1.State govt has formed a task force for formation of Southern Odisha Development Council (SODC), says CM Mohan Charan Majhi

2.Electronics and IT minister Mukesh Mahaling said Monday that the government will ensure Internet facilities are available in all villages of Odisha by March 2025.

3.The government and Opposition parties reached an agreement Monday to break the impasse in Parliament with dates announced for discussions on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

4.As many as 6,368 cases of cyber frauds have been registered in the state during the last three years (2021 to 2023) wherein crooks swindled Rs125.63 crore from people.

5.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday informed the Assembly that 769 cases related to rape of minors were reported in the state during the fi ve months since June 10.

6.Of the 500-tonne of solid waste generated in the Bhubneswar City every day, around 30-tonne constitutes plastic waste, a report by India Clean Air Network (ICAN) reveals.

7.The Supreme Court Monday refused to relax the emergency measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) dealing with air pollution in the national capital unless a consistent downward trend was noticed in the AQI level.

8.The construction of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway, which will drastically reduce the travel time between the two cities, is in its final stages.

9.IPS officer Harsh Bardhan, who died in a road accident in Karnataka while on his way to take up his first posting, had cleared the civil services examination in his maiden attempt, sources close to his family said Monday.

10.Germany will remain Ukraine’s strongest supporter in Europe  said  Olaf Scholz , Chancellor,Germany.

11. India’s manufacturing sector growth fell to a joint 11-month low of 56.5 in November, restricted by competitive conditions and inflationary pressures amid a softer increase in factory orders, a monthly survey said Monday.

12.Retirement fund body EPFO has invested `34,207.93 crore in exchange traded funds (ETFs) during the April-October period this fi scal year, Parliament was informed Monday.

13.About 70-75 per cent of GST revenues collected in 2023-24 fi scal year came from the 18 per cent slab, while just 5-6 per cent came from the 12 per cent bracket, Parliament was informed Monday.

14.The Reserve Bank Monday said 98.08 per cent of the `2,000 banknotes have been returned to the banking system, and only `6,839 crore worth such notes are still with the public.

15.The Delhi High Court sought the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) response Monday on a plea moved by AAP leader Manish Sisodia challenging a trial court’s order taking cognisance of a chargesheet fi led in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.

16.A Delhi court Monday fixed December 9 for the recording of statements of two former police offi cials as witnesses in a 1984-anti Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.

17.Civil services coaching teacher and motivational speaker Avadh Ojha joined the Aam Aadmi Party Monday in the presence of party chief Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Manish Sisodia.

18.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the Assembly Monday that 123 Maoists and 11 security personnel were killed in encounters in different parts of the state since 2014

19.India is set to experience a milder winter with fewer cold wave days, the weather office said Monday and forecast above-normal minimum temperatures during the season.

20.India’s Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar has been nominated for the Men’s Para-Badminton Player of the Year honour as Olympic champions Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, South Korea’s An Se Young headlined BWF Annual Awards nominations