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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicPeople with disabilities

Topic: People with disabilities

Accessible homes for disabled Indians is not a favour, it’s an obligation

M Karpagam -
Most builders and promoters don’t care about making Indian buildings accessible to persons with disabilities. That’s against the law.

Snakebites aren’t just lethal. In rural India, it means debts of lakhs to victims, families

Neha Panchamiya -
Survivors of snakebites, their families have to cope with debilitating physical disabilities, a lifetime of dependency and compounding medical bills.

Woman from Mumbai suburb ‘kills’ disabled teen daughter out of ‘frustration’

Purva Chitnis -
Police say they were informed about a suicide in Andheri, but the woman later confessed that caring for her daughter had taken a toll on her, amid financial issues faced by family.

People with disabilities in Ukraine facing crisis within crisis. Human aid should take note

Bincheng Mao -
While there is humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees across Europe, disabled communities are being excluded. Accessibility must be integrated.

IIT Madras designs 2 devices costing under Rs 5,000 for people with hearing & motor disabilities

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Such devices were already on the market, but IIT Madras researchers wanted to make them better and cheaper for India.

How a letter for better online classes for disabled students got lost between two ministries

Shameer Rishad -
With no help from govt, the Javed Abidi Foundation wrote to 284 universities and colleges, briefing them on issues faced by students with disabilities.

How Covid has further isolated people with hearing and speech impairment

Shubhangi Misra -
People with hearing or speech disabilities rely on lip-reading, facial expressions etc to communicate. But with everyone wearing masks now, this marginalised community is isolated even more.

Persons with disabilities excluded from welfare schemes since time immemorial, says Delhi HC

PTI -
The court was hearing a PIL filed by an NGO, seeking directions to the Centre to ensure that persons with disabilities are given benefits of welfare schemes during the pandemic.

Politicisation of Balakot insults Pulwama victims & defence forces

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Nipman Foundation’s Equal Opportunity Awards sees 20 fold jump in applications in 4 yrs

Simrin Sirur -
Nipman Foundation has made giant strides in helping the disabled. Its marquee event, the Equal Opportunity Awards, will be held on 16 November.
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Opinion

India is becoming a Republic of RWAs. It’s the most powerful elected body

Karanjeet Kaur -
Civics textbooks need an upgrade, considering that RWAs enforce laws they’ve devised themselves – no matter if it violates a fundamental right or two.

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

Javaria Rana -
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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