Andhra Cabinet gives nod to 34 proposals; boosts aviation, irrigation, industrial developmentThe Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved 34 proposals, including a new aviation policy, organ transplantation law, and revised funding for the P...
04 Jun, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
31 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
How the Supreme Court is reshaping the US midterm electionsThe US Supreme Court is set to decide two crucial election law cases. One case challenges rules on counting mail-in ballots received after ...
31 May, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
India sends emergency medical supplies for Ebola outbreak response in CongoIndia has provided crucial pharmaceutical supplies to aid the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Congo. The Africa Centres for Disease Con...
28 May, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
24 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
PM Modi pays tribute to Kerala’s youngest organ donor in Mann Ki BaatPrime Minister Modi praised Alin Sherin Abraham, a 10-month-old organ donor from Kerala. Her organs saved five lives after a tragic acciden...
22 Feb, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
World Organ Donation Day 2025: What you should know about organ pledging, process, and impactWorld Organ Donation Day, observed annually on August 13, aims to raise awareness about organ donation's life-saving potential and honor do...
13 Aug, 2025, 09.48 AM IST
India performed record 18,900 organ transplants in 2024: J P NaddaIndia saw a record 18,900 organ transplants in 2024, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda. This placed India third globally. Nadda spoke at...
02 Aug, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Mucherla village in Telangana leads the way in organ donation with over 70 eye donationsIn the village of Mucherla, Telangana, all 500 residents have pledged to donate their eyes after death, inspiring a movement that has alrea...
16 Feb, 2025, 02.00 PM IST
Central government employees to get 42 days special casual leave for organ donationCentral government employees who donate their organs are entitled to 42 days of special casual leave. This leave covers the recovery period...
11 Jan, 2025, 09.36 AM IST
Centre has adopted 'One Nation, One Policy' for organ, tissue transplant: Health officialThe Indian government is implementing a 'One Nation, One Policy' approach for organ donation and transplantation. This includes enhancing i...
30 Aug, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
In first bilateral hand transplant in north India, dying patient saves four livesMeena Mehta, Admin. Head of New Greenfields School, Kalkaji, demonstrated selfless care for others through posthumous organ donation. Her o...
20 Jan, 2024, 09.34 PM IST
Niti Aayog working towards making India more organ donation-friendly; Rules may be easedOrgan donation and transplantation is governed by Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (amended in 2014) under National Or...
04 Sep, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
Family of brain dead 18-month-old girl donates organs, third child in six months to donate organs at AIIMSAIIMS Delhi has in recent past made changes in organ procurement activities under the new leadership as a result of which organ donations h...
13 Nov, 2022, 10.28 AM IST
J P Nadda pledges his organs, his ministry to come out with organ donation rulesHe along with officers, staffers, doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff members of all central government hospitals of the national c...
27 Nov, 2016, 04.17 PM IST
Major religions view organ donation as charity: Tina Ambani"It is a sensitive issue in India owing to religious misgivings, fear and trepidation about lack of reliable medical infrastructure."
04 Aug, 2015, 02.14 PM IST
Who can donate organs in India, when and howFor organ recipients, a transplant often means a second chance at life. Vital organs such as the heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and lungs ...
02 Aug, 2015, 10.35 AM IST