Dec 12 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)

UN declares June 21 as Int'l Day of Yoga

United Nations: PTI





Less than three months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the idea, the UN general assembly on Thursday adopted an India-led resolution declaring June 21 as ‘International Day of Yoga’, recognizing that “Yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well-being”.The resolution on ‘International Day of Yoga’ was introduced by India’s Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji on Thursday and had 177 nations joining as co-sponsors, the highest number ever for any general assembly resolution.
It is also for the first time that such an initiative has been proposed and implemented by any country in the UN body in less than 90 days.