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Flexible, friendly workplace culture makes for better remote work: Researc
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The pandemic forced many people to work from home, but it wasn't always a pleasant situation. Remote work has numerous advantages, including more flexibility, inclusion for parents and people with disabilities, and work-life balance. It can, however, cause issues with teamwork, communication
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Paralympic Fencer Vibhas Sen and Jhatkaa.org come together for the inclusi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28: Paralympic fencer and disability rights activist, Vibhas Sen, has joined forces with Jhatkaa.org, a leading social justice advocacy organisation, to address the challenges of inadequate data collection on persons with disabilities. Together, they are calling for t
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Empowering persons with disabilities: Social Alpha's Swavlamban Divyangjan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 13: Recognising the challenges faced by the disabled population and the need for affordable assistive technologies, Social Alpha, with support from SIDBI, initiated the Swavlamban Divyangjan ATMA Fund in February 2021. The fund aimed to develop a financial
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Special Olympics Bharat announces Torch Run and National Send-Off Ceremony
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
198 Athletes and Unified partners and 57 Coaches will participate in 16 Sports. The Special Olympics World Games are the world's largest inclusive sporting event which will be a colourful celebration promoting recognition and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Berlin will we
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Study reveals possible target for treating neuropsychiatric disorders in t
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Throughout development and adolescence, the brain is constantly changing. Neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, frequently emerge in early adulthood. During this stage of development, the dopamine system, which is required for cognitive processing and decision-making, begins to
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Differently-abled girls from Delhi govt's special home to participate in B
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Special Olympics World Summer Games are set to take place in Berlin, Germany, in June this year. Representing India will be a group of five young women with intellectual disabilities, accompanied by their dedicated coach from Delhi, an official statement said on Thursday.
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Lipid molecules help to get stroke therapies into brain: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers are increasingly using the blood-brain barrier, which lets only particular chemicals from the blood into the brain, to get medicines into the brain after a stroke.
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Public Health Initiatives by Takeda to strengthen health system for rare d
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India Private Limited (formerly known as Baxalta Bioscience India Private Limited), a global values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader conducted dissemination of its public health initiatives in strengthening the
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Union Minister inaugurates national workshop on 'Empowering Persons with D
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Union Minister Virendra Kumar inaugurated the National Workshop on "Capacity building of training institutes and HRD in disability field in the context of National Education Policy: 2020" in Jabalpur on Tuesday.
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India's biggest Virtual Career Fair for Women Returns: Careernet's 4th edi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Careernet, India's leading talent solutions provider, announced the 4th edition of its Career Fair for Women, a virtual career fair under the aegis of Careernet Prism, taking place on 13 May 2023, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Slated to be In
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From newlyweds to newborn: Myriad shades of Karnataka's festival of democr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the Election Commission of India, which put the overall voter turnout at the close of polling on Wednesday at 72.68 per cent, over 94,000 senior citizens and PwDs (people with disabilities) cast their votes from home in Karnataka, in what the poll panel said was a first in In
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Delhi HC's notice to Centre on PIL seeks secure access for visually impair
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The plea stated that visually impaired persons face immense difficulties in taking medicines; such persons feel for shape, and size of the tablet and do not even have the benefit of differentiating drugs based on colour. Due to a lack of accessible information, visually impaired persons may
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