All India Radio has won the first prize in the Community Service Announcement category of the prestigious Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) awards for this year.<br/><br/>AIR's entry (Diary of a Tiger) was declared the winner at a glittering award ceremony held in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of ongoing 53rd ABU General Assembly and Associated Meetings. <br/><br/>The selected programme is an 89 second spot in Hindi on the dwindling forests and gradually decreasing habitat of tigers. It reflects through the notes inscribed by the successive generations of tigers in a diary format on their gradual decreasing numbers due to apathetic behaviour of human beings. <br/><br/>The award includes a trophy, certificate and cash prize of 2000 US Dollars.
News On AIR | October 26, 2016 8:24 AM
AIR's entry on dwindling tiger habitats wins ABU award