US universities like Yale, MIT, and Georgia Tech built accessibility with centralised services, faculty training, and advisory board. IIT Delhi leads India with innovations like smart canes and geometry kit.
The top court’s criticism of rules for admission to medical courses came during the hearing of a case of an aspirant with 58% disability. Court has asked NMC to issue revised guidelines.
Karnataka reduced the budget for providing hearing aids, Braille kits, and ‘talking laptops’ for students by 80%—from Rs 53 crore last year to Rs 10 crore for 2024-25.
Activist Nipun Malhotra said he struggled to find information on wheelchair-accessible seats online despite trying all contact numbers on the BCCI website, and also those available for the stadium.
NIOS' decision to conduct board exams amid rise in Covid cases is the last straw that will injure the final few weeks of school life of students with disabilities.
With no help from govt, the Javed Abidi Foundation wrote to 284 universities and colleges, briefing them on issues faced by students with disabilities.
Laws on education in India have neglected equal preparedness of three key stakeholders when it comes to inclusive learning for children with disabilities.
Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.
According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.
At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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