What's Buzzing This Week? - Aug 25, 2022

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

1. Wrestler Antim Panghal became the first India female wrestler to win a Gold medal at the U20 Wrestling Championships.

https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/antim-panghal-scripts-history-becomes-indias-first-ever-u-20-world-wrestling-champion/amp_articleshow/93671975.cms

2. Zoya Agarwal earned a place in the US SFO Aviation Museum for her achievement of becoming the first Indian woman pilot to fly over the North Pole.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-woman-pilot-gets-place-in-us-museum-for-flight-over-north-pole-3269195/amp/1

3. Indian women’s squad for limited overs series against England announced by BCCI.

https://crickettimes.com/2022/08/bcci-announces-india-womens-squad-for-white-ball-tour-of-england/

4. Manisha Kalyan, an Indian women's football player, made history by becoming the first Indian player to play in UEFA Champion League.

https://www.news18.com/amp/news/football/india-women-footballer-manisha-kalyan-makes-historic-uefa-champions-league-debut-5789047.html

5. Anna Mani, Indian Physicist and Meteorologist’s 104th Birthday celebrated by Google Doodle.

https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/google-doodle-celebrates-104th-birthday-of-indian-physicist-and-meteorologist-anna-mani-one-of-the-countrys-first-female-scientists-article-93717373/amp

6. Cricket South Africa (CSA) revealed the cities that will host the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/sports/host-cities-for-icc-u-19-women-s-t20-wc-2023-in-south-africa-revealed-122082300174_1.html

7. First All Women Branch opened by HDFC Bank in Kerala’s Kozhikode.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/companies/hdfc-bank-opens-first-all-women-branch-in-north-kerala-s-kozhikode-122081800155_1.html

8. Under Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana, the Rajasthan government plans to give smartphones to more than 1 crore women.

https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/pti-stories/rajasthan-government-plans-to-provide-smartphones-to-1-35-crore-women-122081900338_1.html

9. Efforts being made by the Central government to increase women personnel in the police force: Nityanand Rai, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/centre-trying-to-increase-women-personnel-in-police-forces-union-minister-nityanand-rai/amp_articleshow/93694379.cms

10. Mothers and wives can now compete in the Miss Universe pageant 2023 after historic changes were made in rules.

https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/buzz/historic-change-in-2023-miss-universe-beauty-pageant-rules-mothers-wives-can-now-compete/amp_articleshow/93693116.cms

11. The initiative Udaan being executed by Delhi police to encourage willing women personnel to come out of their comfort zone and go out in the field.

https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/udaan-delhi-polices-initiative-to-motivate-women-personnel-to-go-out-in-field/2638560/lite/ 

12. MoU signed by Truecaller and WE HUB for promoting women-led startups in Telangana.

https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/we-hub-and-truecaller-sign-an-mou-to-accelerate-womens-entrepreneurship-in-telangana/2640132/lite/

13. Webinar conducted by Period Pal for creating awareness about menstruation in adolescent girls.

https://www.financialexpress.com/healthcare/news-healthcare/period-pal-conducts-webinar-to-create-awareness-amongst-adolescent-girls-about-menstruation/2639227/lite/

14. 300 stitching schools to be set up by SIDBI for encouraging women entrepreneurship.

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-eodb-sidbi-to-set-up-300-stitching-schools-to-boost-womens-entrepreneurship/2635309/lite/