What's Buzzing This Week? - Jan 27, 2022

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

1. Daughters have equal rights in parents property even if the partition of properties was before 1956: Supreme Court

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-extends-womens-right-to-parents-property-prior-to-56/articleshow/89026076.cms

2. ICC’s Women’s Cricketer of the year 2021 is India’s Smriti Mandhana!

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/indias-smriti-mandhana-named-icc-women-s-cricketer-of-the-year-2021-101643014661455.html

3. India booked a world cup spot by defeating Singapore in Semi Final of Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022.

https://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/33138951/asia-cup-womens-hockey-india-beat-singapore-reach-semifinals-book-spot-world-cup

4. Shubhda Bhosle Gaikwad, India’s youngest woman umpire, joins the big league.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/indias-youngest-woman-umpire-shubhda-joins-the-big-league/articleshow/89005884.cms

5. UNDP India’s first youth climate champion is Prajakta Koli.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/prajakta-koli-becomes-undp-india-s-first-youth-climate-champion-122012100472_1.html

6. J&K LG announces 15% reservation for women in J&K police on National Girl Child Day.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/15-per-cent-reservation-for-women-in-jk-police-l-g-sinha/article38319948.ece

7. Rajasthan girl, Annapurna Krishnavat selected in UNESCO’s World Teen Parliament as an Influencer MP.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/schools/annapurna-class-ix-raj-girl-selected-for-unescos-world-teen-parliament-364026

8. To ensure gender parity, IITs are offering scholarships to female students.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/iits-offer-scholarships-to-attract-more-female-students-to-engineering-101642961283855.html

9. ‘When female characters are written as weak just because they are female’ is Priyanka Chopra’s pet peeve.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-says-her-pet-peeve-is-when-female-characters-are-written-as-weak-just-because-they-re-female-101642917993110.html

10. Indian women’s football team heartbroken as Covid-19 cancels the team’s further tournament from Women’s Asia Cup 2022.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/womens-asian-cup-2022-india-players-speechless-heartbroken-and-sad/articleshow/89101146.cms

11. Sania Mirza announces retirement after the 2022 season.

https://girls.buzz/blogs/unmatched-tennis-champion-sania-mirza-announces-her-retirement/ 

12. India’s first woman Rafale jet pilot, Shivangi Singh, was a part of IAF tableau at the Republic Day parade.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/shivangi-singh-india-s-first-woman-rafale-jet-pilot-part-of-air-force-tableau-101643178250152.html

13. 34 women conferred with Padma Awards 2022.

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/padma-awards-2022-full-list-of-padma-awardees-in-literature-education-and-science-1904721-2022-01-26

14. Tarushi Gaur awarded Pradhan Mantri Bal Shakti Award for Taekowndo.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/schools/tarushi-gaur-gets-pm-award-in-taekwondo-364051