I&B Ministry issues advisory to TV channels to show videos of calamities with time stamp

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has asked TV channels to air visuals of natural calamities, disasters and major accidents with date and time stamps. The advisory was issued to prevent misunderstanding among viewers.

The advisory was issued after it was noticed that during continuous coverage of recent incidents, which goes on over several days, the same footage is repeated or old clips are shown instead of the real-time ground situation, which leads to confusion and potential panic among viewers.