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Blindness shouldn't be a barrier to banking: ending discrimination in India |
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India have helped transform the lives of more than 80 million poor people through small loans, according to Microfinance India’s state of the sector report in 2012... |
General |
10/Oct/2014 |
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The story of a software developer inspired by his Visually impaired father |
KASARGOD: Nalin Sathyan has successfully hidden his other identity --Nalin.x.Linux -- for long. He is as obscure as his home, a two-bedroom blind teacher's quarters hidden by outgrown grass on... |
General |
09/Oct/2014 |
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Chess Tourney for Visually Impaired |
KOCHI: As part of World Sight Day 2014, an All Kerala Chess Tournament for the blind is being organised by the Little Flower Hospital, Anagamaly, in association with the Kerala Chess Association for... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
08/Oct/2014 |
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Golden Moment for UoH’s Visually-impaired Girl |
HYDERABAD: Securing a gold medal in university is every student’s dream. Twentytwo-year-old Pavithra Molugu neither saw this dream nor claims to have worked tirelessly to attain this.
Having achieved... |
General, Education and Employment |
06/Oct/2014 |
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Picture books for the visually-impaired get a 3D boost |
“Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon. Goodnight light, and the red balloon...”
Remember the classic children’s book where a bunny says good night to everything around... |
Accessibility, General, Science & technology, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
29/Sep/2014 |
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Blind candidate wants to end drought in Ajit Pawar's constituency |
Chandrakant Manik Kadam (45) filed his nomination as an independent candidate from the erstwhile deputy CM’s constituency; he holds the Pawar family responsible for the prolonged drought in 22... |
Achievements, General |
29/Sep/2014 |
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90% differently-abled people are unemployed: CII |
-A whopping 90 per cent of the specially abled people, who comprise 2.32 per cent of the total population, are unemployed, says the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
During a... |
General, Education and Employment |
24/Sep/2014 |
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The Most Helpful iOS 8 Features for the Visually Impaired and Hard of Hearing |
On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 8, a brand-new operating system chock-full of both well known and hidden shortcuts that will likely make your life easier. But beyond the camera’s new time-lapse... |
Accessibility, General, Science & technology, Product and Technology |
24/Sep/2014 |
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National Convention on Inclusive Education of Children with Special Needs Held |
The National Convention on Inclusive Education for Children with Special Needs/disabilities was held in New Delhi today. The Convention focused on evolving strategies that will further the right of... |
General |
24/Sep/2014 |
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Nostalgia sets in as time runs out for India’s beloved watch |
India’s first indigenous manufacturer of timepieces, the state-owned HMT Watches, will soon wind down, its nostalgic appeal swamped by mounting losses and fierce competition.
At its peak, in the... |
General |
16/Sep/2014 |
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