International Day of Yoga 2024

• 21 Jun 2024

Source: ET

The 10^th International Day of Yoga (IDY) is being celebrated on 21^stJune 2024 with the theme of “Yoga for Self and Society”.

• 21^st June was declared as the IDY by the United Nations in 2014, by resolution 69/131.
• The resolution to establish this day was proposed in the 69^th session of the UN by India and was endorsed by 175 member states.
• The first International Day of Yoga (IDY) was celebrated in 2015 with the theme "Yoga for Harmony and Peace".
  • The inaugural IDY event in New Delhi set two Guinness World Records: one for the largest yoga session with 35,985 participants and another for the most nationalities (84) participating in a single session.
• The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises yoga as a powerful tool for promoting a healthier lifestyle, improving both physical and mental health, and controlling Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs).
  • Yoga can play a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including a 15% relative reduction in physical inactivity by 2030.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognised Yoga as a sports discipline and placed it in the ‘Priority’ category in 2015.

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