Overview

• Over 300,000 participants performed yoga along a 28-kilometer stretch in Visakhapatnam, securing a place in the Guinness Book of World Records under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guidance.
• More than 180 countries joined coordinated International Yoga Day events, reaffirming the global embrace of yoga as a tool for unity and wellness.
• Indian Army personnel conducted high-altitude yoga sessions on the Siachen Glacier and in the Galwan Valley to symbolise resilience and the ‘Yoga for One Earth, One Health’ ethos.
• The UN Headquarters in New York welcomed diplomats and staff for a guided yoga and meditation session led by Dr. Deepak Chopra, highlighting yoga’s role in diplomatic and personal harmony.
• Educational institutions, corporate entities and government departments across India followed the Common Yoga Protocol to underscore the link between individual health and environmental stewardship.