NEW DELHI: Singer KJ Yesudas was honoured with the outstanding achievement award for being India?s celestial singer having recorded over 50,000 songs in a five-decade career by CNN-IBN.

The award was part of sixth edition of the CNN-IBN?s annual Indian of the Year Award.

The team of Sony?s ?Kaun Banega Crorepati? and its host Amitabh Bachchan received the award for redefining the genre of reality television and an outstanding presentation style.

The guests of Honour included former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabji; Mark Tully; former Chief Justice of India Justice JS Verma; former cricket captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth; Major General Lacchaman Singh Lehl, Commodore Vijay Jerath - Vir Chakra and Brij V Mahalingam.

Awards were also given away in other categories including political, public service, business, Indian of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award among others.

CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai said, "CNN-IBN Indian of the Year is an earnest effort to appreciate the tasks undertaken by these gifted luminaries and their allegiance in making India shine. They have been effective instruments of change in bringing India into the new age. We congratulate all the winners for their extraordinary contribution to the country."

MUMBAI: CNN International is gearing up to launch a new prime time business show ?Global Exchange?. Starting 7 November, the show will air every Sunday - Thursday live from Abu Dhabi as the network continues to expand its business programming portfolio.

The hour-long show will focus on the emerging markets looking at how market news is framing the new world order.

?Global Exchange? will report, analyse and interpret the events, players, trends and indices that are impacting and influencing the global financial community, at a time when business has never been a more significant part of the news agenda.

CNN International senior VP, GM Katherine Green said, "CNN is constantly looking to anticipate its audience?s needs, and dynamic, relevant business output has long been core to the news mix we offer. Now we?re going a step further. There is no question that understanding the impact of emerging markets on your business is key to unlocking future success in the global marketplace.

"Global Exchange will provide the information and context that matters to keep our smart, forward-looking audiences right on top of the emerging market news they need to know. The international spread of our correspondents and contributors makes us perfectly placed to cover the countries and markets that really matter."

Anchored out of Abu Dhabi, ?Global Exchange? will draw on CNN?s network of international correspondents to provide a vantage point on the new dynamics at play in today?s business world. The show is presented by emerging markets editor, John Defterios, with Robyn Curnow and Errol Barnett in South Africa, Luis Carlos Velez across Latin America, Shasta Darlington from CNN?s soon-to-open Brazil bureau, Mallika Kapur in India, Ramy Inocencio in Hong Kong and Richard Quest from the UK, bringing audiences the stories and interviews that matter from Brazil to China, Russia to India, Africa to Central Asia and beyond.

?Global Exchange? also includes the ?GX20?, a global hotlist of some of the world?s biggest economic thinkers. The GX20 will be drawn from the key emerging markets from across India, China, Russia and South Africa contributing daily to the show and bringing an added dimension to the business stories that count. There will also be a dedicated look at Generation Xchange, the youth who make up the real foundation for future growth.

The show also features ?Along the Silk Road?, a weekly five minute bespoke segment that will explore the burgeoning trade and investment links from the Middle East to Asia - Beijing, Mumbai, Istanbul, Kabul, Moscow, Hong Kong, Jakarta and Dubai.

The series surveys the export driven economies, countries with vast capitals of reserve and natural resources, which economic forecasters pinpoint as the ringleaders of growth for the next quarter of a century. ?Along the Silk Road? will be a blend of polished feature reports and high profile interviews with newsmakers - those at the cutting edge of this geo-political shift.

The new show will have a dedicated webpage featuring the latest facts and figures from emerging markets, plus expert analysis from contributors and presenters.

Audiences can also follow the show on Twitter at @CNNGlobalEx for the latest show news, guest information and more.

?Global Exchange? is an addition to CNN?s vibrant portfolio of business programming, a fresh complement to the successful ?Quest Means Business? show, the recently expanded ?Marketplace? franchise, and the long-running popular World Business Today strand, at a time when business stories continue to set the world news agenda.

CNN International Europe/Middle East/Africa VP, managing editor Deborah Rayner said, "?Global Exchange? is part of the growing roster of programme production coming out of CNN Abu Dhabi. It highlights the increasing importance of CNN?s Middle East newsgathering, broadcasting and production hub to CNN?s global operation. We are excited to be offering even more content from the region for our global audiences."

MUMBAI: Anil Kapoor is all set to do a documentary on human trafficking. Titled Trapped by Tradition, it is being produced by CNN under ?Freedom Project?.

The documentary will see Kapoor going to Bharatpur, a small district in Rajasthan, where he will meet the villagers and try to know how girls and women are sold into the sex trade.

"There are two scripts, one from an international director and the other from an Indian that I have come across. The human trafficking issue will be in the backdrop. I would be interested and love to be part of such a film as an actor," Kapoor said.

"But I feel it should be made as a mainstream film like there should be a leading director and actor so that it will reach out to more audiences. Also, it would make it more understandable and watchable for the masses. And if a known face is attached to it, it will make a difference," he added.