Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan directory distinguishes national, regional and international services. That structure makes language and regional identity central to a useful India directory; a national flag alone cannot explain which audience or programme a channel serves. DD India and a regional Doordarshan service should retain their distinct names and purposes. A programme page can keep its original-language title, supply an English explanation and identify documented sign-language or subtitle features separately. Cricket also requires competition-specific context: a domestic franchise tournament, an international bilateral series and an ICC event are different editorial subjects, even when the same players appear across the wider season.
Use the official DD service name and documented programme language. Do not reduce India’s regional television to a single Hindi category or infer every programme’s audio from its service brand.
Country and language reference
| Reference | Detail |
|---|---|
| Directory name | India |
| ISO code | IN |
| Region | Asia |
| Capital reference | New Delhi |
| Language context (CLDR snapshot) | Hindi, English, Bangla, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil |
A dated clock example
CSIR-NPL identifies Indian Standard Time as UTC+5:30. Preserve the half-hour offset in examples and display a full local date when overseas evening sport falls on the following morning in India.
| IANA time zone | Local date and time | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Asia/Kolkata | 2026-11-05 01:30:00+05:30 | +0530 |
Viewing questions with a local answer
- National, regional and international Doordarshan services
- Native-language titles and DD programme discovery
- India’s half-hour offset in overseas sports schedules
