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Breaking barriers: How India’s professionals with disabilities are transforming workplaces and leadershipInspiring individuals with disabilities are transforming their challenges into opportunities. From wheelchairs to boardrooms, from hearing ...- Bengaluru Airport becomes first to achieve Level-2 Accessibility Enhancement Accreditation in IndiaKempegowda International Airport Bengaluru achieves a significant milestone. It becomes the first Indian airport to secure Level-2 Accredit...
- AAP will form government in Delhi: TMC's Mahua Moitra campaigns for Vishesh Ravi in Karol BaghTrinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra campaigned for AAP candidate Vishesh Ravi in Karol Bagh, expressing confidence in AAP's victory in t...
- Leave no one behind: Strengthening inclusive disaster risk reduction in urban IndiaThe sea evokes a sense of serenity for most of us. But for Padma (name changed), a visually impaired teenage girl living in a slum in the c...
- From IITs to IIMs, leading educational institutions in India dial up efforts to attract students with disabilitiesIITs and IIMs, including IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta, prioritize inclusivity by supporting students with disabilities like Sachin Kumar. Th...
- PM DAKSH portal to boost skill development, find employment for persons with disabilitiesThe department aims to add 25,000 jobs on the portal by Diwali, Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of People with Disabilities.
- 57.95 lakh Unique Disability ID cards issued across country: Union Minister Virendra KumarThe minister for social justice and empowerment said after the implementation of the Rights to Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the cat...
- India Inc has long way to go in employing disabled peopleOnly 34 lakh of the about 1.34 crore people with disabilities (PwDs) in the employable age have a job in India, according to Equiv.in, a re...
- 400 participants from 27 states gear up to compete at IndiaSkills 2018More than 400 participants across 27 states will showcase their talent across 46 skills, 10 traditional skills and 4 demo skills.
- What companies and government are doing to empower persons with disabilitiesIndia’s largest ecommerce company Flipkart recruiting over 300 differently-abled employees by the end of this year speaks of a growing cult...
- Election Commission's bid to hold disabled-friendly polls crippled by lack of dataThe state’s chief electoral officer has directed the formation of state, district, taluk and village level committees to implement and moni...
- Why companies are hiring people with disabilities?Amid wave of conscious capitalism, products and services with a streak of social good find favour among investors and consumers.
- 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...
- Firms like Jubilant FoodWorks, IBM, EY taking initiatives to train differently-abled staff for managerial rolesToday, making the workplace inclusive for those who are differently-abled means going beyond token initiatives like wheelchair access and B...
- Capgemini launches digital literacy centre in Navi MumbaiThe initiative is aimed at bridging the digital divide and creating a digitally literate and empowered generation.
- Towards Accessible India: Government develops Index for corporate sectorNaina Lal Kidwai, former president of FICCI, said that a holistic approach has been adopted while preparing this toolkit so that it may be ...
- All government websites to be made differently-abled friendlyIn a major initiative, people with disabilities will be able to easily access government websites across the country.
- Govt teams up with Wadhwani Foundation to provide relief to poor and disabled.Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network Trust enters into a partnershi...
- Government accepts recommendations of 'Task Force' on PwDsFurther action has been initiated to take the approval of the competent authority through the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC).
- Act against those not implementing disability quota: Parliamentary panelA parliamentary committee has recommended appropriate action against "erring authorities" who are not implementing the provisions of the Pe...
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