DD Kisan
DD Kisan is an Indian agriculture 24-hour television channel, which is owned by Doordarshan and was launched on 26 May 2015. The channel is dedicated to agriculture and related sectors, which disseminates real-time inputs to farmers on new farming techniques, water conservation and organic farming among other information.[1][2]
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Country | India |
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Headquarters | Noida, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Hindi,English |
Picture format | (576i, SDTV) 4:3 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Doordarshan |
Sister channels | DD India DD News DD Sports DD National |
History | |
Launched | 26 May 2015 |
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Website | DD Kisan |
History
Ahead of 2014 Indian general election, the BJP had declared that if they come in power they would try setting up a dedicated channel for Indian Farmers. The public broadcaster Prasar Bharti which currently runs the Krishi Darshan program on Doordarshan is one of the longest running programmes on DD National. It was launched on 26 January 1967.
Shows
- 2021 - Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi written by Tanveer Alam
- 2015 - Wah Chaudhary Directed by Vierendrra Lalit and produced by JV Manisha Bajaj and Tarsem Antil (Harikrit Films)
References
- "DD Kisan set for launch on May 26". The Times of India. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- "Government considers launching 'DD Kisan' on Modi government's 1st anniversary". Daily News and Analysis. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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