Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 9,500+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
Yoga a journey towards inner peace than just physical exercise: WHO
The Political and Business Daily
|June 21, 2025
YOGA is a journey towards inner peace and harmony than just physical exercise, said Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia on Friday, ahead of the International Day of Yoga (IDY).
-
The International Day of Yoga is marked annually on June 21. The theme this year is “Yoga for One Earth, One Health".
"Yoga is more than just physical exercise. It is a journey towards inner peace and harmony, and teaches us to listen to our bodies and to live mindfully," Wazed said.
The WHO Regional Director stated that practicing yoga can help people become more aware of the surroundings, and nature.
This story is from the June 21, 2025 edition of The Political and Business Daily.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Political and Business Daily
The Political and Business Daily
India needs to achieve self-reliance in production of rare earth elements, insists President Murmu
PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu said on Friday that India should achieve self-reliance in production of rare earth elements, given the current geopolitical situation.
1 min
September 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
AFSPA extended in some N-E States
THE Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was on Friday extended for six months in entire Manipur, except the jurisdiction of 13 police stations, in view of the prevailing law and order situation there.
1 min
September 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Domestic demand to drive India's GDP in next half-year of FY26: Economic Review
INDIA’s economic outlook remains broadly optimistic despite a turbulent international environment marked by geopolitical uncertainties and shifting trade dynamics, according to the Finance Ministry‘s monthly economic review released on Friday.
1 min
September 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
SC gives conditional nod to green crackers
THE SC allowed certified manufacturers to produce green crackers on the condition that their sale is not carried in Delhi-NCR without approval.
1 min
September 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Meaningful House debates key to public trust in democracy: Birla
LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla reflected on frequent disruptions in Parliament, emphasising that the public trust in democracy is reinforced only when legislatures function in an accountable manner and undertake meaningful discussion.
1 min
September 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Centre plans to borrow Rs 6.77 lakh crocr
THE Centre plans to borrow Rs 6.77 lakh crore in the second half of the fiscal year 2025-26 (H2: FY 2025-26) through dated securities, including Rs 10,000 crore through issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs), according to a Finance Ministry statement issued on Friday.
1 min
September 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Jindal Steel commissions one of India’s largest blast furnaces at its Odisha plant
JINDAL Steel on Friday said it has commissioned one of India’s largest blast furnaces at its integrated steel plant in Odisha's Angul, doubling hot metal capacity from 4 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) to 9 MTPA -- marking a major milestone in the country’s steelmaking industry by blowing in a 5 MTPA blast furnace.
1 min
September 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
World requires global workforce, cannot escape this reality, says EAM Jaishankar
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that today's changing world requires a global workforce, stressing that nations cannot escape the reality that demands for a global workforce cannot be met in many countries due to national demographics.
1 min
September 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
People are paying less for toothpastes to tractors: PM
Says Congress spreading lies on GST cut
1 mins
September 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
High time courts revert to practice of day-to-day trials in sensitive cases: SC
THE Supreme Court has said the practice of conducting day-to-day trials, particularly in sensitive cases, was given a complete go-by, stressing courts should revert to it.
1 min
September 26, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size