What's Buzzing This Week? - Mar 9, 2023

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

1. Mirabai Chanu awarded the 2022 ‘BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year’.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/sports/weightlifter-mirabai-chanu-wins-bbc-indian-sportswoman-of-the-year-award-123030500822_1.html

2. A survey revealed that 65% women preferred investing in real estate while 8% and 7% women preferred investing in gold and FDs respectively.

https://www.zeebiz.com/personal-finance/news-investment-optiomns-on-women-womens-day-2023-in-india-65-women-prefer-investing-in-real-estate-stocks-gold-and-fd-anarock-survey-224633

3. Data revealed that women in India are more trustworthy when it comes to repayment of lending by banks.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/women-borrowers-less-risky-than-men-shows-transunion-cibil-data/amp_articleshow/98425898.cms

4. For enabling 200 Indian women entrepreneurs to launch their products on Amazon’s international marketplaces, Amazon partnered with ‘Wommennovator’.

https://m.economictimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/amazon-partners-with-womennovator-to-enable-200-indian-women-entrepreneurs-go-global/amp_articleshow/98447057.cms

5. As per a report, the job opportunities for women in white collar sector grew by 35%.

https://indianexpress.com/article/jobs/womens-day-35-percent-rise-job-openings-women-indias-white-collar-sector-report-8481638/lite/

6. In India, 32% women are still unaware that abortion is their legal right.

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/32-percent-women-still-unaware-of-abortion-as-a-legal-right-in-india/2995961/lite/

7. Britannia aims to increase their women workforce to 50% by 2024.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/companies/britannia-looks-to-increase-its-women-workforce-to-50-from-41-by-2024-123030500479_1.html

8. As per a study for every eight people on India Inc payroll, there is only one woman.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/markets/women-s-participation-rate-in-finance-continues-to-lag-in-india-shows-data-123030500501_1.html

9. Seema Chopra, a six year old, created a world record by scaling two mountains in one week.

https://www.india.com/video-gallery/trending-news-6-year-old-girl-from-ludhiana-creates-world-record-scales-two-mountains-in-a-week-watch-video-5928330/amp/

10. In the World Bank index of the life cycle of working women, India scored 74.4.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-scores-744-in-world-bank-index-on-life-cycle-of-working-women/article66576659.ece/amp/