From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 09:30 PM IST

Business news channel NDTV Profit and the Anil Ambani-promoted financial service company Reliance Money Thursday announced the launch of a Hindi programme, 'Money Mantra'.

The show was launched at the Bombay Stock Exchange by NDTV Profit managing editor Shivnath Thukral and Reliance Money director and CEO Sudip Bandyopadhyay in the presence of Bombay Stock Exchange CEO and managing director Rajnikant Patel.

The half-hour weekly show will focus on investment awareness and investment opportunities for the common man and will have a panel of experts, with Bandyophadyay as a permanent panelist.

The programme will be hosted by NDTV anchor Pankaj Pachauri and will be aired every Friday with the first show set to go on air June 20.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)