AIBD unanimously extends India's presidency for one more year

AIBD unanimously extends India's presidency for one more year

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Category : National Published on: September 24 2022

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  • India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development, AIBD has been extended for one more year. 
  • This was unanimously decided by the AIBD member countries at the two-day General Conference held in New Delhi. 
  • Currently, Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati and Director General of Doordarshan Mayank Kumar Agrawal is the President of AIBD.  
  • The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), established in 1977. 
  • It is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in the field of electronic media development. 
  • AIBD currently has 26 countries as full members represented by 43 organizations and 52 affiliate members.
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