1. India's e-commerce sector is expected to see revenues of $120 billion by 2020, a report of Assocham-Forrester said. This means that e-commerce annual growth of India is 51 percent, which is the highest in the world.
2. India is ranked at ninth position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study by The Economist.
3. The single emergency number '112' will be operational throughout India from January 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department. This is similar to the '911' all-in-one emergency service in the US.
4. As a part of 475th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Maharana Pratap, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma released a Commemorative coin of Rs. 100/- and a Circulation coin of Rs. 10/- in New Delhi.
5. Veteran freedom fighter and former Communist Party leader Chennamaneni Rajeswara Rao died. He was 93.
6. The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Shri Kalraj Mishra inaugurated the Harmukh Khadi Gram Udyog Sansthan, a spinning and weaving centre and marketing plaza for khadi goods at a function in Srinagar.
7. India’s veteran tennis Player Leander Paes won the Busan Open Challenger doubles title along with Sam Groth of Australia. This is Leander’s first Challenger doubles triumph after 16 years.
8. World's No. 1 Tennis Player Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray to win Madrid Open Tennis Men's Single title.
9. Mark Rylance was awarded with the Best actor prize at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Awards.
10. The biography of veteran actor Shashi Kapoor, titled 'Shashi Kapoor - the Householder, the Star' was released. It has been authored by film journalist Aseem Chhabra.
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