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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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Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
