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Protest by differently-abled children
'Most cases of humiliation go unreported'
Dhairya Maheshwari

THINK OF disability and what comes to mind is pity, charity and discrimination. The fact that differently abled want equality instead of charity is rarely acknowledged. Javed Abidi, the convenor of Disabled Rights Group, and a vocal activist who has been at the forefront of disability revolution in India, talks to GOI Monitor about the present state of affairs and lacunae in laws

Differently-abled greater security threat: RTI reply
Javed Abidi

Disabled passengers face humiliation as they are forced to transfer from wheelchairs, asked to ‘stand up’ and remove assistive devices like leg braces and even urine bags

Wind mills at Satara plateau
Wind energy or windfall?
GOI Monitor Desk

Indian corporates are earning carbon credits by claiming to be environment friendly but reality is quite different

Sunflowers grown using sewage waste
Sewage makes a thousand flowers bloom
Manu Moudgil

In Punjab's Doaba region treated sewage water is being used to grow crops thus turning waste into a highly useful entity

Bhubaneswar wall painting
Tradition writ large on every wall
Lokesh Ray

Bhubaneswar's walls showcase murals of Odissi culture giving a new look to drab public places

Open software centre
'We have got hope installed'
GOI Monitor Desk

Slum kids in Bengaluru are learning important lessons in freedom and equality by using free software

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