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Blind People Are Not A Liability:On This White Cane Day, Let’s Look Where They Stand |
On the occasion of White Cane Day on October 15, we have to address a serious issue today in India. There are over 16 million blind people and around 28 million visually impaired people in India.... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Product and Technology |
15/Oct/2015 |
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Candidates with over 40 per cent visual impairment who sit for the K-TET and SET examinations will get a 10 per cent relaxation in marks, an order issued by the State government says. |
K-TET, SET exam marks
Candidates with over 40 per cent visual impairment who sit for the K-TET and SET examinations will get a 10 per cent relaxation in marks, an order issued by the State... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
13/Oct/2015 |
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Ensure eye care for all by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director,WHO South-East Asia Region |
WHO South-East Asia has 140 million visually impaired people. The Region has an estimated 12 million blind people, 8 million of them in India. More than 50% of all blindness is caused by cataract... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Medical |
09/Oct/2015 |
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World Sight Day stunner: Blind thief-catcher in Dadar station drama |
Mobile thief arrested after visually impaired Ambernath resident trips him at Dadar railway station, holds him down in a vice-like grip until cops arrive; not the first time he's caught a swindler... |
Accessibility, General, Adventure and Sports |
09/Oct/2015 |
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Why Eye-care Is Integral To The Vision Of A Shining India |
Imagine a life without sight. Scary and difficult isn't it? Eyes are such an important organ of the human body. They allow us to see the beauty of this wonderful world. Yet, we pay so little... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Medical |
09/Oct/2015 |
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Eye care deficit makes India the blind capital of the world |
15 million people in India are blind, which is 50% of world’s blind population
For most of us, it is impossible to imagine life without sight. But do we give enough importance to taking care of our... |
Accessibility, General, Policy News, Medical |
08/Oct/2015 |
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Warding off visual impairment |
Diabetes is a fairly common disease that interferes with the body’s ability to use and store sugar. It can occur during childhood but usually the problem begins later in life. Diabetes is a multi-... |
General, Medical |
08/Oct/2015 |
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Window'15, an Eye Screening Campaign |
KOCHI: As part of World Sight Day, Giridhar Eye Institute, Kadavanthra will conduct a one month long awareness and screening programme, Windows’15 to draw to the causes of avoidable blindness and... |
General, Medical |
07/Oct/2015 |
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Visually impaired girl qualifies NET |
25-year old Azra Qureshi, daughter of Mohammad Shabir resident of Ujhan, at present DC colony in Rajouri town, is visually impaired with very poor eye sight which has been certified by Chief... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
06/Oct/2015 |
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The disabled community never becomes a significant enough vote bank in a constituency to influence the electoral candidate. |
The Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Thawar Singh Gehlot and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis launched the ‘Accessible India’ Campaign for Persons with Disabilities on 24th... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology, Medical |
05/Oct/2015 |
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