India's Prasar Bharati Receives Two Awards at Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Prizes 2026 in Colombo

Exam-focused facts from the 3 November 2026 current affairs briefing.

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India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati won two honours at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prizes 2026 held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Prasar Bharati-Akashvani, Bengaluru, received the Audio Public Service Announcement Special Commendation for its programme 'Beyond the Call', with the recognition accepted by Jyoti Das.
The ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award 2026 was presented to Nongmaithem Nandakumar Singh of Prasar Bharati, with Mihir Kumar Jha, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, receiving the award.
The 63rd ABU General Assembly is being held in Colombo from October 30 to November 3, 2026, under the theme 'Media for Peace and Humanity: Truth, Trust, and Transformation'.