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The link between poverty and blindness

Tue, 03/01/2022 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

Visual impairment and blindness are one of the most common challenges that developing countries face as they seek to eliminate poverty from their communities. That 90% of all blind people live in the world’s poorest countries is an indicator of the way that needless blindness inhibits social and economic improvement. A recent report published by the Unite For Sight Foundation is unequivocal in its conclusion: poverty exacerbates blindness and blindness exacerbates poverty.

TN Govt striving to provide access to higher education for all, says CM

Mon, 02/28/2022 - 09:37 -- geeta.nair

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin gave away assistive devices and other equipment developed by students of the Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College to beneficiaries on Saturday at the college campus.
Among the innovative projects were a smart stick for the visually impaired which is fitted with a sensor to detect hurdles, a wheelchair with a canopy which will help users stay protected from rain and sun, and a software for the visually impaired to convert speech to text as well as a text to speech convertor for hearing-impaired persons.

MP forms its first visually impaired women’s cricket team

Fri, 02/25/2022 - 11:45 -- geeta.nair

Madhya Pradesh has constituted its first visually impaired women’s cricket team which will play in the ‘National Cricket Tournament for The Blind’ to be held in Bengaluru from February 28.

In all, 15 teams from across India will participate in the tournament, but MP will be represented for the first time.
 

District/Divisional/UTCadre (Government of Jammu & Kashmir J&K Serivice Selection Board)

Thu, 02/24/2022 - 13:11 -- geeta.nair

Government of Jammu & Kashmir
J&K Service Selection Board
www.jkssb.nic.in
Advt. No. 02/2022

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://jkssb.nic.in/Pdf/Advt_02_2022_10022022_11.pdf

Last date for Registration & Submission of Online application : 20.03.2022

Assistant Officer Trainee (Finance)

Tue, 02/22/2022 - 19:28 -- geeta.nair

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Advt. No. CC/02/2022

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.powergrid.in/sites/default/files/Detailed%20Advt%20AOT%20Fin...

Last date for Registration & Submission of Online application : 28.02.2022

Recruitment of CAs and CMAs as Assistant Officer Trainee (Finance)

RECRUITMENT OF ASSISTANT OFFICER TRAINEE (FINANCE) - 2022

Eyeway Conversations with Nagraj More

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Nagraj More, Chief Manager, Training and Development at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).

Nagraj was born blind and growing up had often heard people blaming his karma for his blindness. But his mother ensured that he grew up to be an independent man shunning all the negative comments people made about her blind son.

Four blind cricketers from AP got place in Indian team for Triangular series at UAE

Tue, 02/22/2022 - 08:14 -- geeta.nair

VIJAYAWADA: The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI)’s Indian squad for Triangular Series for the Blind 2022 has been announced. The series will be held with Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani teams. Four blind cricketers from AP have won places in the CABI team.
The CABI has picked a 17-member squad for the upcoming triangular T20 Series, which will be played in the UAE from March 13 to March 19. The Triangular Series will have a total of six League Matches and the Final will be played on March 19.

Towards a better tomorrow

Twenty-two-year old Ranjeet Kumar was born with Retinopathy of prematurity, a blinding disorder in premature infants. A resident of Mohammadpur village in Uttar Pradesh, his parents depend on a small family farm to make a living. Despite the financial constraints, Ranjeet’s parents  visited various hospitals with the hope that his eyesight would be restored but their efforts were futile.

Punjab polls: Braille ballot papers, signange sheets for the visually-impaired

Sat, 02/19/2022 - 06:22 -- geeta.nair

THE CHANDIGARH Institute for Blind has manufactured at least 27,250 ballot papers and signage sheets in Punjabi Braille that will be pasted on hundreds of EVM machines to facilitate visually impaired voters in Punjab to cast their franchise during the February 20 polls.

Assistant (Reserve Bank of India)

Fri, 02/18/2022 - 06:03 -- geeta.nair

 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: www.rbi.org.in 

Last date for Registration & Submission of Online application : 08.03.2022 

RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) invites applications from eligible candidates for 950posts of ‘Assistant’- 2021in  various  Offices  of  the  Bank.

Eyeway Conversations with Pranjal Patil

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Pranjal Patil, the first visually impaired woman IAS officer in India.

Pranjal lost her eyesight at an early age of six due to Retinal Detachment. Following which she was shifted to a special residential School for Blind girls in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the decision she is grateful for and that changed the course of her life. 

Technical Assistant (Computer/IT)

Thu, 02/10/2022 - 12:13 -- geeta.nair

CSIR-CENTRAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
 GOVT. OF INDIA)/Pilani, Rajasthan - 333031
Advertisement No. 01/2022

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.ceeri.res.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Advt_No_01-2022_Tech...

Last date for Registration & Submission of Online application : 01.03.2022 (Tuesday)

Webinar on Financial Literacy

Renuka Academy for the Disabled in association with Office of RBI Ombudsman-Mumbai is organising a Webinar on Financial Literacy.
Mechanisms for redressing grievances with banks and financial institutions will be discussed with participants during the webinar.
Modus operandi of financial fraudsters and necessary precautions against such frauds shall also be explained.

Schedule of the webinar is as under.
  a) Date: 15th February, 2022
  b) Time: 5 pm IST
 c) duration:   60 minutes
 d) Venue: Zoom Platform
  e) Meeting link

Managers, Vice President Positions in MSME Department, Bank of Baroda

Wed, 02/09/2022 - 15:36 -- geeta.nair

Bank of Baroda

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.bankofmaharashtra.in/writereaddata/documentlibrary/1bcd7e4d-...

Last date for Submission of Application:14.02.2022

RECRUITMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE ON FIXED TERM ENGAGEMENT ON CONTRACT BASIS FOR
MSME VERTICAL & TRACTOR LOAN VERTICAL IN BANK OF BARODA
Join India’s International Bank for a Challenging Assignment

Generalist Officer- II & III

Wed, 02/09/2022 - 14:31 -- geeta.nair

Bank of Maharashtra
Human Resources Management Department
Head Office: LOKMANGAL,1501, SHIVAJINAGAR,PUNE-5
TELE-020 25614321/477
-e-mail : bomrpcell@mahabank.co.in
AX1/ ST/RP/Generalist Officer Scale-II & III/Project III/2022-23 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.bankofmaharashtra.in/writereaddata/documentlibrary/1bcd7e4d-...

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