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SBI Foundation Participates in Purple Fest, a First-of-its-kind Inclusive
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India], January 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): SBI Foundation's Centre of Excellence for PwDs participated in the Purple Fest organized at Panjim-Goa, by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Office of the State Commissioner for PwDs (Goa), Goa Tourism Development Corporation, Information &a
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Over 5,100 persons arrested for travelling in coaches reserved for ladies
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As per the official statement, more than 6,300 persons were arrested for occupying or entering coaches reserved for persons with disabilities and legal action under the relevant provisions of the Railway Act was taken against such offenders during which Rs. 6.71 Lakh and Rs. 8.68 Lakh respec
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Sarthak's 9th National Conference on Disability draws a roadmap to make Di
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI/SRV): Sarthak Educational Trust and National Abilympic Association of India hosted the 9th National Conference on Disability at AICTE Campus, New Delhi, on 23rd & 24th Dec 2022. The 2-day event brought together various disability evangelists to bring k
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Global youth innovators crack the code on gender-based violence: Inclusive
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI/TechGig): Thirty-four-year-old Prachi Mittal from Team Nettwork beat 8,500 ideators to win the UNFPA India 'Hackathon: Crack the Code to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence (GBV)'. An automotive engineer by profession, she developed an inclusiveness
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Delhi HC directs Kendriya Vidyalaya to provide free uniform, waive compute
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has recently directed a Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) at Noida to provide uniforms free of cost, and waive the computer fee to a student who is 75 per cent visually impaired. The cost of transportation is also to be borne by the school.
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IIT Madras organises 'Sports Carnival' for persons with disabilities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The carnival was titled 'Sports 4 All' and saw participation from over 200 players who come from Delhi, Nagpur, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and across Tamil Nadu, and most of them were trying out sports for the very first time in their life.
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Awareness walk advocating inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in societ
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI/PNN): On the occasion of the "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" (IDPD) 2022, Ayushkama Foundation organized an "Awareness Walk for Equal Participation of Persons with Disabilities", at the Central Vista Avenue, India Gate, New Delhi. The organ
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We must create multitude of equitable ways for different groups: CJI
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said we must create a multitude of equitable ways for different groups -- women, members of the LGBT+ community, persons with disabilities, elderly, poor and marginalised -- to engage and participate in the process of adjudication.
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Prosus SICA announces India's most innovative assistive tech start-ups in
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): India's most innovative start-ups developing assistive technology (AT) to aid people with disabilities have been announced as Rut3 Engineering Pvt Ltd from Chennai and Pune, Dextroware Devices Pvt Ltd from Chennai, and Translead Medtech Pvt Ltd
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President honours brave J&K daughters with disabilities for scripting
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir's first wheelchair-bound basketball player Insha Bashir was also among the recipients ofNational Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
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MCD Polls: 68 Model and Pink polling stations set-up to encourage voters
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Officials said that the special polling stations aim to provide unique arrangements for women, elderlies and persons with disabilities, among other people to encourage voters' participation.
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Disability Rescue Management System (DRMS) has been awarded with ICT 4 Inc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 3 (ANI/GPRC): On the Occasion of International World Disability Day, Disability Rescue Management System (DRMS) has been awarded with the prestigious ICT 4 Inclusion Challenge 2022 by the Global development agencies including the German Development Coop
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