Doordarshan
Prasar Bharati Revamp
The Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development scheme was recently launched to provide financial support to Prasar Bharati, the public broadcaster of India. It aims to boost the infrastructure of public sector broadcasters in the country such as Doordarshan, All India ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently approved a large infrastructure development scheme for Prasar Bharati, the public broadcasting service in India that heads All India Radio and Doordarshan. The Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme, worth over ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya’ Video series
On 26th April 2022, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launched ‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya.’ It is a short video series that has been created in collaboration with the OTT platform Netflix. This launch keeps in line with the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings released
NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings was released recently ranking countries where All India Radio (AIR) live-streams on NewsOnAir app are most popular. Key findings In the ranking, Fiji has jumped from 5th position to 2nd. Saudi Arabia has again made ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
ISRO gives nod to implement Satellite TV classrooms
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has given its approval to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education in order to provide technical assistance for satellite TV classrooms across India in a bid to bridge learning gap that arose due to COVID-induced ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
MoU signed between Bhaskaracharya National Institute of Space Applications and Prasar Bharti
On November 4, 2020, the Prasar Bharati and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Under the MoU, all the 51 DTH education channels will be available as DD co-branded channels to all DD ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
‘DD Assam’ channel launched by I&B Ministry
The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar, has launched DD Assam channel in a virtual function attended by the secretary of the I&B Department, Doordarshan DG, among others. Details of the DD Assam Channel This satellite channel ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
‘Mahatma Lives’: UNESCO and DD to telecast TV Show on Gandhi’s 150th Anniversary
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and Doordarshan, country’s public service broadcaster has join hands to telecast TV bilingual programme ‘Mahatma Lives‘ or ‘Bapu Zinda Hain’ on 1-2 October 2019, to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the ..