The move is likely to benefit small and medium-sized newspapers greatly, especially those in regional and vernacular languages
1 min read8 Jan 2019I&B ministry appoints Ghanshyam Goel as the director general of directorate of advertising and visual publicity (DAVP)
1 min read21 Nov 2017A panel under I&B ministry along with IT ministry is working on plans to start promotion of digital payments from January onward
1 min read7 Nov 2017I&B ministry writes to central govt ministries, PSUs and govt departments to effectively use its media units, including public broadcaster Prasar Bharati and the Press Information Bureau, to inform the people
1 min read4 Aug 2017The DAVP spent Rs1,285.77 crore on advertising and publicity in the year ended 31 March, up 8.2% from the previous year, the government said
1 min read20 Jul 2017Out of the Rs992.46 crore, Rs545.60 crore was spent on print media, while Rs340.52 crore was spent on electronic media
1 min read9 Feb 2017Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says till date directorate of advertising and visual publicity paid over Rs14.95 crore for advertisements released post demonetisation
1 min read2 Feb 2017I&B ministry amended policy guidelines for community radio stations, notifying rules for licence extension/renewal and allowing players to broadcast news sourced from All India Radio
2 min read23 Jan 2017Out of the Rs1,190.53 crore, Rs510.53 crore was spent on print media, while Rs531.60 crore was spent on electronic media
1 min read15 Dec 2016Govt spent `10 crore across all mediaprint, radio, television, outdoor and digitalto promote the International Day of Yoga on 21 June
1 min read29 Jun 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared