Prasar Bharati Wins ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award 2026

Public service broadcaster **Prasar Bharati** brought international recognition to India, with its engineer **Nongmaithem Nandakumar Singh** winning the prestigious **ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award 2026** for his outstanding technological innovations in broadcasting.

- Award Ceremony: Received on behalf of Nandakumar by **Mihir Kumar Jha**, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

- Key Indigenous Innovations:

  - **DDPlayout:** An indigenous automated playout software adopted across multiple Doordarshan Kendras.

  - **DDSlowMo:** A cost-effective slow-motion replay system utilized during national sporting events.

- Awarding Body: **Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)**, representing 224 media and broadcasting entities across 66 countries.

- 63rd ABU General Assembly:

  - Venue: **Colombo, Sri Lanka** (October 30 to November 3, 2026).

  - Official Theme: **“Media for Peace and Humanity: Truth, Trust, and Transformation”**.

- Prasar Bharati:

  - Formed: **November 23, 1997** (Under the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990).

  - Headquarters: **New Delhi**.

  - Statutory Autonomous Body comprising **All India Radio (Akashvani)** and **Doordarshan**.

  - Nodal Ministry: **Ministry of Information and Broadcasting**.

- Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU):

  - Formation: **1964** | Headquarters: **Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia**.

Q: Which Prasar Bharati engineer won the ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award 2026?

A: Nongmaithem Nandakumar Singh

Q: Where is the 63rd ABU General Assembly and Associated Meetings 2026 being hosted?

A: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Q: Where is the headquarters of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) situated?

A: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Q: In which year was Prasar Bharati established as a statutory autonomous body?

A: 1997

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