- The proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday.
- India reported 6,984 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. The number of active cases in the country declined to 87,562, according to the Union health ministry.
- Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that he is not going to contest any elections and urged the political parties to not make use of his name or photos in their posters.
- Goa's Urban Development Minister and BJP legislator Milind Naik tendered his resignation from the state cabinet on Wednesday after the Congress alleged that he was involved in a sexual exploitation case.
- The government expects investments of around ₹ 1.7 lakh crore and 1.35 lakh jobs to be created in the next four years under the incentive scheme for semiconductors approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
- Union Cabinet has approved implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2021-26. The scheme will benefit about 22 lakh farmers.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched distribution of the smart health card under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana in Jajpur and Kendrapara districts, the campaign started on August 20 from Malkangiri district reached its conclusion.
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appointed IPS officer Sunil Kumar Bansal as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of the state.
- On December 14, 2021, Supreme Court directed the central government to start the process of issuing voter ID, Aadhaar and ration cards to sex workers. Supreme court also directed centre to keep providing dry ration to sex workers.
- The Ministry of Tourism has approved Rs49.51 crore for the development of Gurdwara Nada Sahib, Panchkula, and the Mansa Devi temple under the “Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive” (PRASAD) scheme of the Centre.
- Ladakh received its first ever FM radio station in the capital city Leh. The frequency for Leh & Kargil will be 91.1 FM. It will cover 50 kilometres aerial distance in radius.
- Chief Justice NV Ramana said., "You (ED) are diluting the Act (Prevention of Money Laundering Act)...If you start using it as a weapon against 10,000 rupees case and 100 rupees case, what will happen,"
- Ranbir Kapoor-starrer 'Brahmāstra' will release on September 9, 2022 in five Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. .
- Indian Army chief General MM Naravane has taken over as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
- Decorated air warrior Group Captain Varun Singh passed away at a military hospital in Bengaluru on 15 Dec ( Wednesday).
- The 16th Committee of UNESCO for safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in its meeting held in Paris has inscribed DURGA PUJA in KOLKATA on the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This is the 1st festival in Asia to achieve recognition as UNESCO ICH of Humanity.
- For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere -- the corona
- The Higher Education (HE) department Wednesday directed the colleges and universities in the state to conduct all the examinations (annual/semester) in offline mode with strict adherence to the Covid19 protocols.
- The Srimandir here will remain open for devotees from 5:30am to 9:30pm from Thursday, marking the beginning of ‘Pahili Bhoga’ rituals of the sibling deities in the 12th century shrine
- Ganjam district will be free of child marriage from January. An announcement to this effect will be made soon. Local officials will be held responsible for any child marriage at any place in the district
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