What's Buzzing This Week? - Feb 24, 2022

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

1. Biggest ever commitment to women athletes from India announced by Adidas.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/adidas-announces-its-biggest-ever-commitment-to-indian-women-athletes-122022100539_1.html

2. VR Vanitha, Indian women’s team batter announces retirement at the age of 31 years.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-women-s-team-batter-vr-vanitha-31-announces-retirement-101645454438202.html

3. Meera and Tasneem cover 3,800km cycling from East to West and become the first pair of women cyclists to achieve this feat.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/women-cyclists-connect-indias-east-to-west/articleshow/89735457.cms

4. Dutee Chand wins Gold Medal in 100 m, first of her season in National Inter-University Meet, Priya Mohan too achieves her personal best in 400 m.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/dutee-chand-opens-season-with-100m-gold-priya-mohan-bags-400m-title-in-national-inter-university-championships/articleshow/89752739.cms

5. By playing Tabla for more than 46 minutes, Kerala’s 10-year-old Parvathy enters the India Book of Records.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2022/feb/23/10-year-old-parvathy-from-kerala-enters-record-book-thanks-to-her-tabla-skills-2422605.html

6. Olga Henry creates world record by jumping on a rope while wearing heels!

https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/woman-jumps-on-rope-while-wearing-high-heels-to-create-record-watch-101645502375819.html

7. A fortnight long awareness campaign for women’s rights begins in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka to mark International Women’s Day.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/campaign-to-create-awareness-on-womens-rights-begins/article65068579.ece

8. Fifteen vacant positions in HRD of Axis Bank reserved for ‘Homemakers’.

https://www.thehindu.com/education/careers/axis-bank-seeks-applications-from-homemakers/article65052056.ece

9. Addressing a webinar on Union Budget 2022, PM Modi emphasises on increased efforts for more startups and expansion of women’s participation through SHGs.

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/230222/pm-modi-calls-for-startup-push-in-rural-areas-expansion-of-women-led.html

10. ADB to provide a 500 crore loan to IIFL Home for lending, for affordable green housing to lower-income women borrowers.

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/iifl-home-to-get-rs-500-crore-loan-from-adb-for-lending-to-lower-income-women-borrowers/2440578/

11. FM Nirmala Sitharaman, urged industry to find a solution to the issue of women being hesitant to take up positions in company boards.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/women-reluctant-to-join-company-boards-says-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-122022200009_1.html

12. Rise in income for Indian women freelancers by upto 42% seen as the demand for professional freelancers rises, according to a study.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/indian-women-freelancers-see-rise-in-income-as-demand-for-gig-workers-increase/articleshow/89717613.cms

13. India’s first medal was assured by 21 year old Nandini at 73rd Strandja Memorial boxing Tournament.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/nandini-confirms-india-s-first-medal-at-73rd-strandja-memorial-boxing-tournament-powers-into-semifinals-101645608182795.html

14. By touching the 15m mark in Shot Put, Krishna Jayashankar becomes the second Indian woman to achieve this feat.

https://thebridge.in/athletics/krishna-jayashankar-second-indian-woman-shot-put-15m-mark-29441