- The Cabinet approved the agreement between India and Mongolia on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and Civilian Purposes. The agreement was signed in New Delhi on 20th September 2019.
- The four-day mega industrial exhibition, Advantage Maharashtra expo 2020 is to begin in Aurangabad from 9th January 2020. The exhibition is being organised by the Marathwada Association of Small Scale Industries and Agriculture (MASSIA).
- New Delhi will host the two-day Executive Committee meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The meeting will begin from 10th Jan 2020 and is the second time that the country will be hosting such a meeting after 1987.
- India-born author Jasbinder Bilan has bagged the UK children's book award for her debut novel 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'.
- Sri Lankan Tourism data revealed that India constitutes the maximum 19% of total tourist arrivals to the island nation in 2019.
- The West Bengal Government has announced that it will provide insurance coverage of five lakh rupees each to the Ganga Sagar pilgrims.
- 16th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
- New Wetland Conservation Rules
- Govt approved VGF of Rs 5,559 crore Gas Pipeline Project
- SBI announced RBBG Scheme
