What's Buzzing This Week? - Sep 22, 2022

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

1. Indian scientist and industrialist, Swati Piramal, awarded Legion of Honour, that's the highest civilian honour given by French Republic.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/indian-scientist-industrialist-swati-piramal-conferred-top-french-honour-122091601037_1.html

2. One day set aside in the UP Assembly for women MLAs where they will speak exclusively about women related issues.

https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/up-assembly-one-day-mlas-speak-women-issues-8158959/

3. ‘AmazeWIT Circles’ launched by Amazon for upskilling women in technology.

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/amazon-launches-amazewit-circles-to-upskill-women-in-technology/article65898546.ece/amp/

4. Nepal defeated India in the semi final match, 1-0, of SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 Football.

https://olympics.com/en/news/saff-women-championship-2022-football-india-vs-nepal-semi-final-result

5. Garima Arora becomes the first female to join the judges panel in popular cooking reality show, Masterchef India (Hindi).

https://girls.buzz/blogs/garima-arora-celebrity-chef-masterchef-india-judge/

6. Indian Women to have their maiden Grand Prix appearance in the International Tent Pegging Championship.

https://www.news18.com/amp/news/sports/indian-women-to-make-maiden-appearance-in-international-tent-pegging-championship-5989831.html

7. In the opening WODI, Indian women’s cricket team defeated England by 7 wickets.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/1st-wodi-elegant-smriti-wins-it-for-india-as-jhulan-rolls-back-time/amp_articleshow/94287584.cms

8. Digital bank accounts and women empowerment in India, lauded by Bill Gates.

https://m.economictimes.com/markets/expert-view/bill-gates-lauds-womens-empowerment-digital-bank-accounts-in-india/amp_articleshow/94200581.cms

9. Oxfam report reveals that the reason behind Indian women finding lesser jobs than men is gender discrimination

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/bias-behind-indian-women-finding-fewer-jobs-earning-less-oxfam-report-122091500103_1.html

10. A report suggests that only 30 percent of Indian women think long term who work in Web 3.0 space.

https://www.financialexpress.com/blockchain/30-of-indian-women-who-work-in-the-web3-0-space-think-long-term-report/2677537/lite/

11. To widen the base of female directors, companies need to hire more women in leadership roles: FM Nirmal Sitharaman.

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/no-excuse-for-not-hiring-more-female-leaders-fm-sitharaman/2671282/lite/

12. Shyni Rajkumar set two records in the India Book of records in two months.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/woman-rider-sets-two-records-in-two-months/article65900202.ece/amp/

13. Best human rights film awarded to Gauri which is a documentary on Gauri Lankesh, in the Toronto Women’s Film Festival 2022.

https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/documentary-on-gauri-lankesh-adjudged-best-human-rights-film-at-toronto-womens-film-festival-2022/article65913840.ece/amp/

14. First female camel riding squad of BSF would be deployed along the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat and Rajasthan

https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/bsfs-first-female-camel-riding-squad-to-be-deployed-along-the-india-pak-border/

15. Career support scheme for girl students studying in government schools in Tamil Nadu, launched by Danfoss India.

https://zeenews.india.com/india/tamil-nadu-danfoss-india-launches-career-support-scheme-for-girl-students-in-govt-schools-details-here-2512227.html/amp