Tag: Information And Broadcasting Ministry

Smriti Irani get I&B Ministry,NS Tomar given urban development

New Delhi: Textiles Minister Smriti Irani was today given the additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry after M Venkaiah Naidu resigned from the Cabinet to contest the vice-presidential poll. The portfolio of urban development, which too was with Naidu, was given to Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, the PMO […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Sports broadcasters in India face government challenge

New Delhi: Private sports broadcasters in India are headed towards an uncertain future thanks to the governmental pressure due to which they are mandated to share sporting events of national importance with Prasar Bharati. This isn’t all. The introduction of the “must carry” provision mandating that all Doordarshan channels be carried by cable operators and […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Incentives to filmmakers part of I&B Ministry's J&K package

New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry is planning several incentives for film and television production companies to take their projects to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. As part of the massive development push for the region by the government, the I&B Ministry has held closed door consultations with representatives of the entertainment industry […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Coronavirus: Govt Asks TV, FM Channels To Publicise Travel Advisory, Awareness Messages

New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday urged all private radio and TV channels to give “adequate publicity” to the travel advisory issued by the Health Ministry in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in China and its spread in some other countries. The Health Ministry issued the travel advisory on Tuesday — a […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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India To Host Global Film Summit In 2021

New Delhi: India will host a Global Media and Film Summit next year and it will also set up a special pavilion at Cannes in 2022 on the occasion of Cannes Film Festival’s 75 years celebrations, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. Javadekar made the announcement while addressing the CII Big […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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