TELEVISION



Gramin Bharat
APCA is currently involved in production of a news magazine called Gramin Bharat for the Ministry of Rural Development. A pan-India news magazine which is telecast five days a week from all Doordarshan centers in 11 languages, it maps development activities being undertaken in rural India in three categories: the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Rural Development through various programmes; activities undertaken by NGOs in developing rural technologies; the initiative taken by its residents to motivate people, showcasing one village. The APCA team has travelled to every state in the country and has already produced more than 200 stories. The programme will continue through March, 2004.

The First Edition
This was the longest running morning news and current affairs programme in English on Doordarshan, India's first and largest broadcast channel. It was viewed in 41 cities and had a viewership of 10 million.

Filhal
A weekly Hindi news magazine, it was telecast on Doordarshan's Metro channel.

The Second Edition
A 30-minute evening news show that was telecast on Doordarshan's Channel 3.

Sports Line
A daily bulletin focussing on both national and international sports that was produced for Doordarshan's Channel 3, it included a daily studio discussion with a prominent sports personality.

Kahi Ankahi
A bi-weekly chat show, it featured prominent newsmakers in conversation with the anchor on relevant issues. It was produced for Doordarshan.

India's Union Budget
The live telecast of India's Union Budget in 1997 went on air for about six hours and involved live hooks-ups between Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. APCA also handled the marketing of the telecast of India's Union Budget in 1998 and helped doing the same in 1999.

Shabba-Khair
A 50-minute apolitical breakfast show in the Kashmiri language, it was telecast seven days a week on Doordarshan's Kashmir channel. It quickly acquired near cult status in valley with an average of 125 letters a day from viewers.

Zero Hour
A weekly programme on news and current affairs. This hard investigative programme was anchored by Dileep Padgaonkar and was telecast on the Doordarshan News Channel every Sunday night.