- Commonwealth Championship gold medallist Rakhi Halder (Indian weightlifter) clinched a bronze medal in the women's 64kg weight category at the Qatar International Cup in Doha.
- The government of India has declared Urban areas of 35 states and Union Territories Open defecation free under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.
- The Govt. of India has constructed Girls' Hostel for Nepal Armed Police Force School with a grant assistance of 40.42 million Nepali Rupees. The Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) School was established in 2005 which is an academic institution created under the APF Welfare Service Centre.
- Harsh Vardhan Shringla, an IFS officer of 1984 batch has been appointed as the Foreign Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 23rd Dec 19. He has replaced Vijay Keshav Gokhale.
- Ecuador has declared emergency due to a fuel spill in the Galapagos Islands, after a barge carrying 600 gallons of diesel fuel sank. Galapagos archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Latin America, is home to one of the most fragile ecosystems on the planet.
- First Tripartite MoA signed under FIDF
- ICC ODI Ranking
- Pakistan at Risk of being Black Listed By FATF
