- Virat Kohli became the first Indian to score three double hundreds in a year
- Senior Indian Revenue Service officer Rajendra Kumar has been appointed as the new Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the policy making body for the Income Tax Department
- The India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business concluded in New Delhi on 10 December 2016.
- The 28th State Information Ministers Conference (SIMCON), 2016, was organised by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting from December 9 to December 10, 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- A black civil rights leader who led a struggle against anti-black segregation and racism in Canada in the 1940s will be the first Canadian woman to figure on a banknote.
- A nationwide toll-free helpline number '14444' will be launched soon to educate people and provide support related to cashless mode of transactions.
- Andhra Pradesh CM launches website of state Economic Development Board (AP-EDB) yesterday in Vijayawada.
- Former Mumbai Mayor and ex-Shiv Sena legislator Ramesh Prabhu passed away in Mumbai today after a prolonged illness.
- Mumbai's IqbalSayed, who works as a civil engineer with Reliance Infrastructure and Mumbai Metro, became the first Indian to win a medal at the Mr Olympia event, after securing a silver medal in the event.
- Japan launched a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station (ISS), carrying a 'space junk' collector that was made with the help of a fishnet company.
- The highest French civilian distinction, Officer of the Legion of Honour, was conferred today on US Secretary of State John Kerry for his contribution in peace effort
- Odisha-based acclaimed sculptor AdwaitaGadanayak has been appointed as the new director of National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). He will replace Rajeev Lochan.
- Nabard will provide a grant of Rs 228 crore for deployment of point of sale machines and procurement of EMV based debit cards for farmers.
- The international financial institution, World Bank has cancelled a $100 million loan to Pakistan that was meant to be for a natural gas efficiency project.
- The Hazrat Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam train is renamed as Vizag Steel Samta Express to promote its brand Vizag Steel which was flagged off at Nizamuddin station by Mr. Prabhu and Mr. Singh in the presence of RINL Chairman-cum-Managing Director P. Madhusudan.
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