1.Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has become the first research organisation in the world to release the most detailed 3D high-resolution images of the fetal brain, Director V Kamakoti said Tuesday

2.Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is likely to begin the repair work at the Ratna Bhandar of the Srimandir December 17, an offi cial said Tuesday.

3.At least 75 Indians have been evacuated from war-torn Syria where the rebels have toppled the Bashar al-Assad government and are set to form a government on their own. The Indian nationals have safely crossed to Lebanon and will return by commercial flights to India, the External Affairs Ministry said late last night.

4.The Enforcement Directorate said it has begun restituting assets worth more than ₹ 2,500 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against absconding businessman Mehul Choksi in connection with alleged ₹ 13,000 crore PNB loan fraud case..

5.Facing relentless harassment after taking a loan of ₹ 2,000 from an instant loan app, a 27-year-old dying by suicide in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam just 47 days after he got married..

6.A district consumer forum imposed a fine of ₹ 15 lakh on Emami Ltd for unfair trade practices after a man alleged that the company's fairness cream advertisement was deceptive and misleading.

7.Billionaire Gautam Adani-led conglomerate on Tuesday said it will use its own resources to fund a Sri Lankan port project and not seek US funding.

8.The Vigilance department Tuesday arrested a junior woman clerk, a day after she was caught accepting a bribe of `20,000 at the offi ce of the sub-register here, an offi cial statement said.

9.The state government has set a target to complete the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project by 2027.

10.The state has lost 857 elephants in the past 11 years, with electrocution being the key cause of unnatural death of the gentle giants, the Odisha Assembly was informed Tuesday.

11.Double-decker electric buses are likely to be introduced in the state. The buses will be introduced in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and in Puri initially.

12.The Coast Guard Tuesday intercepted two Bangladeshi vessels with 78 people on board while allegedly fi shing in Indian waters, a statement said.

13.The annual winter birdcount has highlighted the rich avian diversity of Delhi-NCR, recording over 254 bird species in a single day, including rare sightings like the Little Bunting, Eurasian Griffon, and Slender-billed Gull, organisers said Monday.

14.In a significant development, the Supreme Court Tuesday took note of news reports over the purported controversial statements of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav at a VHP function and sought details from the Allahabad High Court on the issue.

15.ISRO on Tuesday said it carried out 'well deck' recovery trials of the Gaganyaan with the Indian Navy on December 6.