1.President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2012,

2.The bill to replace the MGNREGA framework with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen), or VB-G RAM G, has been introduced in Parliament.

3.A Bill for single education regulator to set up a 13-member body to regulate institutions of higher education was introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday with the government expressing willingness to refer it to a joint committee.

4.India has proposed a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Mexico to help domestic exporters deal with the steep tariffs announced by the South American country.

5.The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.

6.The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth approximately Rs 5.41 crore in connection with an illegal immigration racket where people were sent illegally to the US through the hazardous "dunky" route.

7.The rupee Monday crashed to its lowest-ever level of 90.80 before settling at a fresh all-time low of 90.78 against the US dollar.

8.The Supreme Court Monday said it will list for hearing December 17 a plea related to worsening air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR.

9.The revised stipend structure will come into effect from January 1, 2026, benefiting around 120 (PG) students studying in government Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medical colleges across the state .

10.Lieutenant Harshit Deo, an offi cer of Indian Navy, was formally appointed as the Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday.

11.Senior Odisha Congress leader and former MLA Mohammed Moquim was expelled from the party after he challenged its state leadership, an OPCC leader said Monday.

12.The state government Monday extended the deadline for submission of applications for Krishi Vidya Nidhi, a scholarship aimed at making higher education accessible to the children of benefi ciaries under the CM-Kisan scheme, to December 20, 2025.

13.Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced that there would be a complete ban on students carrying mobile phones in school premises from pre-nursery to Class XII from the upcoming academic session.

14.The Supreme Court issued a slew of directions to trial courts Monday to enhance the legibility of verdicts in criminal matters.

15.A newly recruited AYUSH doctor in Bihar was taken aback Monday when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pulled the hijab (veil) off her face, while she was receiving her letter of appointment.