Highlights
- Yoga is claimed to have originated hundreds of years in the past in India
- This 12 months marks the seventh version of Worldwide Yoga Day on June 21
- UN Basic Meeting in 2014 assigned June 21 as Worldwide Yoga Day
New Delhi: Worldwide Yoga Day is noticed yearly on June 21 to boost consciousness about this historical follow and to rejoice the bodily and non secular prowess that yoga has delivered to the world. In line with the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), yoga is a bodily, psychological and non secular follow. It mentioned that yoga performs an vital function in enjoyable the thoughts and physique and boosting folks’s immune system. Yoga has been round for ages and has garnered recognition the world over over time, mentioned the ministry. In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, when working remotely has develop into the brand new regular, Yoga additionally encourages folks to stay lively and have a extra balanced frame of mind. Into its seventh version this 12 months, right here is all you must learn about Worldwide Yoga Day.
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Worldwide Yoga Day: Historical past
The idea of Worldwide Day of Yoga was first proposed by Prime Minister Modi throughout his speech on the United Nations Basic Meeting (UNGA), on September 27, 2014. The UNGA on December 11, 2014, adopted a draft decision, declaring June 21 as Worldwide Yoga Day which was supported by about 177 international locations. Subsequent 12 months, on June 21, 2015, the world celebrated the primary Worldwide Yoga Day.
Yoga For Effectively-Being: Worldwide Yoga Day 2021 Theme
In line with the United Nations, the theme for Worldwide Yoga Day 2021 is ‘Yoga for Effectively-Being’ and the way the follow of Yoga can promote the holistic well being of each particular person. It additional elaborates on how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on an enormous psychological impression together with the fallouts on the bodily well being entrance. “The message of Yoga in selling each the bodily and psychological well-being of humanity has by no means been extra related,” learn the official observe on Worldwide Day of Yoga.
The World Well being Organisation (WHO) has talked about Yoga as a method to enhance well being in its World Motion Plan for bodily exercise 2018-30. UNICEF (United Nations Youngsters’s Fund) says youngsters can follow many yoga poses with none threat and get the identical advantages that adults do. These advantages embody elevated flexibility and health, mindfulness and relaxations.
Yoga Day: Celebrations And Actions
This 12 months’s Yoga Day celebration will consist of people taking part in massive numbers within the occasion for the demonstration of yoga at 7 am that’s being organised by the Ministry of Ayush. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tackle the occasion at 6:30 am. The occasion may also embody an tackle by the Minister of State for Ayush Kiren Rijiju and a reside yoga demonstration by the Morarji Desai Nationwide Institute of Yoga, in keeping with a authorities launch.
With a view to encourage folks to undertake Yoga and keep wholesome in the course of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN and the Ministry of Ayush, Authorities of India will likely be conducting a collection of digital occasions like “Yoga and Me” pictures contest, jingle composing competitors, discussions, quizzes, amongst others.
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NDTV – Dettol Banega Swasth India marketing campaign is an extension of the five-year-old Banega Swachh India initiative helmed by Marketing campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. It goals to unfold consciousness about important well being points dealing with the nation. In wake of the present COVID-19 pandemic, the necessity for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is without doubt one of the methods to stop Coronavirus an infection and different ailments. The marketing campaign highlights the significance of vitamin and healthcare for ladies and youngsters to stop maternal and little one mortality, battle malnutrition, stunting, losing, anaemia and illness prevention by way of vaccines. Significance of programmes like Public Distribution System (PDS), Mid-day Meal Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyan and the function of Aganwadis and ASHA employees are additionally coated. Solely a Swachh or clear India the place bogs are used and open defecation free (ODF) standing achieved as a part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate ailments like diahorrea and develop into a Swasth or wholesome India. The marketing campaign will proceed to cowl points like air air pollution, waste administration, plastic ban, guide scavenging and sanitation employees and menstrual hygiene.
World
17,87,73,191Instances
5,81,13,196Lively
11,67,87,419Recovered
38,72,576Deaths
Coronavirus has unfold to 194 international locations. The entire confirmed instances worldwide are 17,87,73,191 and 38,72,576 have died; 5,81,13,196 are lively instances and 11,67,87,419 have recovered as on June 22, 2021 at 4:00 am.
India
2,99,77,861 42,640Instances
6,62,52140,366Lively
2,89,26,038 81,839Recovered
3,89,302 1,167Deaths
In India, there are 2,99,77,861 confirmed instances together with 3,89,302 deaths. The variety of lively instances is 6,62,521 and 2,89,26,038 have recovered as on June 22, 2021 at 2:30 am.
State Particulars
State | Instances | Lively | Recovered | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maharashtra |
59,79,051 6,270 |
1,27,523 7,840 |
57,33,215 13,758 |
1,18,313 352 |
Kerala |
28,16,843 7,449 |
1,00,135 6,241 |
27,04,554 13,596 |
12,154 94 |
Karnataka |
28,11,320 4,867 |
1,23,156 3,679 |
26,54,139 8,404 |
34,025 142 |
Tamil Nadu |
24,29,924 7,427 |
61,329 8,043 |
23,37,209 15,281 |
31,386 189 |
Andhra Pradesh |
18,53,183 2,620 |
58,140 4,928 |
17,82,680 7,504 |
12,363 44 |
Uttar Pradesh |
17,04,476 118 |
4,163 406 |
16,78,089 478 |
22,224 46 |
West Bengal |
14,83,586 1,879 |
22,740 276 |
14,43,456 2,113 |
17,390 42 |
Delhi |
14,32,381 89 |
1,996 95 |
14,05,460 173 |
24,925 11 |
Chhattisgarh |
9,91,171 496 |
8,564 628 |
9,69,212 1,116 |
13,395 8 |
Rajasthan |
9,51,256 151 |
2,691 388 |
9,39,664 533 |
8,901 6 |
Odisha |
8,80,533 3,031 |
32,099 1,599 |
8,44,801 4,587 |
3,633 43 |
Gujarat |
8,22,485 151 |
5,639 470 |
8,06,812 619 |
10,034 2 |
Madhya Pradesh |
7,89,350 89 |
1,980 234 |
7,78,584 304 |
8,786 19 |
Haryana |
7,67,580 162 |
2,337 154 |
7,55,968 287 |
9,275 29 |
Bihar |
7,19,939 245 |
3,017 172 |
7,07,365 410 |
9,557 7 |
Telangana |
6,14,399 1,197 |
17,246 519 |
5,93,577 1,707 |
3,576 9 |
Punjab |
5,92,658 355 |
6,477 944 |
5,70,327 1,271 |
15,854 28 |
Assam |
4,85,310 2,805 |
32,625 929 |
4,48,442 3,699 |
4,243 35 |
Jharkhand |
3,44,665 122 |
1,489 107 |
3,38,076 228 |
5,100 1 |
Uttarakhand |
3,38,807 163 |
2,964 172 |
3,28,799 326 |
7,044 9 |
Jammu And Kashmir |
3,12,156 362 |
7,759 872 |
3,00,135 1,224 |
4,262 10 |
Himachal Pradesh |
2,00,603 193 |
2,408 303 |
1,94,747 490 |
3,448 6 |
Goa |
1,64,654 218 |
3,066 202 |
1,58,591 413 |
2,997 7 |
Puducherry |
1,15,080 233 |
3,364 198 |
1,09,990 428 |
1,726 3 |
Manipur |
64,418 353 |
9,298 315 |
54,065 660 |
1,055 8 |
Tripura |
62,745 421 |
3,910 32 |
58,181 449 |
654 4 |
Chandigarh |
61,444 14 |
311 42 |
60,327 56 |
806 |
Meghalaya |
45,555 269 |
4,196 391 |
40,574 655 |
785 5 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
33,375 294 |
2,539 24 |
30,677 270 |
159 |
Nagaland |
24,374 126 |
1,844 46 |
22,055 166 |
475 6 |
Ladakh |
19,838 33 |
365 2 |
19,271 31 |
202 |
Sikkim |
19,321 25 |
2,448 249 |
16,580 274 |
293 |
Mizoram |
17,979 374 |
4,227 95 |
13,667 277 |
85 2 |
Dadra And Nagar Haveli |
10,516 2 |
60 8 |
10,452 10 |
4 |
Lakshadweep |
9,471 28 |
319 0 |
9,106 28 |
46 |
Andaman And Nicobar Islands |
7,415 9 |
97 5 |
7,191 14 |
127 |