blood donation

Blood transcends all divisions — race, religion, caste, or creed. When a life is at stake, these differences disappear, Mario points out.

Beyond the call of duty, there are countless stories of dedication, resilience, and compassion showed by the Indian police force. Let's take a look at a few such individuals who empower and inspire.

“Working for strangers and helping them is a part and parcel of this job and something that I love about it. But this was memorable because I could go beyond the scope of my job and help save the life of a child.”

Belgaum's Manjunath has made a name for himself as being a nocturnal ambulance driver and has also found a place in the India Book of Records having saved more than 300 lives so far.

“The crash was confirmed at 8 p.m. Immediately my friends and I took out our vehicle and rushed to the site,” #AirIndiaCrash

Police Mitra, an initiative started by constable Ashish Mishra has helped save more than 1500 lives so far.

“The infant required 100 ml of blood and I readily donated it. She is 17 today and calls me for all her birthdays,” he says.

“In India, 12 million units of blood are needed per year. But only 9 million (units) are donated, coming from only one per cent of eligible donors."

Nagamallu’s social media accounts display his contact details in big, bold fonts, making sure anyone can reach him 24X7. #Respect #HeroesInKhaki

The concept is simple – for every kilogram of plastic waste that a person donates, they get one kilogram of rice in return. Within days of launching this initiative, the group collected almost 400 kg of plastic waste from the town.