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Saturday, September 6, 2025
TopicOrgan donor

Topic: organ donor

The desperate hunt for organ donors in India. Families fight red tape, distrust, ignorance

KD Hospital performs seven to eight transplant surgeries each month. However, the number of deceased donor organ donations remains low, with only six to seven occurring yearly.

85% of India’s transplant centres are private. Why govt hospitals are struggling to keep up

While number of organ transplants has not seen a significant rise in 2024 compared to previous yr, number of procedures carried out in private hospitals has been higher than govt hospitals.

State honours for organ donor leave TN town grieving but proud, offer hope of more transplants

Family of senior revenue inspector T. Vadivel donated his body for organ harvesting, days after CM Stalin announced that last rites of organ donors will be conducted with state honours.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.