Annie is a Braille literacy device that runs on the Raspberry Pi, a credit-card-sized computer, and consists of hardware components such as a refreshable Braille display, a digital Braille slate, and a Braille keyboard Most innovations need dedication, patience, and relentless effort. And that holds true for four engineering graduates from the Birla Institute of …
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Fruit trees to be planted across the district under Nattilengum Thenkani project Mayor Soumini Jain planting a sapling of sandalwood tree on the Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary campus at an event organised jointly by the Kochi Corporation and the Forest Department to mark World Environment Day on Tuesday. Replacing an acacia tree with the seedling of …
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“Had I completed my education beyond class 10, my life would have been completely different today,” says Lata Jadhav. Had I completed my education beyond grade X, my life would have been completely different today,” says 60-year-old Lata Jadhav from Tilwani village in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district. Two decades ago, Lata embarked on a journey of …
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On World Environment Day, we look at how employees are driving companies to become more planet-friendly Goodera’s staff at a drive to clean the Nayandahalli flyover in Bengaluru. For Mumbai resident Surmai Kaushik, 24, calling for action against climate change is not just a personal interest, but her life’s mission. In March, she embarked on …
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Defying all odds to succeed, the 17-year-old from Assam is an incredible example of what determination and dedication can do! The word inspirational does not even come close to describing what 17-year-old Jebin Kousar from the small town of Mujrahar in Hojai district, Assam, has achieved.
