News Broadcasting
BBC launches India special of ‘Talking Business’
MUMBAI: BBC World News’ flagship business discussion show Talking Business is in India this week for a special programme, the international news channel has announced.
Each week Talking Business brings together corporate leaders, global investors, top creatives, cutting-edge entrepreneurs and leading intellectuals to analyse current business issues and trends as well as discussing what is shaping the way we work, consume and live in the 21st century.
For this week’s special, which will be broadcast from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in Mumbai, BBC business presenter Yogita Limaye will be joined by a panel to discuss India’s skills gap, examining why, when a million people are coming into the Indian market place every month looking for work, employers say they are not able to find those with the skills they need.
The panel will include:
Vandan Shah, Managing Director of Sipra Engineers
Purvi Seth, Chief Executive of HR consultancy firm Shilputsi
Ninad Karpe, Chief Executive of Aptech – an IT training institute
Students from NMIMS will also join the discussion, which will cover different aspects of the skills gap such people looking for blue collar work.
Editor Simon Atkinson said, “Our business teams in Mumbai and Delhi work hard to tell the story of India’s economy – across the BBC’s business coverage on TV, radio and online and especially through our weekly programme India Business Report (IBR). So it’s fantastic to bring an edition of BBC World News’ flagship business talk show to India’s financial capital. As presenter of IBR, Yogita’s knowledge of the country’s business world will mean she can really delve into the issues and encourage a lively debate. It’s also great that by filming at NMIMS we will be able to hear what the potential business leaders of tomorrow think about the issues.”
Talking Business India will be broadcast on BBC World News on Friday, 30 October at 8 pm and repeated on Saturday 6 am and on Sunday at 6 pm.
News Broadcasting
Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
