The startup technology is being incubated by students at UAEU's Science and Innovation Park.

What started as an idea to help a visually-impaired schoolmate, developed into a smart technology that will allow visually-impaired people to read. Students at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in Al Ain have developed a pocket-sized smart reading device called Braille Eye. The startup technology is being incubated at UAEU's Science and Innovation Park.

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 29

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to hold an athletics championship for the differently-abled of the national Capital. The athletics meet will be held from October 11-13 this year at Talkatora Stadium.

In this regard, the body has already invited entries from visually impaired and orthopedically challenged students in the age group of 11-14 years under junior category and 15-18 years under senior category for the athletics meet.

CHENNAI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will widen the security blanket to cover private airports in a phased manner.

Plans are afoot to induct an additional 20,000 security personnel across all airports in the country, said Director-General OP Singh.

“We will have a unified command for all 98 airports,” said Singh. “The focus will be on digital surveillance video analytics and perimeter screening,” he said during an interactive session on ‘Safety and Security of Airports’ organised by Air Passengers’ Association of India.

Manav Mander

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 28

Government College for Girls, Rakh Bagh, has come up with a special initiative to support, encourage, help and enable those who are disabled by enrolling special students in the 'Handicap Enabling Cell'.

At present, there are 17 students enrolled under this cell and 16 are pursuing graduation, while one is a post-graduate student. Students not only from the district, but from the neighbouring states are also studying under 

Today is January 1, 2020, an important year the whole world has been looking forward to. It has been the subject of our discourse locally and internationally, since 1999 when the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) commenced the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness – Vision 2020: The Right to Sight.