What's Buzzing This Week? - Oct 20, 2021

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

1. After the National Defence Academy, the centre has now decided to open the doors of Military School & College for girls

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-nda-doors-of-military-school-college-open-for-girls/articleshow/86825107.cms

2. JEE Advanced 2021 results: Delhi girl Kavya Chopra is the topper in the female category with an AIR 98

https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-jee-advanced-topper-meet-delhis-kavya-chopra-who-topped-jee-advanced-2021-exam-jee-main-iit-bombay-7572909/

3. Charleville National Competition: Fencer Bhavani Devi wins individual women’s sabre event

https://www.firstpost.com/sports/fencer-bhavani-devi-wins-individual-womens-sabre-event-in-charleville-national-competition-10065351.html

4. 6-year-old Ishani Shanmugam memorises 1560 Pi digits, breaks Singapore’s National record

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/six-year-old-memorises-1560-pi-digits-sets-singapore-record/article37034812.ece

5. Hockey India Senior Women National Championship to be held in Jhansi from October 21

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-senior-women-national-championship-to-be-held-in-jhansi-from-october-21/articleshow/87017486.cms

6. Kannur girl Ann Maria Biju wins World handwriting contest

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kannur-girl-wins-world-handwriting-contest/articleshow/87099793.cms

7. Moving Boundaries: A campaign to help women learn driving

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/campaign-to-help-women-learn-driving

8. Hockey India Junior Women's Nationals to be held in Simdega, Jharkhand

https://www.india.com/sports/hockey-india-junior-womens-nationals-to-be-held-in-simdega-5060888/amp/

9. ₹ 25,000 will be given to girls during college admissions under the Madhya Pradesh government’s Ladli Laxmi Yojana

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-to-provide-rs-25-000-to-girls-during-college-admissions-2576736

10. Women continue to be shown in regressive roles in Indian ads: ASCI

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/women-in-ads-continue-to-be-shown-as-regressive-asci/articleshow/87150124.cms

11. Indian-origin women techies take the centre stage at Apple’s event

https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/women/2021/10/19/apple-indian-origin-women-techies-power.html