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ALIMCO hosts Dealer Meet 2025 centred on synergy, collaboration to empower
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) hosted its impactful Dealer Meet 2025 today at the Scope Convention Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, gathering valued dealers and channel partners from across the country. The event centred on synergy, collaboration, and expanding AL
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Experts Call for Creation of "Divyangjan Open School Education & Skill
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18: Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), forming the world's largest minority group, remain among the most deprived sections of society--lacking equitable access to education, healthcare, and social security. Despite multiple government initiatives, inclusion in mainst
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Comedian Samay Raina, four others appear before SC for insensitive remarks
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked stand-up comedians Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai and Nishant Jagdsish Tanwar to appear personally before the court on the next date of hearing for their alleged insensitive remarks against persons with disability.
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ISLRTC organises two-day national workshop on 'Best Practices for Teaching
Updated : 8 months ago IST
ISLRTC is an autonomous body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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India-Spain Cultural Exchange Highlights Disability Inclusion through Film
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4: The Embassy of Spain to India, in collaboration with ETI Services and the Agatsu Foundation, hosted a landmark cultural event titled "Sitaare Zameen Par: India and Spain in Conversation on Inclusion through Disability-focused Cinema" at Siri Fort Auditorium, New De
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NAAI's South Zone Abilympics in Chennai Spotlights Vocational Skills of Pe
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 23: The South Zone Regional Abilympics 2025 came to a successful close at IIT Madras, as 14 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) were recognised for their exceptional performance.
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Ministry of Education signs MoU to further spirit of NEP 2020
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a significant step towards ensuring equitable access to education for disabled children (Divyangjans), a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Institute for Open Schooling (NIOS), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Departme
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Delhi Minister Ravinder Indraj inspects under-construction facility for pe
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the release, the building, located within the Nursing College Hostel premises and the Primary Urban Health Centre campus in Narela, will accommodate 220 differently abled residents. It is expected to be operational within three months.
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'AI for Empowering PwDs' Conference to bring out transformative role of AI
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The D/o Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), M/o Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), is set to organise a groundbreaking conference titled 'AI for Empowering PwDs', on 30th May 2025, in Bengaluru, ac
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Delhi govt plans to increase pension for senior citizens, PWDs by Rs 500
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi Government is planning to increase the monthly pension for senior citizens and persons with disabilities by Rs 500 to provide additional financial support to these sections.
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Government mandates 4% housing reservation for people with disabilities
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Manohar Lal on Thursday took a milestone decision to provide a reservation of 4% in the allotment of central government housing for the person with disabilities.
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'Sugamya Delhi Abhiyan' Launched to Make Delhi Accessible and Inclusive fo
Updated : 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17: Taking forward the Prime Minister's "Accessible India Campaign" (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan), a major step was taken to make Delhi an inclusive capital for persons with disabilities. On the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2025, a high-level stakeh
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