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Times Now & DuPont’s ‘The Power of Shunya’ presents the grand finale of season 2
MUMBAI: After 14 weeks of showcasing inspiring stories of India’s most visionary companies and people harnessing the power of Shunya to achieve maximum progress, “The Power of Shunya: Quest for Zero”, finale episode of Season 2 will be aired on Times Now on Saturday, 13th December at 5:30 pm and on Sunday, 14th December at 9:30 am & 6:30 pm.
Power of Shunya, the award winning series, in its second year has unleashed some path breaking innovations to help solve India’s challenges and achieve the goal of “Shunya”- zero hunger, zero darkness and zero lives lost. This season consisted of 15 episodes, each narrating two critical challenges faced by emerging India. Season 2 showcased 36 pioneering innovations by various companies and corporates that sought to address some of the most pressing problems plaguing the country by finding practical science based solutions and suggested roadmaps for the same. The much lauded show comes from the stable of the Branded Content team at Times Television Network that continuously works towards creating customized marketing strategies and brand solutions for advertisers looking at developing their India specific content & communication plans.
The Power of Shunya series aimed to deliver maximum growth at zero impact and revolves around issues concerning varied segments such as Healthcare, Pollution, Waste Management, Water Shortage, Education, Workplace safety, Safety, Transport, Electrification, Agricultural Production, Nutrition, Climate Management, Green Infrastructure and Renewable Energy.
Hemant Arora, Business Head of Branded Content, ET NOW, TIMES NOW and zOom said, “Power of Shunya – Quest for Zero, Season 2 has been as exciting and impactful as Season 1. The show for two seasons has successfully provided a content led platform tocompanies and individuals to showcase some of the best innovations the country has ever witnessed. With this branded content piece on Times Television Network, we’ve created the biggest show on Indian Television that focusses on Science & Innovation and has real, social implications that will impact millions of viewers”.
“With almost 36,000 likes on Facebook, over 4,000 Followers on Twitter and over 10,000 visitors on the Microsite, Power of Shunya witnessed stupendous traction online generating a huge buzz on social media. India and Innovation were the two key hashtags that gained large amounts of popularity”, said Hemant Arora.
In the finale episode, the season will culminate in an hour-long roundtable discussion, featuring some of the companies and people behind the innovations who will discuss the concept of ‘Shunya’ and revisit the incredible innovations showcased this season.
The panel will comprise a mix of experts from different fields like Dipankar Gupta, Director, Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University; Gurcharan Das, Bestselling Author and former CEO, Proctor & Gamble, India; Ajay Sood Professor, Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore; Dr. Devi Shetty Chairman & Founder, Narayana Health; Aditya Natraj Founder, Kaivalya Education; Ravi Kailas, Founder & Chairman, Mytrah Energy and Balvinder Singh Kalsi – President, DuPont South Asia and ASEAN; and moderated by host Manvi Dhillon.
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CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
