What's Buzzing This Week? - Feb 3, 2022

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

1. Key highlights for Women and Children in Union Budget 2022.

https://girls.buzz/blogs/all-the-budget-2022-highlights-you-must-know-about/

2. India wins Bronze Medal at Women’s Asia Cup Hockey tournament by beating China, 2-0.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hockey/womens-asia-cup-hockey-india-beat-china-2-0-to-win-consolation-bronze-101643383135528.html

3. The ‘experimental’ scheme of inducting women as fighter pilots in IAF is now permanent: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/induction-of-women-fighter-pilots-into-iaf-made-permanent-scheme/videoshow/89289079.cms

4. Recognising that women are having an expanded role in ‘changing India’, women’s commissions also need to widen their scope, PM Modi said at 30th Foundation Day of NCW.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/role-of-women-continuously-expanding-in-changing-india-pm-modi-at-ncw-event-101643655093981.html

5. According to a report, the pool of employable women job seekers has risen by 2 crore in the last 5 years.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/employable-women-jobseekers-rise-by-2-crore-in-5-years-report/articleshow/89231657.cms

6. Close to achieving the gender diversity target, Accenture’s workforce in India now constitutes of 45% women.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/gender-parity-bid-45-of-accenture-workers-are-women-in-india-122012900062_1.html

7. For supporting 5 lakh women-led small businesses in India, Meta has partnered with FICCI.

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/meta-partners-ficci-to-support-5-lakh-women-led-smbs-in-india/article38340439.ece

8. Indian Women’s Hockey Team beats China in FIH Hockey Pro League, 7-1.

https://www.news18.com/news/sports/india-women-thrash-china-7-1-in-fih-hockey-pro-league-4717973.html

9. Women and Child Development Ministry gets a rise of only 3% in allocation of budget in Union Budget 2022 as compared to 2021-22.

https://www.business-standard.com/budget/article/budget-2022-wcd-ministry-allocated-rs-25-172-crore-rise-of-just-3-122020101443_1.html

10. Ashliegh Barty wins her maiden Australian Open championship ending a 44 year wait for home country, by beating Danielle Collins of America.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/australian-open/ash-barty-beats-danielle-collins-to-win-maiden-australian-open-title/articleshow/89200857.cms

11. 10 Year Old Sai Patil cycles from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in 38 days!

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/10yearold-thane-girl-cycles-from-kashmir-to-kanyakumari-101643470810272.html

12. Krejcikova and Siniakova, the pair from Czech Republic won their fourth Grand Slam Women’s Doubles Title by winning the Australian Open Women’s Doubles.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/60187830