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...
06 Sep, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
Delhi Assembly Polls: Voter-friendly measures in place for smooth polling on Feb 5, says Chief Electoral OfficerAround 1.56 crore voters in Delhi are set to cast their votes on February 5 for the Assembly election. Voter-friendly measures include ramp...
31 Jan, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Star Health Insurance launches Industry-first Braille Policy and flexible career options to support visually- impaired individualsStar Health Insurance launches 'Special Care Gold', India's first health insurance policy in Braille, in collaboration with NAB. The initia...
28 Oct, 2024, 11.22 AM IST
Star Health launches insurance policy in BrailleStar Health Insurance has launched an industry-first insurance policy in Braille, aimed at visually-impaired individuals. The 'Special Care...
04 Sep, 2024, 06.06 PM IST
IIT Kanpur files record 122 IPRs in 2023The 122 IPRs filed last year include 108 patents, four design registrations, three copyrights, and one trademark application, along with fo...
03 Jan, 2024, 02.49 PM IST
ICMR releases National List of Essential Assistive ProductsThe NLEAP is a list of 21 assistive products and technologies that are deemed essential for individuals with functional impairments to impr...
16 Sep, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
GST on mobility devices: How do we break shackles of policy, says Supreme CourtA bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was told by advocate Jai Dehadrai that the matter was listed earlier on October 26, 2020,...
22 Jul, 2022, 09.07 PM IST
Centre making arrangements to bring back Indian students stuck in Ukraine: Nitin GadkariAddressing a press conference, Gadkari said, "Students not only from Vidarbha (region of Maharashtra), but from across India are pursuing m...
25 Feb, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
AIIMS, Health ministry launch 'eDantSeva' website and appThe 'eDantSeva' website and mobile application will reach out to more than one billion people with just one click.
07 Oct, 2019, 04.52 PM IST
Meet people who are using Braille to empower the visually challenged!While in the West, Braille prints are a part of medicine boxes, the visually impaired in India are dependent on others for medication.
04 Jan, 2017, 01.11 PM IST
CitiusTech sets up Healthcare innovation Fund with SINETo start with, this is a five year commitment with an increasing annual contribution which could be extended at the end of the initial five...
01 Dec, 2016, 05.07 PM IST
LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad: A whole new world for healthcare startupsLV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad in the past three years has carved out an additional dimension: as an entrepreneurship hub.
28 Jul, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
Yoga answer to need for mental, moral well-being: President Pranab MukherjeePresident Pranab Mukherjee today strongly endorsed yoga as a complete answer to people's need for mental, moral and spiritual well-being.
08 Jun, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
Indian-origin teenager gets Intel funding for Braille printerShubham Banerjee had closed an early round funding with Intel Capital last month to develop a prototype of low-cost Braille printer.
10 Nov, 2014, 02.10 AM IST
From talking ATMs to magnifying glasses at branches for physically and visually challenged customersIn 2009, the central bank had asked lenders to ensure that one-third of their ATMs were talking ATMs.
24 Jun, 2014, 03.39 AM IST
Need for affordable medical services driving students to develop healthcare applications in IndiaThe need for affordable medical services and a growing market for tech-based applications are driving students to develop healthcare applic...
14 May, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: All voting booths to be disabled-friendlyThe chief electoral officer of Delhi, Vijay Dev, visited the East Delhi model polling station on Wednesday where ramps have been set up.
10 Apr, 2014, 11.22 AM IST