Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy requested the farming community not to lose morale. He asserted that his coalition government was committed towards protecting their interest. The chief minister, who met a delegation of farmers led by Kodihalli Chandrashekar at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, said, his government was making honest efforts to get sugarcane farmers' their dues from sugar factories.

Delhi's air quality worsened further and slipped into 'severe' category as heavy stagnant air prevented dispersion of pollutants, according to authorities. Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority chairperson Bhure Lal said they were monitoring the situation and if severe conditions persist for 48 hours then stringent action, as prescribed under the Graded Response Action Plan, would be implemented.

A case was filed against the movie Kedarnath in a court in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district. The petitioner has objected to the movie for reasons including its love scenes, alleged promotion of so-called love jihad and supposedly obscene dance sequences all against the backdrop of the 2013 flash floods in Uttarakhand. The court has fixed January 17 as the next date of hearing.