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Could air power your flight someday? Airlines are betting on it
New technologies are in the works, including hydrogen-powered aircraft, fully electric planes and synthetic jet fuel made from carbon extracted from the atmosphere

National Broadcasting Day 2022: Here's history, significance and why the occasion is marked
National Broadcasting Day is celebrated every year in India on 23 July to mark the first-ever radio broadcast in India that went on air from the Bombay Station under the Indian Broadcasting Company in 1927

Save the Soil: Why soil parenting is critical for preservation of planet earth
Due to the mindless exploitation of nature and its resources, the soil of the planet earth has started degrading

Prasar Bharati to initiate legal action against apps illegally using DD and AIR content
The Indian public broadcaster said more similar applications have been identified and are in the process of being shut down by Google.

World's largest carbon dioxide capturing plant starts in Iceland
The plant is designed to capture 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the air every year

Mann Ki Baat radio programme has generated over Rs 30.80 crore revenue since 2014, says Centre
The ''Mann Ki Baat'' programme is broadcast at 11 am on the last Sunday of each month through various channels of the All India Radio and Doordarshan

Wish Centre's COVID-19 vaccine strategy was subject of Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday questioned the government on its strategy for making the COVID-19 vaccine available to the public

Coronavirus is airborne: Wear mask, stay away from crowded indoor spaces, and other things to keep in mind
Experts are saying infected people are releasing aerosols when they cough and sneeze and also when they breathe, talk or sing, with some exertion.

Linsey Marr: Solving the case of airborne transmission of Coronavirus, public health issues with interdisciplinary studies
Linsey Marr’s lab found a large stockpile of expired respiratory masks and found that they were still effective but 3D printed masks were not.

Coronavirus outbreak: DD, AIR broadcast virtual classes to help students continue remote learning during lockdown
DD Kendras in Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir are already offering virtual classes

Prince Williams announces Earthshot prize to help 'repair the Earth', pledges at least 50 solutions by 2030
By the end of this decade, they hope to have solutions that will solve some of Earth's greatest problems.

BCCI partners with All India Radio for live commentary of international and domestic games
In addition to international matches, AIR will also provide coverage for the men's and women's domestic tournaments and matches. The two-year tenure starts from 10 September, 2019, and runs till 31 August, 2021.

Google collaborates with Prasar Bharat to digitise AIR and Doordarshan archives; content to be hosted on Google Arts and Culture
Google would be digitising over 20 years of content from Doordarshan and AIR across 12 languages. This content will be hosted on Google Arts and Culture.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat returns from tomorrow; was on hiatus since March
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return with his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann ki Baat' from 30 June.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: 59 national and state parties in fray; all you need to know about their differences
There are seven political parties with the tag of national party: Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Nationalist Congress Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, and the Trinamool Congress.

EC seeks specific details from Doordarshan News on telecast of PM's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' event
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said it had sought specific details from State-run Doordarshan (DD) News.

Narendra Modi to address nation on Mann Ki Baat today; 53rd edition PM's first radio broadcast since Pulwama attack
Mann Ki Baat will be broadcast on the entire network of All India Radio and Doordarshan at 11 am. Apart from it, the monthly radio programme will also be streamed on the YouTube channels of the Prime Minister's Office, information and broadcasting ministry.

#MeToo: Women allege sexual harassment at All India Radio's Dharamshala, Obra, Kurukshetra stations
Three women who narrated accounts of sexual misconduct and lack of reparation at three All India Radio stations — even after going through the process of filing complaints with the IC, and in some cases, despite registering police complaints.

#MeToo in India: All India Radio sacks nine women who complained of sexual harassment, report suggests
The national public radio broadcaster of India, the All India Radio (AIR), has come under scrutiny after its Shahdol station in Madhya Pradesh terminated the services of nine women who complained against the assistant director of programming, Ratnakar Bharti, of sexual harassment

Narendra Modi to address nation on 48th edition of Mann Ki Baat today; tune in to Doordarshan, AIR for live broadcast
Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 48th edition of his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme on Sunday.