DD Kisan
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| Country | India |
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| Headquarters | Noida, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Picture format | (576i, SDTV) 4:3 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Doordarshan |
| Sister channels | DD India DD News DD Sports DD National |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 May 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | DD Kisan |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital | Channel 530 |
| Satellite | |
| DD Free Dish | Channel 4 [1] |
| Reliance Digital TV | Channel 565 |
| Dish TV | Channel 195 |
| TATA Sky | Channel 198 |
| Sun Direct | Channel 800 |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 479 |
| Airtel digital TV | Channel 152 |
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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.[2][3]
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.
References[]
- ^ http://ddindia.gov.in/AboutDD/Pages/DD-Channels-on-DTHCable-Network.aspx&ved=2ahUKEwiGkumC99raAhVJro8KHWtZDNQQFjABegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2BfV5Q09Lb09aKtJEqdMQx[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
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