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Veena Jain appointed as Director General (news) of Doordarshan
Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has appointed Veena Jain as director general (news) in Doordarshan (DD). She succeeds senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Akshay Rout. Along with this appointment Jain will also hold the charge as Officer on ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
DD Kisan, India's first television channel dedicated to farmers launched by PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May 2015 launched India’s first television channel DD Kisan dedicated to farmers in New Delhi. The 24X7 channel is owned by public service broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) and is dedicated to agriculture and allied sectors. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
AIR & DD to meet technical challenges to improve programme
As per CEO of Prasar Bharti, Mr. Jawhar Sircar, All India Radio and Doordarshan need to meet the technical challenges to get better its programme quantum. A separate Recruitment Board of Prasar Bharti will be established soon after receiving approval ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Prasar Bharati exempted from paying income tax
In a key respite to the nation’s public broadcaster, the Prasar Bharati has been relieved from paying any income tax. As per one of the amendments in the Finance Bill, 2012, “any income of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India)” ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Andaman’s first feature film to be shown on DD-I
‘Gandhi The Mahatma’: A feature film, shot and produced in islands. It will be the first time in the history of Andaman and Nicobar Islands that a feature film, shot and produced in islands, will be telecast by Doordarshan’s National ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Cabinet clears amendments to the Prasar Bharati Bill
Union Cabinet has cleared the proposal to make some official amendments to the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Amendment Bill, 2010 pending in Rajya Sabha in Parliament. One of the amendments is to Section 11(2) of the Act to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Current Affairs: December 17, 2011
Doordarshan to launch ‘India innovates’ programmes from Jan 26 Doordarshan will launch India innovates programme based on creative activities having far reaching effect on public importance from January 26, 2012. The programme would cover creative activities having far reaching effect ..