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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicPrasar Bharati

Topic: Prasar Bharati

In contest between private broadcasters and Prasar Bharati, sport will be the ultimate loser

Prasar Bharati can offer high-definition sports content, but risks falling short on delivering user experience that private broadcasters invest heavily in.

Prasar Bharati was never independent. But employees didn’t ‘look over their shoulder’ either

Former employees say govt scrutiny over Doordarshan and All India Radio only intensified over the last ten years after the Prasar Bharati Act 1990 did the opposite of giving the public broadcaster its long sought-after autonomy.

Centre to launch its own OTT platform, to air ‘clean’ content promoting ‘India’s culture, values’

Prasar Bharati is hoping for August launch. It will initially air content for free for first couple of yrs. Aim is to create programming entire family can sit & watch together, it is learnt.

Out of Yogi’s favour, ex-IAS Navneet Sehgal rewarded with Prasar Bharati chairmanship by Modi govt

Once considered one of UP's most influential IAS officers, who also enjoyed trust of ex-CMs Mayawati & Akhilesh, Sehgal has a knack for comebacks after being sidelined in new regimes.

‘Fountainhead of mass movements’ — Prasar Bharati, MyGov CEOS release report on 99 episodes of Mann ki Baat

Timed around the completion of the 100th episode of the radio programme, the report studies the transcripts of all 99 editions of the show from 2014 to 2023.

Prasar Bharati defends move to replace PTI with RSS-backed agency — ‘needed linguistic diversity’

CEO of Prasar Bharati says contract with Hindusthan Samachar has merely been 'renewed' and all due procedures have been followed. Opposition fears 'saffronisation of news'.

K-pop star Kang Daniel’s India trip was a Prasar Bharati love affair, in age of social media

While several K-pop bands have performed in India in the last decade, the 2019 visit by KARD was the only epochal moment. Until Kang Daniel landed at Delhi's Siri Fort auditorium.

Doordarshan lies underused. Modi govt needn’t target private TV channels for social content

Household reach and public trust are not the problems. DD's lack of financial autonomy and its inability to produce relevant content is a concern.

No fake accounts — Prasar Bharati’s new social media code of conduct for contractual staff

The new code by Prasar Bharati also says that the employees cannot post personal views on official social media platforms of the organisation.

‘For India’s point of view’ — Modi govt to launch BBC World-like DD International channel

With Modi govt facing global flak over its Covid handling, Prasar Bharati last week set in motion the process for getting pvt players to prepare a detailed project report for the channel.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.