What's Buzzing This Week? - May 26, 2022

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

1. Fighting against all odds, Bhavika Kukadiya wins Silver Medal at Women’s Doubles International Table Tennis Championship in Jordan.

https://m.timesofindia.com/city/surat/fighting-disability-surat-woman-bags-silver/amp_articleshow/91753041.cms

2. Shanti Devi becomes the first Indian mountaineer to scale four 8,000 metre peaks in less than a month.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/himachal-bus-drivers-daughter-is-first-indian-woman-to-scale-four-8000-m-peaks-in-a-month-7932774/lite/

3. NHRC study concludes that rights of women are restricted in all spheres of life including political, social and economic in India.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rights-of-women-restricted-in-all-spheres-nhrc-study-101653452004577-amp.html

4. Indian Women Cricket Team would be touring England and Sri Lanka to play limited overs games.

https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/news/indian-women-set-to-tour-sri-lanka-england/amp_articleshow/91703126.cms

5. WHO has honoured India’s All Women One Million ASHA volunteers.

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/india-one-million-all-women-asha-volunteers-honoured-by-who-covid-healthcare-1952763-2022-05-23

6. Piyali Basak climbs Mt Everest without oxygen support for raising awareness on environment protection.

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/west-bengal-woman-climbs-everest-without-oxygen-singur-ladakh-walk-1952629-2022-05-22

7. Nikhat Zareen wins gold medal at world boxing championship, scripting history by becoming the 5th Indian Female boxer to win a world championship!

https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/boxing/nikhat-zareen-scripts-history-clinches-gold-at-womens-world-boxing-championships/amp_articleshow/91670638.cms

8. Jyothi Yarraji won the event at Loughborough International Athletic Meet, UK, by breaking her own women’s 100m National Record.

https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/jyothi-yarraji-smashes-own-100m-hurdles-national-record-in-uk/amp_articleshow/91734063.cms

9. A survey revealed that the voice is never raised by 94% women construction workers against air pollution.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/94-women-construction-workers-never-raise-voice-against-air-pollution-survey/amp_articleshow/91766782.cms

10. Prof. Nilofer Khan, appointed as the first woman VC of Kashmir University.

https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/kashmir-university-appoints-professor-nilofer-khan-as-its-first-woman-vc/2531886/lite/

11. One handed woman, Anoushe Husain sets the Guinness World Record by climbing a vertical wall distance of 1,229 feet.

https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/one-handed-woman-climbs-vertical-wall-distance-of-1229-feet-sets-new-guinness-world-record-article-91759868/amp

12. Rhythm Mamania, a 10-year-old skater, becomes one of the youngest mountaineers to climb Everest base camp.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/10yearold-skater-girl-from-mumbai-climbs-everest-base-camp-101653228734669-amp.html

13. Captain Abhilasha Barak becomes the 1st woman joining as helicopter pilot in Army Aviation Corps.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/captain-abhilasha-barak-first-woman-combat-aviator-in-army-101653505528973.html

14. Two-day National Women Legislator Council 2022 to be opened by President Kovind.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-kovind-to-open-national-women-legislators-conference/articleshow/91789512.cms