What's Buzzing This Week? - Nov 10, 2022

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

1. The highest number of female commercial pilots are in India.

https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs/indian-women-fly-high-india-has-the-most-female-commercial-pilots-in-the-world/2777030/lite/

2. Cash incentives announced by Hockey India for every win for the Indian women and men’s hockey team.

https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/sports/hockey/hockey-hi-announces-cash-incentives-for-indian-men-and-women-s-team-for-every-win-2022-11-07-821864

3. As per a report, as compared to men, women attain just 74% of wealth at retirement.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/indicators/women-attain-just-74-of-mens-wealth-at-retirement-gender-wealth-gap-in-apac-largest-in-india-at-64-report/amp_articleshow/95272790.cms

4. Two women officers were appointed as IGs for the first time by the CRPF.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/for-first-time-crpf-appoints-two-women-officers-as-igs-8245892/lite/

5. Manisha and Bhagat won gold medals in the Para Badminton World Championships.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/bhagat-manisha-bags-gold-at-para-badminton-worlds/amp_articleshow/95333561.cms

6. Women chess player Priyanka Nutakki qualified for the FIDE Knockout World Cup.

https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/chess/priyanka-nutakki-qualifies-for-fide-world-cup/amp_articleshow/95291324.cms

7. Four Mahila Mohalla clinics that are exclusively for women inaugurated by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/kejriwal-inaugurates-four-mahila-mohalla-clinics-exclusively-for-women-122110201743_1.html

8. When women progress, the entire country progresses and that’s why it needs to be ensured women’s education translates into more participation by them in the workforce: President Droupadi Murmu.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/women-s-education-will-increase-their-participation-in-workforce-president-122110301891_1.html

9. Remote working is preferred by the majority of women seeking a job.

https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs/majority-of-women-job-seekers-prefer-remote-working/2774710/lite/

10. For providing free sanitary pads in schools, a plea moved in the Supreme Court.

https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/plea-in-sc-seeks-to-provide-free-sanitary-pads-to-girls-studying-in-classes-6-to-1220221102194322/

11. Army uniforms being donned by wives of soldiers who lost their loves in combat or in the line of duty.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-beginnings-wives-of-fallen-heroes-soldier-on-don-uniforms-101667759453579-amp.html

12. For helming India Gate food kiosks, women self-help groups could be roped in.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/women-self-help-groups-may-be-roped-in-to-helm-india-gate-food-kiosks-8253638/

13. To support women’s empowerment in India, Mahindra group joined hands with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/mahindra-group-joins-hands-with-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-to-support-womens-empowerment-in-india-9469781.html

14. Three Indian women featured in Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2022 list.

https://girls.buzz/blogs/indian-women-featured-in-forbes-asias-power-businesswomen-2022-list/

15. History created by Aruna Miller as she becomes the first Indian American to win Maryland’s LG position.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/indian-american-aruna-miller-creates-history-as-lieutenant-governor-elect-of-maryland/articleshow/95391606.cms