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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicRadio broadcasting

Topic: Radio broadcasting

Industry report calls for digital radio revamp, says it can help broadcast sector double revenues

Digital radio was first introduced in India in 2007 but 15 years later, only AIR is equipped to use it. A recent report suggests how India could boost the use of DRM technology. 

J.C. Bose — ‘Father of Radio Science’ who was forgotten by West due to his aversion to patents

Jagdish Chandra Bose was a man of many talents who made several significant discoveries in his life but believed in the importance of invention rather than inventor.

Iconic Akashvani tune to secret station and banned songs — India’s tryst with radio waves

On World Radio Day, a look at how radio played an important role in Indian history.

Coming up, a radio station at every mission abroad to add muscle to India’s soft power

Idea behind the project is to build Brand India and could include quiz shows, discussions and entertainment programmes focusing on Indian culture. 

Anil Ambani in talks to sell his radio business unit for Rs 12 billion

The planned exit from the radio business is part of efforts by Ambani to cut wider group liabilities.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.