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Saturday, February 7, 2026
TopicBlood donation

Topic: Blood donation

How Ahmedabad NGO mobilised 200 volunteers & collected 900 units of blood within hrs of Air India crash

Anticipating a high number of injured, NGO Sahaay, with support from the Ahmedabad chapter of Red Cross, launched a blood donation drive that is ongoing.

SC asks Centre to get expert opinion on lifting blood donation ban on trans people, sex workers

Hearing 3 pleas that contend rules violate constitutional rights, apex court asks Centre to consult experts on how 'discriminatory element' could be removed without diluting safeguards.

India’s blood banks are a danger zone. Patients’ trust in them is questionable

Many Indians needing blood transfusions are put at risk of getting serious blood-borne diseases like HIV, Hep B and others—while being unaware of these risks.

Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja won’t be part of Ganpati festival this year due to Covid

The organisers of the Lalbaug mandal will run a blood and plasma donation drive instead, and honour Covid warriors and soldiers who lost their lives in Galwan.

On World Blood Donor Day, a look at India’s blood crisis that’s compounded by Covid

In early April, the Indian Red Cross Society had raised an alarm that voluntary blood donation had fallen by almost 100 per cent.

Govt says no proof to link blood donations with Covid-19, issues guidelines for blood banks

To prevent shortage of blood for patients who depend on regular transfusions, the ministry has issued a set of precautionary measures for blood banks. 

By donating blood, CRPF constable saves life of Naxal injured in encounter

Somapurti was rescued from the encounter site on 29 January and hospitalised in Ranchi. Constable Rajkamal donated B+ blood when the need arose.

On Camera

My top 10 hot picks from India Art Fair 2026—Rohit Chawla

Beyond the scale of the India Art Fair lies the deeper pleasure of discovering the elusive new artist, a fresh voice, an unexpected gallery quietly holding its ground.

The agri balancing act: Farms, dairy shielded in US deal but doors open to nuts, animal feed imports

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says farmers' interests safeguarded as Trump administration drops levies.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.