What's Buzzing This Week? - Jun 23, 2022

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

1. World Record created by Barbara, an 82-year-old, by running 78 miles in 24 hours.

https://www.news18.com/amp/news/buzz/82-years-old-french-woman-runs-78-miles-in-24-hours-creates-world-record-5406997.html

2. Indian Navy to get woman sailors for the first time through Agnipath scheme.

https://m.timesofindia.com/india/navy-will-recruit-women-agniveers-this-year/amp_articleshow/92322768.cms

3. The Indian women’s junior hockey team beat Argentina in Rotterdam in the 1st match of the two-leg tie.

https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/indian-junior-women-beat-ireland-4-1/amp_articleshow/92321960.cms

4. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai becomes the first woman who will be heading the Press Council of India

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/justice-ranjana-prakash-desai-1st-woman-to-head-press-council-of-india-3077817/amp/1

5. Indian Bank was given notice by DCW over its guidelines that said pregnant women were ‘temporarily unfit’ for joining the service.

https://m.economictimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/dcw-notice-to-indian-bank-over-its-guidelines-making-pregnant-women-temporarily-unfit-for-joining/amp_articleshow/92333348.cms

6. Agreement signed for skilling ten thousand women from SHG in the apparel sector by the Department of Mission Shakti, Orissa and AMHSSC.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/odisha-signs-agreement-to-skill-10-000-women-shg-members-in-apparel-sector-122061900139_1.html

7. For promoting the participation of girls in politics, India’s first ever all girls panchayat, ‘Balika Panchayat’ started in several villages of Kutch, Gujarat.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/first-ever-balika-panchayat-to-promote-participation-of-girls-in-politics-122061700224_1.html

8. Draupadi Murmu might become India’s first tribal, second woman president.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-may-get-its-first-tribal-second-woman-president/articleshow/92370766.cms

9. Indian women’s hockey team beats USA, 4-2, in FIH Pro League.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/fih-pro-league-indian-women-beat-usa-4-2/articleshow/92369184.cms

10. FICA gets its first woman president, Lisa Sthalekar, the Legendary Australian Cricketer.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/lisa-sthalekar-becomes-first-woman-president-of-fica/articleshow/92356161.cms

11. History made by 1K women by wearing sarees on Ladies’ Day at Ascot.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/1000-women-make-history-by-descending-on-ladies-day-at-ascot-wearing-sarees/articleshow/92263052.cms