1. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that Beijing is committed to resolving the border standoff through dialogue but was also determined to safeguard its territorial sovereignty.
2. Walmart plans to increase exports from India to USD 10 billion by 2027
3. India has highest viewership of films on Netflix globally.
4. As per a report by PwC (a global network of firms), India reported a 45% increase in the use of Artificial Intelligence, the highest among all countries, following the outbreak of the virus.
5. Govt approves submarine optical fibre cable connectivity between Kochi and Lakshadweep Islands
6. Govt proposes amendment in Rehabilitation Council of India Act 1992. The amendment in the act will make the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) provide accessible, quality and affordable habilitation
7. Blood will be provided free of cost to patients receiving treatment at state-run hospitals in Maharashtra from December 12, Health Minister Rajesh Tope announced on Thursday.
8. The new Parliament building will be constructed close to the existing one under the Central Vista redevelopment projectPrime Minister Narendra Modi today performed a ground-breaking ceremony in the heart of Delhi to mark the symbolic launch of the new parliament building. 
9. The new coach developed by the Indian Railways will increase the speed of automobile coach from 75kmph to 110 kmph
10. Indian Parliament's new building will have a triangular shape to reflect the importance of triangles being a sacred geometry in various religions, while its interiors will have three national symbols as their main themes -- Lotus, Peacock and Banyan Tree.
11. BJP leader and former Maharashtra tribal development minister Vishnu Savara (70) died here on Wednesday, a close aide said.
12. Higher education institutions in Uttarakhand, which have been closed since the coronavirus-induced lockdown was imposed in March this year, will open from December 15
13. The data submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna for their Covid-19 vaccine candidates is "very robust", its executive director said on Thursday.
14. Failing to get the desired response from students and affiliation problems, Sambalpur University  (SU) has discontinued as many as six self-financing post-graduate (PG) courses in the academic session 2020-21. The courses are MBA in Rural Management, MBA in Agri Business, MBA in Financial Management, Nano technology, Medical Physics and Sanskrit. 
15. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Emissions Gap Report 2020 has been published recently. The annual report from UNEP measures the gap between anticipated emissions and levels consistent with the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming this century to well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C.
16. India ranked 10^th in  (CCPI) 2021.India, for the second time in a row, continued to remain in the top 10.Last year, India had been ranked at the ninth position.
17. Entire Lakshadweep group of islands has been declared as an organic agricultural area under the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) of India.
18. The much-awaited new Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Bhubaneswar will be ready by mid of 2022.It was revealed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after he reviewed the project at Baramunda in Bhubaneswar today. The cost of the project is estimated to be around Rs 180 crore and is expected to be completed in 18 months.
19. BSNL on Thursday announced the launch of a satellite-based internet of things (IoT) device service that can be used across India where mobile towers are not present, including the seas within the country's jurisdiction.
20. The State government on Wednesday approved the Energy department’s proposal for conversion of Rs 400 crore bond issued in its favour by Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd (Gridco) to equity of Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL).

(Collected from Mass Media)