What the automated audit found
6rule violations
22elements failing
22elements affected
Automated scanning is a floor, not a ceiling. Real assistive-technology testing by disabled users finds more problems, not fewer. Every finding here is a mechanical check on the site’s own markup, third-party widgets excluded. See the methodology and right of reply.
moef.gov.in landing, captured by headless Chromium, 1440 × 900
Findings, ranked by severity
minor
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element
axe · aria-allowed-role · 2 elements · landing
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element. (WCAG mapping not surfaced by axe). Deque rule reference.
target: .owl-prev
<button type="button" role="presentation" class="owl-prev"><span aria-label="Previous">‹</span></button>
target: .owl-next
<button type="button" role="presentation" class="owl-next"><span aria-label="Next">›</span></button>
serious
A link has no accessible name; a screen reader will announce it as "link" with no purpose
axe · link-name · 1 element · landing
Links must have discernible text. WCAG 2A, WCAG 244. Deque rule reference.
target: .col-lg-6:nth-child(1) > .iimg.mt-3 > a[target="_blank"]
<a href="https://portals.moef.gov.in/ozoneday/" target="_blank">
<img class="img-fluid" src=" https://moef.gov.in/themes/w3cms/moef/asse
minor
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored
axe · presentation-role-conflict · 2 elements · landing
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored. (WCAG mapping not surfaced by axe). Deque rule reference.
target: .owl-prev
<button type="button" role="presentation" class="owl-prev"><span aria-label="Previous">‹</span></button>
target: .owl-next
<button type="button" role="presentation" class="owl-next"><span aria-label="Next">›</span></button>
moderate
All page content should be inside a landmark (header, nav, main, footer)
axe · region · 14 elements · landing
All page content should be contained by landmarks. (WCAG mapping not surfaced by axe). Deque rule reference.
target: .dropdown:nth-child(1) > a[href="javascript:void(0);"][data-toggle="dropdown"]
<a href="javascript:void(0);" data-toggle="dropdown"><img src="https://moef.gov.in/themes/w3cms/moef/assets/images4/icon/icon2.png" alt="सरल उपयोग" title="सरल उपयोग&q
target: a[title="सोशल आइकन"]
<a href="javascript:void(0);" data-toggle="dropdown" title="सोशल आइकन"><img src="https://moef.gov.in/themes/w3cms/moef/assets/images4/icon/icon3.png" alt="सोशल आइकन&q
critical
Select element must have an accessible name
axe · select-name · 1 element · landing
Select element must have an accessible name. WCAG 2A. Deque rule reference.
target: #locale-select
<select class="bg-transparent border-0 text-light p-20" name="locale" id="locale-select">
serious
Positive tabindex values force focus order the author invents, ignoring the page
axe · tabindex · 2 elements · landing
Elements should not have tabindex greater than zero. (WCAG mapping not surfaced by axe). Deque rule reference.
target: .col-lg-9 > .tabindex
<p class="tabindex" tabindex="731" title="Copyright 2023-2024 - Content owned by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
Government of India,
Developed and
target: .mymodi
<p class="tabindex mymodi" tabindex="738" title="आगंतुक / अद्यतन">
आगंतुक : 1967668 / अद्यतन: 23-08-2026
</p>