Question: Mohit Jain elected Indian Newspaper Society President. When Indian Newspaper Society was founded ?
a) 27 February 1939
b) 15 February 1939
c) 26 November1930
d) 26 November1929
Ans: a
Related Facts:
- Mohit Jain of The Economic Times was elected as president of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) on Friday December 24 ,2021.
- He succeeds Lakshmipathy Adimoolam of Health & The Antiseptic.
- K Raja Prasad Reddy (Sakshi) is the Deputy President, Rakesh Sharma (Aaj Samaj) is the Vice President and Tanmay Maheshwari (Amar Ujala) is the Honorary Treasurer of the Society for 2021-22. Mary Paul is the Secretary-General.
- History of Indian Newspaper Society (INS) :
- The society was founded in 1939. Its headquarters are at Rafi Marg, New Delhi.
- The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) (formerly Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society) acts as the central organization of the Press of India, an independent body authenticating circulation figures of newspapers and periodicals in India.
- On 27 February 2014, the society marked its platinum jubilee with a celebration at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
- INS membership comprises the owners, proprietors and publishers of print media who discusses and suggest various measures to the government regarding the problems related to the newspaper industry.
By – Pawan Mishra