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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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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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Despite laws mandating disability-friendly infrastructure, many buildings
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud while speaking at an event on Saturday said that despite laws mandating disability-friendly infrastructure, public transport, Govt and private buildings, hospitals, libraries, parks and many other spaces contin
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Union Minister Virendra Kumar to inaugurate services of CRC-Shillong for s
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar will inaugurate the services of Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) at Shillong, Meghalaya on Tuesday.
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The Success of Project Vidhi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI/SRV): Aristocrat India and NABET India came together to embark on a journey to upskill 50-plus persons with disabilities (PWDs) and enable them to take on career opportunities within the IT industry.
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Launch of global participation campaign for Operation Blue Freedom - Water
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Auroville (Lakshadweep Islands) [India], December 4 (ANI/PNN): Team CLAW is a team of Special Forces Veterans from the Indian Armed Forces creating specialised ecosystems for empowering people with disabilities under their flagship initiative 'Operation Blue Freedom'.
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Women's participation in elections has exceeded that of men: Chief Electio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Taking note of the historical perspective of barriers and challenges faced by women in participation in elections in the country, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that today seven decades and 17 general elections later, women's participati
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Election Commission to organize webinar for specially-abled, senior citize
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to host an international webinar on 'Enhancing electoral participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and Senior citizen Voters: Sharing Best Practices and New Initiatives' on November 26, said a
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MHA issues draft guidelines for police buildings under rights of PwDs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday issued draft guidelines for MHA specific built infrastructure and Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons and Disaster Mitigation Centers to ensure disabled people can access the buildings and their s
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CISF organises interaction session on provisions for security checking of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday interacted with the representatives of leading NGOs of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to address the problems of "Passengers with special needs" at airports.
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CISF DG to meet NGOs to overcome issues faced by specially-abled flyers at
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): To facilitate ease of air travel for specially-abled persons, the Director-General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) MA Ganapathy and other stakeholders of airport security will hold a meeting with around 150 NGOs working for persons with disab
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Specially-abled people are integral part of human resource: Union Minister
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar on Thursday stated that Specially-abled people are an integral part of human resources and said that to provide the PwDs maximum accessibility is the utmost priority of the Centre government.
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