The device is the brain-child of Kursat Ceylan, a Turkish inventor, who was born blind.

"Poor people are getting benefits of the 'PM Awas (Yojana)' along with free power connection and toilets. Benefits of welfare schemes like ...

Snapdeal today said it has partnered IIT Delhi and Phoenix Medical Solutions to sell 'SmartCane' online, priced at Rs 3,500.

SmartCane is an advanced version of the white cane used by visually impaired people and ensures independent mobility and safety of the user.

Previous winners for the award include Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google co founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

Railways is planning to augment its infrastructure to cater to more people including differently-abled persons.

Balakrishnan's first efforts were directed at addressing the problem of mobility, for which he started developing affordable devices.

DU has roped in the services of the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH), Dehradun, for working on the kits.

Team from IIT Delhi has been developing ICT-based system for better governance and delivery of schemes. Team, is collaborating with other i...