What's Buzzing This Week? - Dec 1, 2022

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

1. India-D won the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy after defeating India-A.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/india-d-wins-senior-womens-t20-challenger-trophy-yastika-bhatia-renuka-thakur/article66188306.ece/amp/

2. On the last day of the Youth Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championship, Ravina won Gold Medal in 63 Kg category and India ended the campaign with 11 medals.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/ravina-strikes-gold-on-final-day-india-ends-campaign-with-11-medals-8293053/lite/

3. Avani Lekhara, Paralympic medalist, honoured with Para Sports Person of the Year award.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/sports/paralympic-medallist-lekhara-receives-para-sports-person-of-year-award-122112700851_1.html

4. A study shows that more women are considering gaming as a part-time or full-time career option.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/1-in-2-indian-women-now-consider-gaming-as-career-option-says-study-122112401073_1.html

5. Stressing on ending gender related violence, a month long national campaign against gender based discrimination was launched on International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/month-long-national-campaign-against-gender-based-discrimination-launched-122112500772_1.html

6. Role of women in drafting the constitution lauded by President Draupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/we-pay-homage-to-those-greats-who-gave-us-our-constitution-pm-modi/article66186655.ece/amp/

7. Myths about ‘women biker’ being shattered by Sameera Dahiya, Urvashi Patole and Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick, three women bikers at the Indian Bike Week.

https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/motoring/india-bike-week-maral-yazarloo-pattrick-sameera-dahiya-and-urvashi-patole-smash-stereotypes-about-female-bikers/article66177660.ece/amp/

8. Legendary sprinter PT Usha, set to take charge as the first woman president of IOA in its 95 year long history.

https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sports/others/athletics-icon-pt-usha-set-to-become-first-woman-president-of-ioa/amp_articleshow/95811966.cms

9. Dr. Sonia Kanwar Jariwal, 44-year old, becomes the first India female IBA 3 star referee.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/44-yr-old-resident-first-female-boxing-official-india-iba-exam-8288553/lite/

10. With an aim to reduce suicidal mortality in the country, Union Health Ministry rolled out India’s first suicide prevention policy.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/health-ministry-rolls-out-countrys-first-suicide-prevention-policy/article66166012.ece

11. IPS officer Laxmi Singh became the first woman police commissioner at Noida, she is the first lady to head a Police Commissionarate in UP State.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/ips-officer-laxmi-singh-appointed-ups-first-woman-police-commissioner-at-noida/articleshow/95853120.cms

12. Based on a survey of maternal mortality conducted between 2018-20, a significant improvement in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) was recorded.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maternal-mortality-ratio-improves-to-97-in-2018-20-from-130-in-2014-16/articleshow/95865598.cms