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Thursday, July 24, 2025
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Topic: wheelchair

3-D printing to self-driving, how tech is upgrading wheelchair design

Today, there are around 131 million wheelchair users around the world. Most are relying on the same decades-old technology to get around.

Pragya Thakur blames SpiceJet for seat-allotment controversy on Delhi-Bhopal flight

According to SpiceJet, a flight was delayed by almost 45 minutes after BJP MP Pragya Thakur, who was in a wheelchair, refused to move to a non-emergency row seat.

Expanding Article 15 to include discrimination against disabled people

From GST to buses, trains and flights, policies ignoring the disabled community constitute active discrimination.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.