All India Radio (AIR) now under Prasar Bharati has the distinction of being one of the major broadcasting organizations in the world. The News Services Division (NSD) of All India Radio disseminates news and comments to listeners in India and abroad. From 27 news bulletins in 1939-40, AIR today puts more than 654 bulletins daily around 55 hours in 91 languages/dialects in the Home, Regional and External Services.
Out of these, 179 bulletins are broadcast daily from Delhi in 33 languages. The 44 Regional News Units (RNUs) putout 475 daily news bulletins in 77 languages. This includes 317 headlines bulletins mounted on FM ‘Rainbow’ and from 41 AIR Stations.
