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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicRights of Persons with Disabilities Act

Topic: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

Forced acid ingestion survivors’ fight for recognition as PwD before SC. ‘How do I show my insides?’

A PIL is seeking recognition for victims of forced acid ingestion under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, with SC urging the government to consider amending it.

Delhi HC issues notice to govt, UPSC on plea by candidate with low vision over denial of quota

Plea argues that Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act mandates at least 4% of total seats be reserved for PwDs, & 1% of this for those with low vision, blindness.

For the visually impaired, entering medical and legal fields in India is like navigating a maze

ThePrint looks at the case of visually impaired judicial candidate Sravya Sindhuri & speaks with Satendra Singh & Prannv Dhawan who are at forefront of fight for equal opportunity.

Reasonable accommodation not charity but fundamental right, SC rules, grants MBBS seat to disabled aspirant

Top court further instructs National Medical Commission to revise its guidelines for ensuring that no deserving candidate in PwBD category is denied admission to MBBS course.

What WashU, MIT, Yale, UC Berkeley have done for disabled students—and what IIT Delhi has

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.

SC opens doors for visually-impaired in judicial services. How issue reached top court & what it said

SC was hearing a challenge to legality of Rule 6A of Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service Examination Rules 1994, which excludes visually impaired & low-vision candidates.

On Camera

Governors walking out, agencies blocked—how to fix fraying Centre-state ties

From Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka to West Bengal, states are clashing with the Centre. Cooperative federalism needs revival.

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.