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Times Network announces 2nd Edition of Living Room Conclave – India Health Mission
MUMBAI: India’s premium broadcast network, Times Network announces the 2nd Edition of Living Room Conclave – India Health Mission, a conclave series that will focus on combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. As India moves ahead after battling the cruel second wave, it is pertinent to continue to follow the safety protocols and avert the threat of a possible third wave. Addressing these imminent challenges through a course of discussions with eminent figures, who are at the epicentre of the pandemic management, India Health Mission will air from June 19, 2021, every Saturday at 6.30 pm on TIMES NOW & TIMES NOW WORLD and at 7:30 pm on ET NOW.
Bringing relevant insights and advisories, which will enable the viewers take necessary precautions and prevent future health consequences, the 5 part series will feature key stakeholders from healthcare and health ministry including Umang Vohra, MD & CEO, Cipla, Dr. Raja Dhar – Director & HOD, Pulmonology, The Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Dr. V Mohan -Director & Chief of Madras Diabetes Research Foundation , Dr. Subramanian Swaminathan, Director – Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai amongst others. With an intensive focus on preparing the nation with a holistic approach to stay ahead of the COVID-19 curve, the launch episode will witness a special panel discussion on India’s Vaccine Roll Out with Jesal Doshi, Deputy CEO, B Medical, Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Bagai, Chairman, Nephron Clinic and Dr. GSK Velu, CMD, Neuberg.
MK Anand, MD and CEO, Times Network said, “The catastrophic COVID-19 second wave has led to dramatic loss of human lives and presented immense challenges to a strained medical infrastructure. As the country stabilizes with measures including accelerated nationwide vaccination drive and gradual unlocking of States, it is critical to stay focused and brace ourselves to combat possible new waves. Through a series of unique initiatives held across TV and digital platforms, and in keeping with our stated motto of Fighting Fear With Facts, Times Network has been at the forefront, helping the nation through the pandemic with accurate and trusted news. Focusing on Covid-19 pandemic preparedness, India Health Mission, is an initiative to empower citizens with critical health and safety advisories through discussions with key stakeholders from the healthcare sector and the health ministry.”
Led by Times Network’s leading news anchors, India Health Mission will cover all the critical questions related to COVID-19 and offer important updates to the viewers including steps required to preventing the virus from spreading, vaccination drives, unlock phase across cities, key measures undertaken by the government to combat the situation and how we can prevent third wave.
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Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
