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8.8 million blind in India in 2015, says study in Lancet |
In India, there were 7.2 million blind people in 1990, which rose to 8.8 million in 2015, making the country the home of almost a quarter of the total 36 million blind people.
As many as 8.8 million... |
General |
04/Aug/2017 |
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Global blindness set to 'triple by 2050' |
The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the next four decades, researchers suggest.
Writing in Lancet Global Health, they predict cases will rise from 36 million to 115... |
General |
03/Aug/2017 |
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Workshop for the blind |
The Mysuru unit of the National Federation of the Blind will organise workshops for blind women on August 12 and 18 at the Okkaligara community hall in Vidyaranyapuram. Discussions will be held on... |
General |
02/Aug/2017 |
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AP to be allocated Rs. 100 cr. |
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has decided to allocate Rs. 100 crore from the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) to the A.P. government towards... |
General, Policy News |
01/Aug/2017 |
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Visually-impaired city cyclist to go on Manali-Khardung La cycle expedition |
In August 2016, Divyanshu Ganatra, a visually-impaired adventure enthusiast set out with a sighted captain to pedal from Manali to Khardung La in the Himalayas, a length of 550 kilometres that the... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
31/Jul/2017 |
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Colour-blind flatworms can still choose between colours |
inStem research provides clues to genes and molecules linked to eye regeneration
Bengaluru-based researchers have found that flatworms, which are highly averse to light and move away from it, have... |
General, Medical |
31/Jul/2017 |
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A blessing to visually impaired students |
Pallavi has taken up the responsibility of arranging scribes for 1,000 students
The phone never stops ringing at Pallavi Acharya’s house. It’s not hard to understand why: the 35-year-old has taken up... |
General, Education and Employment |
31/Jul/2017 |
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Vision without sight: Achievers share stories |
Visually impaired honoured for making a mark in their lives at SCD Government College
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, June 27
Visually-impaired persons, who have made a mark in their lives, was... |
General |
28/Jul/2017 |
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NPS students play host to blind children |
Students of National Public School, Yelahanka, invited children of a blind school to spend quality time with them. Students from the blind school attended regular classes and they participated in... |
General, Education and Employment |
28/Jul/2017 |
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NDMA seeks Kerala's help to make disabled people disaster-ready |
KOLLAM: It was a special occasion for Kerala when it became the first state to launch a disaster preparedness training programme for persons with disabilities. That was in May 2016. A year after, the... |
Accessibility, General |
27/Jul/2017 |
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