MUMBAI: Aaj Tak, the leading Hindi News Channel for 12 years, part of the TV Today Network, has announced its very first edition of Agenda Aaj Tak. Scheduled on 6th & 7th December in New Delhi, Agenda Aaj Tak aims at providing the greatest platform to debate the issues that matter to the nation in its own language- Hindi. It is the World?s biggest Hindi heartland summit for leaders from all walks of life to address a large number of critical national issues. The underlying theme of Agenda Aaj Tak ?India Maange More? is set to compel the decision makers to ponder over some of the key issues pertaining to our nation and draw a clear road map for emerging India.

Ever since its inception Aaj Tak has been on the forefront of setting agenda on national issues and get more holistic insights on the issues. The summit will bring more than 40 biggest personalities from India & abroad on a single platform together. During each of the sessions, these thought leaders and newsmakers will share their insight and perspective and will try to lay the foundation for India?s Future.

Delhi is going to be a witness to a host of eminent personalities for the two days in December.

Leading political leaders, social activists, cricketers, celebrities, authors & bureaucrats such as: Sushil Kumar Shinde, Kapil Sibbal, Kamal Nath, Manish Tewari, Sachin Pilot, Rajiv Shukla, Digvijay Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Shiela Dixit, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Nitish Kumar, Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Baba Ramdev, Aamir Khan, Kajol, Madhuri Dixit, Randeep Hooda, Sakshi Tanwar, Sameer Soni, Kapil Dev, Saurav Ganguly, Wasim Akram, Mohammad Azharuddin, Waqar Younis, Imraan Khan ? Chairman Tehrik-e-insaaf & former Cricketer, Subrata Roy Sahara, Chetan Bhagat, Anuja chauhan, Javed Akhtar, Ali Zafar & Kailash Kher will be participating at ?Agenda Aaj Tak?. Commenting on the new initiative of Aaj Tak, Ashish Bagga, CEO, India Today Group said, ?It is a matter of great pride for all of us to announce the first edition of Agenda Aaj Tak. It?s a big platform where leading personalities from the country and abroad will debate on national issues. Aaj Tak has been a pioneer and with Agenda Aaj Tak, it will be a step forward in engaging with topics that concern Indian masses the most?.

The conclave will consist of discussions & Q&A sessions by prominent political leaders, cricketers, bollywood celebrities, authors & bureaucrats on issues as diverse as politics, youth, social media, democracy, development, Bhasha, cross-border terrorism, regionalism, economic reforms, social issues, India-Pakistan relation and popular culture.

MUMBAI: Aaj Tak is yet again the clear number one News Channel across India as per the latest Quarter, Indian Readership Survey 2012. In fact as per the survey Aaj Tak with 59. 21 million viewers is higher than the rest of the national Hindi and English News Channels put together. With a lead of close to 50 million viewers over the nearest competitor, Aaj Tak proves that it is clearly the most preferred in India. The lead by Aaj Tak is so huge that even most of the general entertainment channels are far behind in the ranking.

Commenting on the performance, Mr.Joy Chakraborthy, CEO, TV Today Network said, ?The IRS numbers are no surprise and they only add credence to the well known fact that Aaj Tak was number one, is number one and will be number one?. Adding on this further, Mr. Joy Chakraborthy said, ?Our leadership position is well established with the closest challenger falling miles behind. The IRS numbers re-emphasize the viewer loyalty to the high quality of our content.

Aaj Tak, part of the TV Today Network has been setting the news agenda for the country since its inception. What makes the leadership even more unshakeable is Aaj Tak?s evolution into nation?s most trusted news channel. Its meticulousness, suitability of content and inventive presentation style combined with ?trust? have ensured its leadership position and have allowed it to rule the news space for 11 successive years.

*(Source: IRS 2012 Q1- Individuals, All India( Urban + Rural), C&S 12+Yrs, Channels watched yesterday)

MUMBAI: Aaj Tak, India?s leading Hindi News Channel for the past 11 years, part of the TV Today Network today announced and honoured the winners of the Aaj Tak Care Awards, an award instituted to honour corporate entities who have contributed towards inclusive and sustainable development keeping in mind the society as the focal point.

The honourable chief guest Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee felicitated the 12 winning companies. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who launched the Aaj Tak Care awards anthem, was also present at the awards ceremony.

Aaj Tak Care Awards was given in 5 different categories: Education, Empowerment, Environment, Health and Livelihood.

Commenting on the Aaj Tak Care Awards Joy Chakraborthy, CEO, TV Today Network said, ?The Aaj Tak care awards is an endeavour by the TV Today network to recognise and honour the real champions of corporate India who have positively impacted the society. We looked at companies who have gone beyond their corporate objectives of growth and profitability, and laid an emphasis on the improvement of the society as their larger objective.?

He added, ?The Aaj Tak Care awards reinforces our commitment to the society and the winners have contributed to the welfare of the society as responsible corporate citizens.?

List of Awardees of Aaj Tak Care Awards
The Aaj Tak Care award for Education
? Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd
? PVR Limited
The Aaj Tak Care award for Environment
? Suzlon Energy Limited,
? ONGC
? Dabur India Ltd
The Aaj Tak Care award for Health
? Eli Lilly & Company
? JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd and
? Standard Chartered.
Aaj Tak Care award for Empowerment
? Gitanjali Gems
? Microsoft Corporation
Aaj Tak Care award for livelihood
? Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
? First Source Solutions Ltd

MUMBAI: Aaj Tak, the leading Hindi News Channel for 11 years, part of the TV Today Network bouquet, will be announcing the Aaj Tak Care Awards On June 6th, 2012 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. Honorable Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the awards night. Aaj Tak Care Awards will honour leading companies in corporate sector who have contributed towards inclusive and sustainable development keeping in mind the society as the focal point.

Aaj Tak Care Awards will be given in 5 different categories: Education, Empowerment, Environment, Health & Livelihood. IMRB International - a leading research agency filtered entries for participation in Aaj Tak Care Awards based on parameters like replicability, sustainability, people participation and innovativeness.

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) with their experience and expertise in various sectors partnered in the second phase to further shortlist the companies. With their invaluable experience and objective approach they compared & evaluated the CSR initiatives of all entries and nominated the final 40 companies for the second phase of Aaj Tak Care Awards.

The third and last phase of the Aaj Tak Care Awards was the selection process by the jury where eminent personalities debated & arrived at the final list of winners.

The Jury for Aaj Tak Care Awards shared their valuable experience which helped us in ensuring that the awards are given to the most deserving companies for their efforts in the field of CSR the eminent Jury Members was chaired by Mr. Gurcharan Das, Chairman, Author & Management Consultant, Prof. Dipankar Gupta, Noted Sociologist was the Expert Jury Member, Mr. Arun Kapur, the Executive Director of Learn Today took the responsibility of selecting companies under the Education category. Leading social activist, Mr. Sandeep Pandey selected companies under Empowerment category. Mr. Rajender Singh, Environmentalist & Chairman, Tarun Bharat Sangh gave his views under Environment category. Dr. Ashok Seth, Chairman of Fortis Group of Hospitals (Cardiovascular Sciences & Cardiology Council) gave his opinion under Health category. Mr. Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director, Action Aid India, shortlisted companies under Livelihood category.

The eminent jury of Aaj Tak Care Awards finally nominated 12 awardees after comparing and debating the contribution made by all the entries.

Commenting on the Aaj Tak Care Awards Joy Chakraborthy, CEO, TV Today Network said, ?It is a matter of great pride for all of us to honour the real champions of corporate India who have positively impacted the society. We looked at companies who have gone beyond their corporate objectives of growth & profitability and have put a society centered approach at the centre of everything they do.?