The research study seeks to determine how community radio affects environmental preservation and sustainable development in Delhi-NCR. Community radio stations are essential for spreading knowledge, increasing public awareness, and encouraging participation in environmental concerns. This study aims to offer insights into the efficiency of community radio in addressing environmental issues and promoting sustainable development initiatives in Delhi-NCR by using secondary data from a variety of sources, including research studies, reports, and surveys conducted in the area.

The study will be concerned with assessing how community radio affects environmental concerns awareness, behavioural change, and community involvement in environmental protection initiatives. The research will also look at how much community radio has helped Delhi-NCR achieve its sustainable development targets. To determine how community radio stations’ programming, listenership, and community involvement activities connect with environmental preservation and sustainable development goals, secondary data on these topics will be analysed.

In order to pinpoint important patterns, trends, and outcomes connected to community radio interventions, the study will make use of a variety of data analytic methodologies, such as content analysis, thematic analysis, and quantitative measurements. The research findings will provide insight into the function of community radio in Delhi-NCR in promoting pro-environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behaviours, and community mobilisation for sustainable practises.

Policymakers, community radio operators, and other stakeholders participating in environmental preservation and sustainable development initiatives in Delhi-NCR would all benefit practically from the study’s findings. The study’s conclusions will be helpful in developing strategies for successful communication, utilising community radio platforms, and creating regulations that fully use community radio’s capacity to solve environmental issues and advance sustainable development in the area.

Keywords: secondary data analysis, Delhi-NCR, community radio, environmental preservation, sustainable development.

Naveen Gautam, Research Scholar, School of Media & Communication Studies, Galgotias University

Biswambhar Bose, Assistant Professor, SGT University, Gurugram

Dr. Rajeev Kumar Panda, School of Mass Communication, KIIT deemed to be a University

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