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  • CNN-News18 ‘Indian of the year’ 2017 special Telecast on 9 and 10 December

    CNN-News18 ‘Indian of the year’ 2017 special Telecast on 9 and 10 December

    MUMBAI: The awards night of the annual and flagship initiative of CNN-News18, ‘Indian of the Year – 2017’ will be telecasted on the 9 and 10 of December at 9:30 PM on the channel. The initiative, whichrecognizes and awards the exceptional contribution and achievements of the iconic Indian citizens and organizations, has already received exceptional interest from all over India.

    The event, in its eleventh year, witnessed participation from several industry stalwarts, ministers, and renowned personalities from the sports and film fraternity – Minister of Finance, Arun Jaitley, Minister of Commerce, Suresh Prabhu, Stalwarts of the Indian Cricket Fraternity, Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri, Mithali Raj and Kapil Dev, the newly crowned Miss World Manushi Chhillar, Actors Rajkkumar Rao & Ramya Krishnan, Business Honchos Adar Poonawala & Acharya Balkrishna to name a few.

    Sharing his thoughts on the Awards, TV18 president- revenue and Forbes India CEO Joy Chakraborthy said,“Over the past ten years, CNN-News18 Indian of the Year awards have evolved to a significant stature, recognizing the outstanding contributions of the Indians in various categories. The colossal success of this initiative in the past decade, including participation by some of the country’s most distinguished citizens, has raised the bar for this platform making it one of the most accredited awards in the industry. I am of the firm belief that a marquee event like this not only builds equity for the channel but also creates tremendous value for the brands associating with it and my belief was validated when over 10 sponsors partnered with us this year.”

    Presented by Jio, this year, the reach of the Awards was multifold. The audience included not just the ones seated at the venue but also across the nation with the event being digitally streamed live on the JioTV app & news18.com and through live television dip-ins on CNN-News18, engaging audiences across the country. It was followed widely on social media and trended on twitter with #IndianoftheYear all through the star-studded evening.

    Ace badminton player, Kidambi Srikanth was the winner in the sports category while lawyer and environmentalist Afroz Shah took the honors in the Public Service category. Acharya Balkrishna emerged as 2017’s ‘Indian of the Year’ in Business and Rajkummar Rao was adjudged the winner in the entertainment category. In addition to these, Adar Poonawalla was conferred the Outstanding Achievement in Business & CSR award, Indian Women’s Cricket Team and Miss World Manushi Chhillar were Special Achievement awardees and Team Baahubali was given the Outstanding Achievement award.

    The highlight of the grand finale was the final award of the night, the overall ‘CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2017’, an honour that went to the Captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli.

  • Commercial ads to aid Rail Radio Service

    Commercial ads to aid Rail Radio Service

    NEW DELHI: Installation of entertainment through Public Address Systems in trains will be operated by selected licensees, through commercial advertisements. As a result, this will not involve any expense, the minister of state for railways Rajen Gohain said.

    As announced by the railway minister Suresh Prabhu, the train-borne services are being provided in the Railway Budget 2016-17. However, luxury trains such as the Shatabdi have been playing pre-recorded music in trains for the past few years on the public address system.

  • Commercial ads to aid Rail Radio Service

    Commercial ads to aid Rail Radio Service

    NEW DELHI: Installation of entertainment through Public Address Systems in trains will be operated by selected licensees, through commercial advertisements. As a result, this will not involve any expense, the minister of state for railways Rajen Gohain said.

    As announced by the railway minister Suresh Prabhu, the train-borne services are being provided in the Railway Budget 2016-17. However, luxury trains such as the Shatabdi have been playing pre-recorded music in trains for the past few years on the public address system.

  • ZEE partners with the Bhamla Foundation this World Environment Day

    ZEE partners with the Bhamla Foundation this World Environment Day

    Mumbai, June 01, 2016: Reinforcing their commitment towards sustainability, India’s leading media and entertainment conglomerate, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), and prominent NGO, the Bhamla Foundation, have come together this World Environment Day to create and build awareness about the environment. ZEE and the Bhamla Foundation will be organizing a star-studded event at the open-air amphitheatre at Carter Road, Bandra in Mumbai on June 05, 2016. The event will be supported by the Ministry of Environment (Govt. of Maharashtra) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.

    Speaking on the association, Mr. Sunil Buch, Chief Business Officer, ZEEL said, “Through our ‘ZEE Is Green’ initiative, ZEE has been actively working towards translating our environmental commitment into action. With the support of our producers, studio owners and artists, ZEE Is Green was launched in October 2015. Since then, we have already greened six of our sets at our Naigaon Studios, and are currently focused on greening other productions across India. Our ultimate aim is to go completely green as an organization, by the year 2020.”

    Mr. Buch further added: “We have realized that by creating eco-wealth, we are not only building a stronger business but building a more sustainable world for the local communities around us. By partnering with the Bhamla Foundation this World Environment Day, we hope to create interest and awareness among our fellow citizens on various ways through which we can make a positive impact on the environment together.”

    Sharing more details on the event, Mr. Asif Bhamla, Chairman, Bhamla Foundation said, “The Bhamla Foundation has constantly been eager to support initiatives that help raise awareness to preserve the planet. This year, we are excited to partner with ZEE for the World Environment Day event, which will have an interesting and varied line-up of day-long activities. We have been organizing the World Environment Day event since the last 8 years and we have always received tremendous support from our partners, residents’ groups and especially the enthusiastic locals. We are confident that people will come forward to help us spread the message this World Environment Day as well.”

    The World Environment Day event will be held at the Carter Road Amphitheatre in Bandra from 10am – 10pm on June 5th with more than 12000 visitors expected. Prominent political leaders including Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Mr. Piyush Goyal, Ms. Priya Dutt as well as personalities from Bollywood and television like Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Rohit Roy and Ronit Roy among others, will be attending the event along with locals and visitors from all across Mumbai.

    The key highlights of the event include a massive cycle rally from Bandra Bandstand to Carter Road, a spinning – indoor cycling workout on Carter Road promenade, stalls on environment awareness and preservation, keynote sessions by noted environmentalists and a tree sapling distribution drive. The local Residents Association Groups will also be felicitated at the event for their role in preserving the environment. In the evening, the event will conclude with electrifying LIVE performances from Kunal Ganjawala, Salim-Suleiman, Sona Mahapatra, Armaan Malik and Aditya Narayan. The event will also be available for streaming on ZEE’s leading video-on-demand platform, OZEE.

    Every year, June 5th is celebrated by millions internationally as World Environment Day. Established in 1972 by the United Nations, World Environment Day is one of the principal vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness for the environment and also encourages positive action.

  • ZEE partners with the Bhamla Foundation this World Environment Day

    ZEE partners with the Bhamla Foundation this World Environment Day

    Mumbai, June 01, 2016: Reinforcing their commitment towards sustainability, India’s leading media and entertainment conglomerate, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), and prominent NGO, the Bhamla Foundation, have come together this World Environment Day to create and build awareness about the environment. ZEE and the Bhamla Foundation will be organizing a star-studded event at the open-air amphitheatre at Carter Road, Bandra in Mumbai on June 05, 2016. The event will be supported by the Ministry of Environment (Govt. of Maharashtra) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.

    Speaking on the association, Mr. Sunil Buch, Chief Business Officer, ZEEL said, “Through our ‘ZEE Is Green’ initiative, ZEE has been actively working towards translating our environmental commitment into action. With the support of our producers, studio owners and artists, ZEE Is Green was launched in October 2015. Since then, we have already greened six of our sets at our Naigaon Studios, and are currently focused on greening other productions across India. Our ultimate aim is to go completely green as an organization, by the year 2020.”

    Mr. Buch further added: “We have realized that by creating eco-wealth, we are not only building a stronger business but building a more sustainable world for the local communities around us. By partnering with the Bhamla Foundation this World Environment Day, we hope to create interest and awareness among our fellow citizens on various ways through which we can make a positive impact on the environment together.”

    Sharing more details on the event, Mr. Asif Bhamla, Chairman, Bhamla Foundation said, “The Bhamla Foundation has constantly been eager to support initiatives that help raise awareness to preserve the planet. This year, we are excited to partner with ZEE for the World Environment Day event, which will have an interesting and varied line-up of day-long activities. We have been organizing the World Environment Day event since the last 8 years and we have always received tremendous support from our partners, residents’ groups and especially the enthusiastic locals. We are confident that people will come forward to help us spread the message this World Environment Day as well.”

    The World Environment Day event will be held at the Carter Road Amphitheatre in Bandra from 10am – 10pm on June 5th with more than 12000 visitors expected. Prominent political leaders including Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Mr. Piyush Goyal, Ms. Priya Dutt as well as personalities from Bollywood and television like Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Rohit Roy and Ronit Roy among others, will be attending the event along with locals and visitors from all across Mumbai.

    The key highlights of the event include a massive cycle rally from Bandra Bandstand to Carter Road, a spinning – indoor cycling workout on Carter Road promenade, stalls on environment awareness and preservation, keynote sessions by noted environmentalists and a tree sapling distribution drive. The local Residents Association Groups will also be felicitated at the event for their role in preserving the environment. In the evening, the event will conclude with electrifying LIVE performances from Kunal Ganjawala, Salim-Suleiman, Sona Mahapatra, Armaan Malik and Aditya Narayan. The event will also be available for streaming on ZEE’s leading video-on-demand platform, OZEE.

    Every year, June 5th is celebrated by millions internationally as World Environment Day. Established in 1972 by the United Nations, World Environment Day is one of the principal vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness for the environment and also encourages positive action.

  • Indian Railways target four-fold increase in advertising revenue: Railway Budget 16-17

    Indian Railways target four-fold increase in advertising revenue: Railway Budget 16-17

    MUMBAI: Aiming to tap newer areas for generating revenue, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu expressed his intention to heavily explore the potential of Indian Railways in generating more advertising revenue, with a target to multiply earnings by almost four times.

    While presenting the Railway Budget 2016 – 2017, Prabhu said, “We have vast physical infrastructure that facilitates exploitation through advertising. We intend to give special focus to exploring advertising potential on trains, stations and land adjacent to tracks of big stations.”

    “We will use customer interfacing assets to earn advertising revenue. Evolve models for revenue potential in 20 stations over the next three months to target ad revenue and improve earnings from advertising by more than four times than the current ad revenue,” added Prabhu.

    To further optimise the service’s potential for advertising revenues, Prabhu also announced the introduction of display screens. “We are soon introducing 20,000 high tech display screens across 2000 stations as rail display network for real time information to passengers and also unlock advertising potential,” Prabhu asserted.

    “Railway has typically focused on increasing revenues on tariff hikes,” Prabhu had stated at the beginning of his budget address at the Rajya Sabha.

    Stressing the need to increase Indian Railways’ revenue through non-tariff resources and methods at the beginning of his address at the Rajya Sabha, Prabhu also shared his plans to capitalise on the heavy digital traffic on the IRCTC website by engaging in e-commerce activities. “Railway has typically focused on increasing revenues on tariff hikes. IRCTC also has potential to exploit e commerce activities due to the large number of hits,” Prabhu shared.

    The minister also announced a special concession for journalists on ticket tariff. “For our journalist friends we will allow e-booking of tickets on concessional passes,” said Prabhu, later adding in jest, “Hoping that they will cover it better.”

  • Indian Railways target four-fold increase in advertising revenue: Railway Budget 16-17

    Indian Railways target four-fold increase in advertising revenue: Railway Budget 16-17

    MUMBAI: Aiming to tap newer areas for generating revenue, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu expressed his intention to heavily explore the potential of Indian Railways in generating more advertising revenue, with a target to multiply earnings by almost four times.

    While presenting the Railway Budget 2016 – 2017, Prabhu said, “We have vast physical infrastructure that facilitates exploitation through advertising. We intend to give special focus to exploring advertising potential on trains, stations and land adjacent to tracks of big stations.”

    “We will use customer interfacing assets to earn advertising revenue. Evolve models for revenue potential in 20 stations over the next three months to target ad revenue and improve earnings from advertising by more than four times than the current ad revenue,” added Prabhu.

    To further optimise the service’s potential for advertising revenues, Prabhu also announced the introduction of display screens. “We are soon introducing 20,000 high tech display screens across 2000 stations as rail display network for real time information to passengers and also unlock advertising potential,” Prabhu asserted.

    “Railway has typically focused on increasing revenues on tariff hikes,” Prabhu had stated at the beginning of his budget address at the Rajya Sabha.

    Stressing the need to increase Indian Railways’ revenue through non-tariff resources and methods at the beginning of his address at the Rajya Sabha, Prabhu also shared his plans to capitalise on the heavy digital traffic on the IRCTC website by engaging in e-commerce activities. “Railway has typically focused on increasing revenues on tariff hikes. IRCTC also has potential to exploit e commerce activities due to the large number of hits,” Prabhu shared.

    The minister also announced a special concession for journalists on ticket tariff. “For our journalist friends we will allow e-booking of tickets on concessional passes,” said Prabhu, later adding in jest, “Hoping that they will cover it better.”

  • Environment & Wildlife film festival in Delhi to screen 74 films

    Environment & Wildlife film festival in Delhi to screen 74 films

    NEW DELHI: A total of 74 thematic films from 16 states and 11 countries will be screened at the oldest and largest Environment and Wildlife film festival in India, CMS Vatavaran, next month.

     

    The Festival on the theme of ‘Water for Life’ will be celebrating its 8th competitive edition and will be held from 9 to 13 October at the NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi. 

     

    CMS Vatavaran 2015 will be an amalgamation of celebration and discourse with film screenings, forums on critical water issues, panorama of international film festivals, workshops on filmmaking, exhibitions, green haat and much more.

     

    The theme is ‘Water for Life’ with a special focus on “Conserving our Water Bodies”. It seeks to mark the interconnectedness of water and life and raise concern over the rapidly deteriorating condition of our water bodies. 

     

    Some Bollywood films will be screened, incliuding Kaun Kitne Paani Mein by Nila Madhab Panda; and Aisa Yeh Jahaan by Biswajeet Bora.

     

    Media and filmmaking workshops will also be held.

     

    Guests expected at the closing are Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

     

    There will be a talk on River Rejuvenation by Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati.

     

    A Green Haat has been set up by the Environment Ministry with UNDP and exhibitions are by New Delhi Nature Society, and Anthony Acciavatti.

     

    The fact that India has just four per cent of the world’s fresh water but 16 per cent of the global population is reason enough to begin a serious discussion on proper and effective watermanagement and conservation. CMS Vatavaran with its theme ‘Water for Life’ aims to do just that.

     

    Several interesting endeavors on the theme ‘Water for Life’ apart from film screenings like seminars, workshops, exhibition, cultural performances and award ceremony focusing on the environmental, social and economic aspects of water conservation will be part of the film festival and forum. 

     

    Contemporary issues related to water and conservation will be deliberated upon by eminent conservationists, policy makers, environment journalists and the concerned communities in the forum. 

     

    ‘Water for Life’ being a cross cutting theme necessitates a multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder participation in discussions to address the issues in a holistic manner.

     

    The American Centre is the Country Partner of the 8th CMS Vatavatan. A special curtain raiser programme will also be organised on the evening of 8 October in the presence of American filmmakers, guests and delegates. Seminars, workshops, book launches and talks will be organised in partnership with The Asia Foundation, GIZ, Arghyam, CSE, CEE, RSTV and WWF to name a few.

     

    “CMS Vatavaran is doing a magnificent job, making people aware by arranging these festivals and taking them to different cities and involving more and more from the younger generation. CMS Vatavaran is a great platform to inform people about issues like wildlife conservation, sustainable technology and climate change,” said veteran filmmaker and actor Amol Palekar, who is head of the award jury.

     

    “In the 8th competitive festival, we are focusing on water and problems in water management systems around the world to show the disturbing effects these choices have on human beings. The theme has been chosen keeping in mind the fact that the way water scarcity issues are addressed, impacts upon the successful achievement of most of the development goals,” added CMS director general P N Vasanti.