A study of Centre's DIKSHA platform found that e-textbooks are not uploaded in appropriate formats, which means students are unable to navigate the materials.
A survey of special educators in Bihar and Maharashtra reveals several challenges affecting the inclusion of students with disabilities in India's education system.
Education for children with disability has mostly been seen from the point of access and hardly inclusion. But Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to change that.
Most quarantine centres in India are inaccessible for the disabled. And those at home are struggling alone. Modi government needs joint secretaries for disability.
According to the report by the NCPEDP, financial constraints and restricted access to essential items and healthcare services are key problems faced by them.
In the absence of accessible public facilities and assistive technologies, India's disabled need human assistance. But social distancing makes it difficult.
At Nipman Foundation’s Equal Opportunity Awards that honour firms employing people with disabilities, Kant says persons with disabilities add more efficiency to work.
The Nipman Foundation, instituted in 2014, annually presents the Equal Opportunity Awards that recognises private sector organisations for their efforts in making jobs and products more accessible to people with disabilities.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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