8 DECEMBER2025Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has an-nounced the list of women winners of the third edition of the Women in STEM Fellowship and handed out financial assistance to eight wom-en scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), and IIT-Madras. This assistance will help the women pursue doctoral work in STEM fields, as per the company release.As part of their doctoral programs, the fellows will pursue research in the areas of climate action, sustainability, health, and hygiene, among others that are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations.Apart from funding, the social innovators will get to learn from the management and academic tutors of HUL.The award distribution was done during a function organized at the HUL R&D Bangalore campus and was attended by senior women leaders from the STEM fields, who included Dr Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary in the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, Dr Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, and Dr Aridni Shah, Co-founder and CEO of Immunito AI.The Managing Director at HUL, Priya Nair, explains: "A large proportion of STEM graduates are women in India. HUL is doing its part to develop opportunities for women in science by mentoring, collaborating with educational institutions, and providing funding for research."According to HUL Executive Director Vibhav Sanzgiri, the Fellowship that was established in 2023 exemplifies HUL's commitment to supporting women researchers in Science. India's Smriti Mandhana climbed to the No.1 spot in the ICC Women's ODI Index, taking over the title from South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt.There were positive advances for both South African and Irish players after their first match which took place at East London on October 2nd, ending with South Africa defeating Ireland by seven wickets after chasing down a target of 210 within 37 overs, thanks to contributions from Sune Luus and Miane Smit, both of whom scored half-centuries.Sune efforts saw her rise five positions to a tie for 31st place in the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings. Smriti regained her status as the top-ranked female ODI batter for the time being with an unchanged score of 811 rating points; Wolvaardt dropped from 814 rating points to 806 total rating points after finishing the match second place with a score of 31.Sune also climbed 10 spots to share 33rd place on the list of Multi-Sector All-Rounders and Republic of Ireland's Orla Prendergast and Laura Delany made gains climbing to 10th and sharing 16th on the Multi-Sector All-Rounders rankings.With respect to ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings, Prendergast climbed two spots from 36th position to 34th with her performance (1 for 34) during the match, other Republic of Ireland bowlers who made gains included Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray, and Laura Delany, and South Africa's Tumi Sekhukhune climbed seven places to the rank of 78th after taking two wickets in. IN FOCUSHUL ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THIRD EDITION OF WOMEN IN STEMSMRITI MANDHANA RECLAIMS TOP SPOT IN ICC WOMEN'S ODI RANKING
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