World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters in Noida. Its website was launched on 15 June 2016 and the TV channel on 15 August 2016 as a free to air satellite service in thirty-seven countries. The channel is a venture by Essel Group, India's largest media conglomerate. WION is an acronym for "World is One News", which is inspired by the group's motto is taken from the Sanskrit phrase from the Maha Upanishad, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. The channel reports global news and issues from the Indian subcontinent. The new venture aims to tell global news with an unbiased approach.