The Centre, on Wednesday (May 3), ordered that public broadcaster, previously known as All India Radio (AIR), be exclusively referred to as Akashvani in all broadcasts and programmes. “The aforesaid statutory provision, which has replaced the name of AIR with Akashvani, may be brought to the attention of all so that names and titles get in tune with the provisions of the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990, passed by Parliament,” the order said. “This was long pending and in line with the law which came into being in 1997. Our listeners have more of a connect with Akashvani and so we...