What's Buzzing This Week? - Mar 23, 2023

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

1. A report revealed that only 18% of tech startups had women founders.

https://www.news18.com/amp/business/18-tech-startups-have-women-founders-socio-cultural-barrier-a-hinderance-says-report-7337647.html

2. In SAFF U-17 women’s championship, India won the match, 4-1, against Nepal.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/india-score-big-win-against-nepal-in-saff-u-17-womens-championship-8508895/lite/

3. As per a report though women owned 35% of total bank accounts but out of the total deposits, the deposits owned by them were only 20%.

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/women-in-india-own-35-of-bank-accounts-but-only-20-of-total-deposits/article66638447.ece/amp/

4. Lovlina Borgohain and Sakshi Chaudhary qualified for quarter finals in the Women’s World Boxing Championship.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/womens-world-boxing-championships-lovlina-sakshi-storm-into-quarterfinals-2349248-2023-03-20

5. A survey revealed that post hiatus, 2 out of 3 women professionals were empowered with upskilling programs to return to work.

https://m.economictimes.com/jobs/mid-career/upskilling-programmes-empowered-two-out-of-three-women-professionals-to-return-to-work-after-hiatus-survey/articleshow/98805112.cms

6. For providing a second chance for education to young women and girls, ‘Project Pragati’ was launched by Educate Girls.

https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/educate-girls-launches-project-pragati-to-provide-second-chance-education-for-girls-young-women/3016413/lite/

7. Since 2016, loans worth more than Rs. 30,000 crore were sanctioned to women entrepreneurs under Stand Up India Scheme.

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-fin-stand-up-india-scheme-over-rs-30000-crore-loans-sanctioned-to-women-entrepreneurs-since-2016/3012032/lite/

8. As per a report, the demand for hiring STEM-qualified women was by 3 out of every 5 companies. 

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/companies/three-in-every-five-companies-in-india-want-to-hire-stem-qualified-women-123031500541_1.html

9. The proportion of women employees in Public Sector Banks rose this year: Bhagwat Karad, Minister of State for Finance

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/share-of-women-staffers-in-public-sector-banks-rose-this-year-govt/article66642519.ece/amp/

10. Since independence, female literacy rate has risen to 68% in India.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/female-literacy-rate-in-india-up-68-since-independence-report-101678873446301-amp.html

11. Savita Punia and Hardik Singh were awarded the Hockey India’s Women and Men Player of the Year Awards respectively.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/hardik-singh-and-savita-punia-win-hockey-india-mens-and-womens-player-of-year-awards-8503711/lite/

12. India’s first female CS:GO Team, Top G, qualified for the World Esports Championship.

https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/top-g-makes-history-indias-first-all-female-csgo-team-qualifies-for-world-esports-championship-article-98807992/amp