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  Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, his wife pledge to donate their organs, urge nation to join cause

  India | August 20, 2025 16:37 IST

  General Dwivedi asserted that changes have been made under the National Organ Donation and Allocation Programme, which now gives priority to female recipients and the families of donors during organ allocation.

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  World Organ Donation Day 2025: How a nine-year-old Gujarat girl gave a new life to five others

  India | August 13, 2025 13:47 IST

  World Organ Donation Day 2025: Riya, a nine-year-old girl from Gujarat's Valsad, was declared brain dead 11 months ago. But this did not demotivate her family, who decided to donate her organs after her demise.

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  World Organ Donation Day 2025: What organs can a person donate and what is the process? Check here

  Explainers | August 13, 2025 11:23 IST

  World Organ Donation Day 2025: World Organ Donation Day is observed on August 13 to commemorate the first successful organ transplant. In 1931, Ronald Lee Herrick became the first person to donate his organ when he donated one of his kidneys to his twin brother Richard.

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  CM Mohan Yadav says state to give guard of honour during last rites of people who donate organs

  Madhya Pradesh | July 01, 2025 19:16 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the family members of these donors will also be honoured on the Republic Day or the Independence Day.

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  IAF airlifts kidney, cornea from Bengaluru to Delhi; five lives saved through multi-organ donation

  India | June 08, 2025 9:03 IST

  According to the IAF, one kidney and a cornea were flown from Bengaluru to Delhi and transplanted at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral).

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  Govt employees to get 42 days of special casual leave for organ donation, says Centre

  India | April 02, 2025 14:48 IST

  "The government of India has provided a maximum of 42 days special casual leave to central government servants for donating their organ(s)," Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to a question.

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  Surat man becomes a boon to seven people, organs donated after being declared brain dead

  Gujarat | December 20, 2024 14:16 IST

  Hitesh Kachariya was suffering from brain swelling and haemorrhage and the doctors declared him brain dead six days after his admission into the hospital.

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  Kidney to skin: 9 Organs that can be donated after death | Full list

  Health | December 06, 2023 12:25 IST

  Kidney transplantation is a common and highly successful procedure that significantly enhances the quality of life for those suffering from kidney failure.

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  10-month-old infant dies during treatment, parents donate his organs to save two lives

  India | July 21, 2023 22:33 IST

  The parents of the infant said that the organ could save the lives of those in need, which is why they decided to donate. “We agreed to the organ donation because we knew this could help someone else and they wouldn't need to go through the heartache that we were going through," the parents said.

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  Organs of Odisha man who was declared brain dead transplanted to 4 people in three different states

  India | June 27, 2023 18:56 IST

  A team of 20 doctors successfully took out both the kidneys, lungs, and liver which were later transported to Cuttack, Kolkata, and Delhi and transplanted to needful people.

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  Centre to grant THESE MANY days of special casual leave to its employees for organ donation | CHECK

  India | April 27, 2023 20:01 IST

  Keeping in view the noble activity to help another human being and to promote organ donation among central government employees, it has now been decided to grant a maximum of 42 days of special casual leave.

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  Delhi: Declared brain dead, 6-year-old boy gives life to 2 other children at AIIMS

  Delhi | April 23, 2023 18:13 IST

  The child was declared brain dead following a head injury.

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  Gujarat: Cadaver of Muslim youth becomes saviour of three organ recipients at IKDRC institute

  Gujarat | March 14, 2023 19:35 IST

  The Cadaver of Muslim youth, who died in a road accident became saviour of three patients suffering from Kidney and Liver ailments at IKDRC.

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  Soldier donates brain dead wife's bones to AIIMS Delhi for transplantation

  Health | December 28, 2022 11:49 IST

  The doctors also shared that because there is a lack of awareness and certain misconceptions about organ transplantations, people refrain from coming out for donations.

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  Delhi: 55-year-old brain dead woman's organs save several lives

  India | August 31, 2022 8:46 IST

  Delhi news: The deceased, Krishna, had gone for a morning walk on August 27. A local, who knew her, saw her lying unconscious by the road and informed her husband.

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  World Organ Donation Day: Giving purpose to life, organ transplant changes fate of recipients

  Lifestyle | August 13, 2022 15:05 IST

  For many people battling life and death situations, Organ Donation is a boon, a chance at a second life and on World Organ Donation Day, we hope that no life is lost due to scarcity of organs.

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  Requirement for organ donation will go up in coming days: Mansukh Mandaviya

  India | November 28, 2021 6:50 IST

  "With the current pace, a maximum of 3 percent requirement can be met. We need to make people aware, " he added.

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  Let organ donation law become path breaker for communal harmony: Kerala High Court

  India | September 01, 2021 12:22 IST

  It also said that if a body is buried, it will rot and if cremated, it will turn into ash. However, if the organs are donated, it would give life and happiness to many.

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  2 brain dead give life to eight in PGI Chandigarh

  India | August 27, 2021 8:54 IST

  Ashwani Kumar (54) a resident of Kaithal met with a road accident in his town on Aug 14 and was taken to Civil Hospital. As his condition worsened, Kumar was rushed to PGIMER on the same day.

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  World Organ Donation Day 2021: Salman Khan to Priyanka Chopra B-town celebs who pledged their organs

  Celebrities | August 13, 2021 10:13 IST

  From helping people during COVID-19 to providing financial support to NGO's Bollywood celebrities have always come forward to help their fellow citizens. Let's take a look at the celebrities who have decided to donate their organs.