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International Week of the Deaf highlights the cultural and linguistic identity of the deaf community, advocating for equal recognition of sign language. Despite progress in inclusion, significant barriers remain, especially in accessing social and cultural events, due to the mainstream's limited awareness and unfamiliarity with sign language.

Amidst regional conflict, diverse communities in Manipur are coming together, recognising that protecting pangolins is vital for preserving biodiversity and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.

With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposing a slew of measures to reduce India's carbon emission in Budget 2024, here are some propositions likely to help the agriculture and transport sector.

With gendered comparisons to unsupportive relatives, these women have stood strong against the test of time. As India cheers on its team of women wrestlers at the 2024 Paris Olympics, here's a glimpse into their journey.

Parenting Matters has been working with parents for over 20 years to help them figure out effective and sensitive ways to raise their children. Their main focus is to undo the past where anger, intolerance, and disrespect governed parent-children relationships.

A chance visit to Manisha Gosain's land in Dehradun during the COVID-19 pandemic gave her and her sister, Namita Rawat Negi, the idea to convert it into the Doon Gooseberry Farm. They grow vegetables like tomatoes, brinjals, pumpkins, spinach, and more, and sell value-added products made from them.

Anchal Bhateja lost her eyesight just before her board exams. She chose to keep her dreams alive and worked twice as hard as her peers to become a lawyer. Here's how she and others like her found their way in life using screen readers and other such tools of digital inclusion.

When Ninad Raikar's wife asked him to get a routine check-up done after he hit his 40s, he found that he had a tumour in his bladder. What was a simple health run soon turned into an unexpected journey full of ups and downs.

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 mandates accessibility of the electoral process for every Indian with a disability. Here's a step-by-step guide on how you, or someone you know, can exercise their voting right.

Disability is a huge part of society and the best way to engage with it is to read up and educate ourselves on what it truly means. Here are 8 book recommendations to start off with.