FIRST WOMAN IN INDIA & WORLD IN AUGUST 2026

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* COL. SPHURTI KULKARNI ASSUMED AS THE COMMAND OF 45 TASK FORCE, PROJECT CHETAK ON 30TH JULY 2026 

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN OFFICER TO COMMAND THE TASK FORCE RESPONSIBLE FOR STRATEGIC CONNECTIVITY ALONG THE WESTERN FRONTIER 

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*  Col Shikha Bhadauria ASSUMED As Command Of 32 BRTF, Project BEACON On 30th April 2026, To Support The Amarnath Yatra In Kashmir 

* Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth Has Successfully Completed The Prestigious Fighter Combat Leader ( FCL) Course At The Tactics And Air Combat Development Establishment TACDE In Gwalior 

*  Dr Varsha Ashok Aglawe Has Became The First Woman And 54th Director General Of Geological Survey Of India (GSI)

* Ms Jivisha Joshi Gangopadhyay (2013 Batch IRTS) Appointed As First Secretary ( Legal) Permanent Mission Of India To The World Trade Organisation (WTO), Geneva 

* Sufiya Sufi Became The First Person To Run From Kanyakumari To Karakoram (5000 Km In 86 Days & 2 Hours) 

* 16 Years Old Indian Swimmer Divya Mahajan Has Become The Youngest Woman to Cross The North Channel, ( Swimming Around 35 Km From Northern Ireland To Scotland In 15 Hours & 35 Minutes) 

FIRST WOMAN IN WORLD - 

* Princess Isabella Makes History As First Danish Royal Woman In Military Service 

* Justice Abha Nayar Patel, First Woman Judge Of Zambian Supreme Court ( Indian Origin) 

* Sophie Adenot Became The First French Female Astronaut To Venture Outside The International Space Station At 18th August 2026