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What's Buzzing This Week? - Jan 5, 2023

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  1. Priya Singh Meghwal, Rajasthan’s first female bodybuilder won Gold medal at 39th International Women’s Bodybuilding Competition.

https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajasthans-first-female-bodybuilder-mother-of-2-wins-gold-at-international-competition20221229110010/

  1. As per India Skills Report 2023, the percentage of employable women in India is higher than men.

https://m.economictimes.com/jobs/at-52-8-india-has-higher-percentage-of-employable-women-than-men-says-india-skills-report-2023/amp_articleshow/96685119.cms

  1. Koneru Humpy from India won the silver medal in the women’s section of World Blitz Chess Championship.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/world-blitz-championship-indias-koneru-humpy-wins-silver-in-womens-section-835289/lite/

  1. More women to be hired by firms for shop floor jobs in 2023.

https://m.economictimes.com/jobs/pushing-for-diversity-more-firms-to-hire-women-for-shop-floor-jobs-in-2023/amp_articleshow/96670663.cms

  1. Women contingent of Border Security Force (BSF) to feature in the Republic Day parade for the first time since independence.

https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/republic-day-parade-2023-bsfs-women-contingent-to-be-featured-1st-time-since-independence/2932714/lite/

  1. “Not only that women should be empowered through science, but science should also be empowered with the participation of women” : PM Narendra Modi at Indian Science Congress (ISC).

https://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/science-should-be-empowered-with-women-s-participation-pm-modi-at-isc-123010300395_1.html

  1. Majority of beneficiaries in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are women.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/women-break-new-ground-in-mahatma-gandhi-national-rural-employment-guarantee-scheme/article66323804.ece/amp/

  1. Captain Shiva Chauhan became the first woman officer to be deployed at Kumar post on Siachen Glacier, the highest battleground.

https://www.mid-day.com/amp/news/india-news/article/shiva-chauhan-becomes-first-woman-officer-to-be-operationally-deployed-at-highest-battleground-in-siachen-23263580

  1. Justice Norma Lucía Piña elected as the first female Chief Justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/mexicos-supreme-court-elects-first-female-chief-justice/article66331774.ece/amp/

  1. Jayati Saraf bagged two awards at prestigious World of Wearable Art (WOW) Awards 2022 held in New Zealand.

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/delhi-girl-bags-two-awards-at-prestigious-international-competition-for-wearable-art-2316479-2023-01-02

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Who is Mexico's first woman Chief Justice?
Justice Norma Lucía Piña elected as the first female Chief Justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court.
Who is first woman officer to be deployed in Siachen?
Captain Shiva Chauhan became the first woman officer to be deployed at Kumar post on Siachen Glacier, the highest battleground.
Which woman won the International Women’s Bodybuilding Competition?
Priya Singh Meghwal, Rajasthan’s first female bodybuilder won Gold medal at 39th International Women’s Bodybuilding Competition.