Harit Yoga nurtures both personal, planetary health: Union minister

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Ayush, Prataprao Jadhav has launched ‘Harit Yoga’ and said this form of yoga will nurture both personal and planetary health. Harit Yoga is a sustainability-driven initiative combining yoga with tree planting and clean-up drives.Jadhav said this while inaugurating Yoga Mahotsav-2025 here, to mark the 75-day countdown to International Day for Yoga (IDY) on June 21. The event was organised by the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) under the Ministry of Ayush at Kalinga Stadium here.He said that Harit Yoga is part of the 10 signature events of IDY 2025.Jadhav and other dignitaries planted medicinal plants to mark the launching of the signature event.Speaking about the Harit Yoga initiative, he said, “Our health is inextricably linked to the health of our planet. Just as Yoga nourishes our mind and body, tree plantation nourishes the Earth, ensuring a greener and healthier future for generations to come.”While addressing, the Union minister said India has gifted the capital for healthy living to the world in the form of yoga and the world has adopted it. He said the UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted the resolution proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 to celebrate June 21 as International Day of Yoga. Ten successful years of celebration of International Day of Yoga have passed. Now, people in over 170 countries are celebrating India’s gift to the world – yoga. It means about 85 per cent of the world has adopted the ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice, he said.