Practicing yoga is new india's mantra: javadekar

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) While listing the benefits of Yoga, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said practicing Yoga "has become the mantra of new

India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi". "The practice and propagation of Yoga has led to a healthy life, healthy living, wellness and prevention of

diseases," he said in a statement. "Yoga is one of India's gifts to the world and has become the mantra of new India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. Yoga has been

universally acknowledged by the United Nations and is now practiced globally around 200 countries on June 21 every year." Acknowledging the positive role media played in disseminating

the outreach of Yoga in India and abroad, Javadekar said the I&B Ministry has instituted the first Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS) in 2019 to mark the contribution of media

in spreading the message of Yoga. AYDMS will be conferred to print and electronic media houses. The contribution of the media in popularising Yoga would be assessed by six juries. A total

of 33 awards, under three categories, will be conferred. The award will comprise a special medal, plaque and trophy and a citation. The duration of the coverage for AYDMS would be from June

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