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Friday, March 20, 2026
TopicBlood donation

Topic: Blood donation

Safety or stigma? How constitutional the blood donation ban on gay men, sex workers, trans people is

The issue of exclusion from donating blood needs to be looked at from the perspective of equality, dignity and discrimination.

‘Rooted in data’: How Centre defended blood donation ban on gay men, sex workers, trans people before SC

Govt's reasoning rests on the principle that the health of the blood recipient must take precedence over the desire of any individual to donate.

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

‘Defies logic’: HDFC Bank chair’s abrupt resignation over ‘ethics’ rattles investors

His resignation letter alleged that practices within the bank were not in congruence with his personal values and ethics led to HDFC shares slumping to their lowest since June 2024.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.