Government News Summaries for June 14, 2025
Yoga Connect 2025: A Global Summit Embracing Yoga for One Earth, One Health
The Ministry of Ayush is set to host the Yoga Connect 2025 summit on June 14, 2025, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This hybrid global summit, themed "Yoga for One Earth, One Health", marks 10 years of India's global yoga movement, initiated with the UN's recognition of June 21 as International Yoga Day (IDY) in 2014.
The Yoga Connect 2025 summit will bring together yoga enthusiasts, experts, and leaders from around the world to discuss various aspects of yoga. A major highlight of the event will be the release of the 'Yoga Prabhava' report, a national study assessing the impact of IDY over the past decade.
The summit will feature thematic sessions covering topics such as Yoga for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) prevention, women's health, Yoga-Tech, Yoga commerce, and impact assessment. Renowned yoga personalities like Swami Baba Ramdevji, Acharya Balakrishnaji, HR Nagendraji, and others will participate in the event.
In addition to the Yoga Connect 2025 summit, various 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Courses are being offered in India with themes combining traditional yoga styles like Ashtanga, Hatha, Iyengar, Ayurveda, and meditation. These courses aim to deepen practice and provide therapeutic benefits.
Celebrations on June 21, 2025 (International Yoga Day) are expected to be filled with enthusiasm and yogic vibes, emphasizing yoga as a tool for happiness and connection. Cultural immersion events such as "Yoga Diwali India" from October 13-24, 2025, will focus on exploring the spiritual and cultural roots of yoga in Northern India.
Global Yoga Therapy Day on August 14, 2025, will offer free virtual sessions bridging scientific understanding and spiritual aspects of yoga.
Expansion and Modernization of India's Fisheries Sector
India is now the world's second-largest fish producer, with inland output rising by 142% since 2013-14 to reach 147 lakh tonnes. The government has infused ₹38,572 crore into schemes like Blue Revolution, FIDF, PMMSY, PM-MKSSY, and KCC to modernize and expand the sector.
Over 300 fisheries start-ups are being supported for innovation in digital tools, value addition, and post-harvest technology. The Department of Fisheries aims to expand the culture area from 55 to 70 lakh hectares and double productivity from 5 to 10 tonnes/ha. States are urged to improve the utilization of FIDF funds, coordinate implementation with ICAR, and expand coldwater, ornamental, and saline aquaculture.
Agri Stack and PMMSY: Digital Infrastructure for Agriculture and Fisheries
While specific event details for Agri Stack and PMMSY in 2025 were not found, these digital infrastructure platforms play a crucial role in integrating agricultural data to improve farmers’ access to services, inputs, and credit, and to enhance agricultural productivity and efficiency. More information about these initiatives can be found on specialized sources or government portals.
In conclusion, the Yoga Connect 2025 summit, along with various yoga-related events in 2025, aims to deepen yoga practice, integrate science and spirituality, promote health and well-being, and foster community. The government's efforts to expand and modernize India's fisheries sector, through initiatives like PMMSY and Agri Stack, are expected to benefit nearly 3 crore livelihoods and contribute to India's growth as a global leader in fish production.
- The government scheme, Blue Revolution, is one of several initiatives that have received funding to modernize and expand India's fisheries sector, a move expected to position India as a global leader in fish production.
- The Yoga Prabhava report, to be released at the Yoga Connect 2025 summit, is a national study focused on assessing the impact of the International Yoga Day (IDY) over the past decade, emphasizing health-and-wellness and education-and-self-development aspects.
- In the realm of business and finance, over 300 fisheries start-ups are being supported under government schemes for innovation in technology, value addition, and post-harvest processing, expected to boost productivity and improve coldwater, ornamental, and saline aquaculture.
- The Yoga Connect 2025 summit, along with other yoga-related events, will bring together fitness-and-exercise aficionados, experts, and leaders to foster discussions about yoga's role in health, sports, science, and technology.
- Various 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Courses in India are designed to combine traditional yoga styles like Ashtanga, Hatha, Iyengar, Ayurveda, and meditation, aiming at deepening practice and offering therapeutic benefits to participants.
