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Medicines may soon come with braille labels, audio QR codesIndia's drug regulatory authority is exploring the addition of braille cards and voice-assisted QR codes on medicine strips to improve acce...
Centre issues draft standards to make everyday products accessible for people with disabilitiesThe government is drafting accessibility standards for everyday items. This includes kitchenware, furniture, and grooming products. The goa...
Viral video: Man’s innovative proposal to blind girlfriend is sure to make you smile todayWho would have thought that Braille could turn into a language of love? A heartwarming video of a man proposing to his blind girlfriend is ...
Govt releases draft guidelines to make railways more user-friendly for people with disabilitiesThe draft includes the development of a dedicated mobile app and a one-click template for people with disabilities displaying all the infor...
Visvesvaraya terminal to be benchmark for future stations: Railway MinisterThe terminal, according to Railway officials, is the first centralised air-conditioned Railway station at Byappanahalli. It is on par with ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's updated 'Exam Warriors' to hit stands soonAccording to the publishers, the new edition proposes a systematic approach to tackling challenges "students face outside and inside classr...
In a New Year's gift to PM's constituency, three Varanasi ghats to be made wheelchair accessibleIn a New Year's gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, the three most prominent ganga ghats in Varanasi have been allotted fu...
Buildings with UNESCO world heritage tag can now display signboardsThe Art Deco buildings of the 20th century alongside the Oval Maidan, Bombay High Court, University of Mumbai, David Sassoon Library and Ma...
CBSE moots sign language, Braille as subjects for special kidsCBSE has written to all states and other stakeholders for their comments on the policy draft which the ministry of human resource developme...
Thawar Chand Gehlot seeks exemption on GST on goods for disabledInundated with representations from across the country, the social justice and empowerment ministry has sent missives to finance ministry a...
RTI applications can be filed orally: GovernmentJitendra Singh was asked whether the government has taken or proposes to take any measure for acceptance of RTI applications and providing ...
Tejas trains to give passengers feel of world class travel with personal video screens, Wi-Fi, coffee vending machinesTejas and Hamsafar trains along with Antodaya Express and Deen Dayalu coaches are to be introduced in the current fiscal as part of the bud...
Bengaluru-based college dropout invents e-reader for the blindThe device, as big and thick as an average tiffin box, refreshes three ines of 20 braille characters in 100 milliseconds.
Rail Budget 2015: Railways to build 200-kmph train coaches indigenouslyIntroduction of AC rakes in the inter-city services to make the journey more comfortable will also be proposed in the Rail Budget 2015-16.
Government mulling to increase the number of categories for differently-abled persons to 19As regards to the sports facilities for differently abled persons, Gehlot said the Punjab Government has shown interest and some headway wi...
Rail Budget 2013: Amenities announced for differently-abled and elderlyThere would also be a provision of wheel chairs and battery operated vehicles at more stations and coaches would be made wheel-chair friend...
Rail Budget 2013: Railways to launch 100 trainsRailways are planning to introduce about 100 trains, including AC double deckers & new passenger services in the Rail Budget 2013-14.