SM Krishna, who had also served as the Governor of Maharashtra as well as External Affairs Minister, was born in 1932 died at the age of 92.

7.About 25 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above have enrolled for the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card, in a span of less than 2 months of its launch.

8.A British Indian student, Anoushka Kale, has been elected president of the University of Cambridge's historic Cambridge Union Society.

9.The Haj quota of India for 2025 is fixed by Saudi Arabia at 1,75,025 pilgrims and has been distributed between the Haj Committee of India (HCoI) and Haj Group Organisers (HGO), the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

10.Reservation cannot be on the basis of religion, the Supreme Court observed Monday while hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Calcutta High Court verdict that struck down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 20

11.The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued guidelines for identifying “fake patients” in medical colleges and facilities seeking approval for setting up new institutes or for increasing the number of UG and PG seats.

12.Retail sales of vehicles across categories in India grew by 11.21 per cent at 32,08,719 units in November, as compared to 28,85,317 units in the same month last year riding on two-wheeler demand, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said in Monday

13. India’s copper demand grew by 13 per cent annually to hit 1,700 kilo tonnes in FY24, driven by the rapid pace of infrastructure development and building constructions, the International Copper Association India said Monday.

14.Private carrier Air India Monday announced placing an order to purchase 100 more Airbus aircraft, comprising 10 wide-body A350 and 90 narrow-body A320 family aircraft including A321neo.

15.The survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid at Sambhal is expected to be filed within 15 days by the court commissioner after he sought more time citing ill before a local court Monday while the Muslim side objected to it.