What's Buzzing This Week? - Dec 30, 2021

Here's your dose of weekly news updates from us!

1. Jahnavi Dangeti from Andhra Pradesh becomes first Indian to complete NASA programme

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/andhra-pradesh-girl-becomes-first-indian-to-complete-nasa-programme/articleshow/88499026.cms?from=mdr

2. Latvia's Evija Reine sets new record in Antartica Ice Marathon

https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/latvian-woman-sets-new-record-of-antarctica-ice-marathon-7685033/lite/

3. Need to improve women participation in GDP, labour codes implementation soon, says Labour Secretary

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/need-to-improve-women-participation-in-gdp-labour-codes-implementation-soon-says-labour-secretary/2392371/lite/

4. Gujarat's first all-woman team rescues, tags leopards with RFID in wild

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/7-women-team-up-to-rescue-tag-leopards-in-wild/articleshow/88553151.cms

5. The New Delhi Municipal Council plans to make hostels accessible to working women within Delhi too

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ndmc-to-make-hostels-accessible-to-working-women-within-delhi-too-7695839/lite/

6. CBSE invites applications for merit scholarship for single girl child

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/education-today/news/story/cbse-invites-applications-for-merit-scholarship-single-girl-child-1893024-2021-12-28

7. PM Modi's Stand-Up India Scheme: Nearly 30% jump in loans sanctioned to women, SC/ST MSMEs in 2021

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-fin-pm-modis-stand-up-india-scheme-nearly-30-jump-in-loans-sanctioned-to-women-sc-st-msmes-in-2021/2389970/lite/

8. IPS Officer Violet Baruah becomes first woman IG of Assam Police

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/violet-baruah-becomes-first-woman-ig-of-assam-police-1893021-2021-12-28

9. Senior Indian women's hockey camp starts with 60 players, list to be pruned down to 33

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/senior-indian-womens-hockey-camp-starts-with-60-players-list-to-be-pruned-down-to-33/articleshow/88521960.cms

10. All-women patrol team to make Kolkata roads safer

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/all-women-patrol-team-to-make-kolkata-roads-safer-7690605/lite/

11. CRPF women commandos in VIP security teams soon

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/crpf-women-commandos-in-vip-security-teams-soon/articleshow/88442278.cms

12. Indian women continue to be more emplyable yet less hired by corporates, says India Skills Report 

https://www.news18.com/amp/news/education-career/women-continue-to-be-more-employable-yet-less-hired-by-corporates-india-skills-report-4554560.html