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Sunday, January 18, 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.

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Harmlessly mean is the new flirting strategy. It comes in 2 flavours—negging & rage-baiting

Most people can tell the difference between someone being harmlessly mean and someone who simply enjoys tearing down another person’s self-esteem.

Wharton India Economic Forum: How India’s sustainability transition is turning pragmatic

Experts discuss India’s sustainability journey and how it is evolving from a narrative of climate intent to one grounded in economics, infrastructure, and long-term returns.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.