International Day of Yoga

International Day of Yoga 2022

June 21, 2022

The International Day of Yoga is observed on June 21, every year starting since 2015. History of Yoga Day The idea to have an UN-mandated day for celebrating Yoga was put forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech ..

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Yoga Mahotsav 2022

March 26, 2022

Yoga Mahotsav 2022 is a campaign that will be held for 100 days, at 100 places and will include 100 organizations. This campaign will be organized till 21st June 2022. Overview: This was started with the objective of giving publicity ..

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India Post to release a ‘Special Cancellation’

June 19, 2021

India Post is going to release a ‘Special Cancellation’ on the occasion of International Yoga Day (IYD) on June 21, 2021 to capture essence of the day. It is a unique initiative to mark commemoration of 7th International Day of ..

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Ayush Ministry launches ‘Namaste Yoga’ Mobile App

June 12, 2021

During the curtain raiser event for 7th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 11, 2021, a mobile application called “Namaste Yoga” was launched. This app in devoted to Yoga. Key Points Event was organised by Ministry of Ayush in ..

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World’s First Yoga University outside India

June 24, 2020

The Vivekananda yoga University (VaYU) was launched by the state of External Affairs minister V Muraleedharan through a virtual event. The virtual event was held in New York. Highlights The first Yoga University outside India was launched in Los Angeles. ..

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PM Modi launches “My Life My Yoga”

June 1, 2020

On May 31, 2020, PM Modi launched “My Life My Yoga”, a video blogging contest. The contest is to be conducted as a joint effort of Ministry of AYUSH and ICMR (Indian Council of Cultural Research). Highlights The contest is ..

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6th International Day of Yoga led by PM Modi to be held in Leh

March 12, 2020

The Major national event for the 6th International Day of Yoga is to be held in Leh, the capital of Ladakh on 21st June, 2020. The event is to be led by PM Modi. Highlights Since 2015, PM Modi leads ..

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First ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ will be Conferred on Tuesday

January 6, 2020

Since 2015, 21st June has been observed as International Day of Yoga following the proposal of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on September 27, 2014, at the United Nations General Assembly. A draft resolution of the United Nations General ..

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International Conference on Yoga held in Mysuru

November 17, 2019

Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) organized a two-day International Conference on Yoga at Mysuru, Karnataka from 15-16 November 2019. During the Conference, the Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik ..

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Shripad Naik Inaugurates International Conference on Yoga at Mysuru

November 15, 2019

On 15 Nov, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH and Defence, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated two days International Conference on Yoga at Mysuru, Karnataka. The theme of the conference is ‘Yoga for Heart Care’.  The Ministry has ..