- The Indian men's football team ranked 108th in the year-ending FIFA rankings i.e. remained static. India is placed at 19th spot among Asian countries headed by Japan 28th.
- Zeena Khitta clinched the women's national 10m Air Rifle at the 63rd National Shooting Championship Competitions Rifle/Pistol in Bhopal.
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched the 'Jalsathi' programme on 19th Dec 19 to ensure supply of safe drinking water to all households in the state.
- Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched the Phase-III of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in New Delhi on 18th Dec 19. The Phase-III of PMGSY aims at consolidation of 1 lakh 25 thousand Kilometers through Routes to further enhance the connectivity of villages with hospitals, schools and agricultural markets.
- National Rail Transport Institution (Under Railways Ministry) signed an MOU with the University of Birmingham to set up Centre of Excellence for Next-Generation Transportation Systems.
- Indian Coastal Guard and Indian Navy conducted a large scale anti-hijacking exercise Apharan in Cochin.
- Minorities Rights Day was celebrated in India on 18th December by National Commission for minorities in India.
- WHO launched Trastuzumab a biosimilar medicine in order to make breast cancer treatment more affordable all over the world for women.
- Pinaka Missile System
- 38th GST Council Meeting
- Sahitya Akademi Awards
- Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize
