News Broadcasting
WION concludes its first ever conclave addressing climate crises
Mumbai: WION – the international news channel from India held its first-ever climate summit rundown – Climate Calling on 15 March. The conclave was a successful attempt at initiating conversations in the mainstream global media by throwing light on the practical solutions to address climate change.
At the conclave, minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari highlighted the need for import substitute, cost effective and pollution free alternative to the growing fuel demands in the country. He further added that India will soon be able to launch hydrogen powered automobile.
He also highlighted the need for developed countries to reassess their lifestyles rather than pressurise developing countries to compromise on economic growth.
Climate change represents one of the 21st century’s most important drivers of value creation and destruction in the global economy. By 2030, global climate change impacts are projected to reach $700 billion annually, with trillions of dollars of coastal, urban and agricultural assets at risk.
The summit included panel discussions, where the experts promoted ways to combat climate change. The conclave was graced by Nitin Gadkari; minister of environment and climate change Bhupender Yadav; former president – Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Fakim; Minster of forest and environment – Nepal Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav; Nepal; India deputy head-UN Environment Divya Datt; UK diplomat COP 26 ambassador for Asia/Pacific and South Asia Ken O’Flaherty; former minister of international development of Norway Erik Solheim; Royal Danish Embassy New Delhi ambassador Freddy Svane; member of the Ghana parliament and former minister of environment, science, technology and innovation Akwasi Oppong Fosu; climate ambassador, Netherlands Laura De Vries, and professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University Tim Smith and others.
Speaking of the conclave, WION editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary said, “The mainstream media has only reported about the consequences of the climate change. However, we feel there is a need for more practical solutions towards addressing climate change issues. This is an honest attempt at bringing light to practical ways of incentivising actions taken towards climate changes.”
During the event, speakers addressed global energy crisis and its effects on fossil fuel market. The panel discussions also put forth methods to improve investments in solutions to a crisis caused due to climate changes – such as forest fires, floods, droughts, melting ice caps, rising sea levels, etc.
The panels instilled a sense of urgency in ensuring the accountability of the developed nations towards contributing to the high emissions. There was a strong focus on the need to switch to alternative solutions such as electric vehicles, solar energy, wind power etc.
The event was sponsored by GoMechanic and co-powered by Fujitsu General and Mobius Foundation.
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
