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Gyan Darshan to air a technical education channel GD3
MUMBAI: The All India Council for Technical Education has launched GD-3 an education channel, exclusively for technical education.
The AICTE, has in a notice in a daily today, said that the ministry of human resource development has launched GD3 on 26 January 2003. The target group of the educational channel, a subsidiary of DD’s own education channel Gyan Darshan, is essentially students of engineering colleges. Information provided will be useful for the general public as well, the notice says.
Coordinated by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, the venture has all the IITs participating. The channel is uplinked through the infrastructure at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
GD3 will telecast 16 hours of curriculum-based programmes every day for undergraduate studies in engineering and technology. According to the notice, it is estimated that the channel will be watched by nearly 1.5 million students studying at 1200 engineering and technology colleges across the country. Programme schedules of GD3 are available at www.gyandarshan.ernet.in.
All AICTE approved technical institutions have been asked to install the downlink immediately and has urged technical institutions in the country, particularly engineering colleges, to broadcast GD3, as an essential part of their academic infrastructure.
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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.
