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IIT Madras builds Rs 17,000 standing wheelchair, 75x cheaper than commercial modelsAn IIT Madras team has developed Arise, a standing wheelchair priced at about $200, as a mechanical alternative to commercial models costin...- Assam Raj Bhawan launches initiative to bring armed forces veterans’ stories to classroomsAssam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya announced efforts to share armed forces veterans' stories in educational institutions to foster nati...
- US opens tariff probes into medical equipment, robotics, industrial machineryThe U.S. Commerce Department has initiated national security investigations into imports of personal protective equipment, medical items, r...
- Delhi Airport's 40-year-old Terminal 2 just got upgraded: Here's what is new & operational from Oct 26Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 2 will reopen on October 26. GMR AERO led DIAL upgraded the terminal. Air India and ...
- 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...
- BMTC rolls out 148 non-AC e-buses with safety, eco-friendly upgradesBengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation added 148 electric buses. Tata Motors supplied these non-AC buses. The buses operate under a G...
- Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican saysPope Francis experienced two new respiratory crises and was placed back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation due to excessive mucus in his...
- 10 Best Wheelchairs for Patients at Home: Comfort Meets ManeuverabilityDiscovering the optimal mobility solution for homebound patients is crucial. In our concise guide, we unveil the top wheelchairs tailored f...
- Neuralink says implant had issues after first human surgeryIn the weeks following the January surgery on patient Noland Arbaugh, some of the electrode-studded threads that sit in the brain tissue be...
- What happened to Phil Collins? See where is singer, health update and all you may want to knowThe 72-year-old singer-songwriter, Phil Collins, who is also a great drummer has not been able to perform lately, as per an interview, wher...
- Beware, the brain, it has a mind of its ownIn a first, last weekend the Supreme Court legally endorsed a key belief of a 17th century French philosopher – the duality of mind and bod...
- ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ trailer shocks Marvel fans. Find out whyThe trailer of ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ was shown at the San Diego Comic-Con, and it did not go down well with the die-hard fans...
- IndiGo incident: DGCA forms fact-finding team; airline CEO offers to buy electric wheelchair for specially-abled childBased on the outcome of the said enquiry, further action shall entail," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) noted in a stateme...
- With a doodle, Google pays tribute to Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist who taught us to embrace imperfectionsThe Google video is a reminder of Hawking's strength to fight all odds in life.
- IIT Madras develops India’s first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicleNeoBolt was developed by a team led by Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, and has been commerciali...
- Couple in HC for Rs five lakh compensation over lack of food, medicine in Air India long haul flightThe high court issued notice to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Air India, Airport Authority of Indi...
- 10 social innovators get Infosys Foundation-established awardsThis year, Infosys Foundation identified winners from different parts of the country across four award categories:Health care, Rural Develo...
- 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...
- Urban development ministry frames accessibility guidelines for buildingsThe government has formulated guidelines to make all government and private buildings, including malls, restaurants and public dealing offi...
- World Disability Day: Arm-twisting norms a severe letdownMany of the disabled who are selected are allocated lower services than their ranking merits on the plea that the nature of their disabilit...
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