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Arunachal teen develops goggles to help the blind |
Innovation uses echolocation to detect obstacles
A high school student in Arunachal Pradesh has invented a unique pair of goggles that uses ultrasound and infrared sensors to help the visually... |
General, Product and Technology |
23/Mar/2017 |
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Asian chess championship for the blind begins |
First rounds games to begin today
The International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) Asian Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged-2017 was inaugurated here on Wednesday. The first round games... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
23/Mar/2017 |
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WHITE GUIDE TO HELP VISUALLY IMPAIRED WALK WITH CONFIDENCE |
For visually impaired people it is not easy to find out who and what is around them. A walking stick is the only support which can boost their morale and help them escape all the hurdles.
According... |
General, Product and Technology |
20/Mar/2017 |
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Drishti’ brightens lives of 800 cataract patients |
KOCHI: More than 800 patients got their vision back in 2016-17 after undergoing cataract surgery under Project Drishti, the flagship CSR initiative of Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited (BFIL).... |
General, Medical |
20/Mar/2017 |
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Nano-implant may help restore sight |
Scientists have developed a new eye implant, using arrays of silicon nanowires that sense light and electrically stimulate the retina, which may help restore vision in millions of people worldwide.... |
General, Product and Technology |
16/Mar/2017 |
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Government to introduce comprehensive package for blind schools |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government has decided to introduce a comprehensive package for the functioning of blind schools - government and aided - in the state.
The Cabinet meeting on Wednesday... |
General, Judgments, Science & technology, Product and Technology, Policy News, Medical, Education and Employment |
16/Mar/2017 |
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Smiles visually impaired woman |
Born sighted like any other person, she grew in a good health until 1955 when she lost her sight in a way that she branded as a ‘mysterious termite bite’ while sleeping in her aunt’s house.
Estere... |
General |
15/Mar/2017 |
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CSS qualified persons with disability can now join Foreign Service of Pakistan |
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday struck down provisions of the Rules of Competitive Examination 2014 which barred the Central Superior Services (CSS) qualified persons with disability... |
General, Education and Employment |
15/Mar/2017 |
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Braille maps to guide visually impaired at Bengaluru city railway station |
BENGALURU: With India home to the maximum number of visually impaired individuals in the world and Karnataka possessing a higher percentage of blind people than the national average, it is fitting... |
General, Education and Employment |
15/Mar/2017 |
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Wanted: scribes pool for students to write exam |
‘Guidelines have been prescribed in a G.O. released in February last but the order is not being implemented in letter and spirit’
This year, as thousands of students write their class X and XII Board... |
General, Education and Employment |
14/Mar/2017 |
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