IBN7 Diamond States Awards, Recognizing Social & human development in states of India

IBN18 Network is proud to announce the third edition of the prestigious ‘IBN7 Diamond States Awards’- a path breaking editorial initiative in partnership with Outlook, for recognizing human and social development efforts by the states of India. The awards take an in-depth look on the work done by the states and their significant contribution in human and social development, in turn judging the states on parameters beyond economic growth.

Instituted in the Year 2008, ‘IBN7 Diamond States Awards’ has become a landmark event, recognizing meaningful development in socio-economic sphere and celebrating common man’s privilege. For the last two years, the awards were well received by all and got an unprecedented response from people across various social strata. Pioneered by IBN7, India’s leading Hindi news channel, the awards strives to create a stronger and prosperous nation.

The selection process for ‘IBN7 Diamond States Awards’ will be a credible multi-pronged approach involving secondary data from authentic sources and primary data from a nation wide research exercise conducted by Nielsen, the research partner for the awards. KPMG, the independent Knowledge Partner will manage the process, methodology and the data for arriving at the best states for the various categories of the awards.

ALCHEMIST Group, one of India’s fastest growing publicly traded Conglomerates with interests in Food Processing, Hotels & Resorts, Restaurants, Road Technologies and Healthcare is the presenting sponsor for the awards.

The selection process for ‘IBN7 Diamond States Awards’ will be a credible multi-pronged approach involving secondary data from authentic sources and primary data from a nation wide exercise conducted by Nielsen, the research partner for the awards. The award winners will be finalized based on the parameters set by the IBN18 Network Editorial Board, the Outlook Editorial Board and the Jury consisting of eminent citizens.

Independent validation process

The Network18 Editorial Board

The Jury

IBN7 Schedule

Panel Discussions : Feb 18, Feb 25 & Mar 4 @ 7:30 PM
Grand Finale Telecast : 5th March, IBN7 – 7:30 PM, CNN-IBN – 6 PM, IBN-Lokmat – 5 PM
Grand Finale Telecast (R): 6th March, IBN7 – 2:30 PM, CNN-IBN – 3 PM