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Cricket: DCCI announces committees, appointments for Physical Disability W
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The newly appointed committees and appointed officials will work on finalising a roadmap for the development of Differently Abled cricket in India. A number of Domestic and International Tournaments of the Physically Disabled Wing are also planned to be held in the second half of 2023. Read More
Al Thiqah's 'Peace Lily' promotes engagement and sustainability
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
For a better tomorrow, this groundbreaking initiative encourages good deeds, maintains green areas, and promotes environmental sustainability
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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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Study finds first five years are crucial for refugee success
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found people from refugee backgrounds who arrived in New Zealand between 1997 and 2020. The study was published in Kotuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online.'
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Modern Pythian Games Introduces Blind and Disabled Cricket as Featured Spo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30: First Annual general meeting of the Pythian Council of India was held at Hotel Lalit in New Delhi on 27th May 2023. The Pythian Council of India, an apex organization of Pythian Games in India and a pioneering organization dedicated to promoting arts, culture, a
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Chhattisgarh: Pain of Jhiram Naxal attack still fresh in hearts of people
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The unfortunate incident that took place on 25 May 2013, still hounds those who are left partially disabled after the incident or carrying bullet marks on their bodies.
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Goa: CM Pramod Sawant flags off 20 electric buses in Bambolim
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
This project has been taken up under the Smart City initiative, and the electric buses are disabled-friendly, said officials.
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Overcoming adversity: How J-K's Mohammad Rafee became a role model for dis
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mohammad Rafee, a 35-year-old man from Lawaypora in the area of central Kashmir's Srinagar city, is inspiring hundreds of handicapped persons to stand on their own legs and live a better life. Despite being disabled, Rafee has reached the national level in wheelchair basketball and has also
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Indian NGO asks UN to add more provisions, budget for people with disabili
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
They organised a side event during the ongoing 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council with a theme titled "Impact of Covid-19 on Disabled in India" in Geneva on Wednesday.
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'Rehab on Wheels' by APD and ABB in India to Reach Out to Over 3000 Disabl
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], March 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Rehab on Wheels (RoW), a doorstep rehabilitation support service that provides accessible and affordable care through its mobile unit, has completed a remarkable 2084 services, serving 710 patients since it first began in November 2022.
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Disabling single gene in cnidarians causes stinging cell to lose sting
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a study, when scientists transformed a single regulatory gene in a sea anemone species, a stinging cell that normally shoots a venomous miniature harpoon for hunting and self-defence switched to shooting a sticky thread that entangles prey.
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NCPEDP in Collaboration with Bajaj Finserv Launches a Scholarship Scheme f
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), a 26-year-old cross-disability, non-profit organization, working as an interface between the government, industry, international agencies, and the voluntary sector towards
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