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moef.gov.in

Reach the environmental clearance status page.

moef.gov.insite
landing + 0 morestates audited
WCAG 2.1 AAstandard
2026-08-23audited

Who is trying to use this site

S
Sanjay, 35, Ranchi

Environmental activist; motor tremor, keyboard-only.

Reach the environmental clearance status page.

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.

Landing page of moef.gov.in captured 2026-08-23
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>
Harness · Playwright 1.48 with @axe-core/playwright 4.10, headless Chromium, viewport 1440×900, User-Agent AccessibilityKillTestBot/0.1. Full JSON report at axe-reports/min-envir.json. Rerun with node harness/run.mjs min-envir.