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NDTV to launch environment reality show India’s Environmentalist
MUMBAI: NDTV has announced the launch of an environment-based reality show, India’s Environmentalist. To commemorate ‘The World Environment Day’, NDTV is kick-starting its first phase of environment campaign, ‘Open Up Tomorrow, Today’ along with an environment-based website, www.green.ndtv.com.
India’s Environmentalist will search for enthusiastic and passionate environmentalists, who have a vision and are involved in environment protection work. The show will present the journey of short-listed candidates who will perform various time bound tasks. The winner chosen through public voting under the guidance of a panel of judges, will be declared as India’s Environmentalist during a 24-hour telethon. The entries for the reality show will be open from 5 June to 5 July.
The website www.green.ndtv.com will enable visitors to write and read articles, view environment specific messages and download environment collateral, screensavers and wallpapers. The website will also have a dedicated section on India’s Environmentalist.
NDTV executive producer Smeeta Chakrabarti said, “With the launch of India’s Environmentalist and green.ndtv.com, we hope to offer a mix of TV and web based opportunity to people who are passionate about environment and highlight their work about protecting our natural habitat. Above all, we hope to bring to the fore, ideas that address common but chronic problems that are threatening our environment today.”
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
