1ST Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman

​Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting confered the first ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’, in New Delhi. To Acknowledging the positive role & responsibility of media in disseminating the outreach of Yoga in India and abroad, the Ministry of I&B had instituted the first Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS) in June, 2019 to mark the contribution of media in spreading the message of Yoga.
​Brief on International Day of Yoga
The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015. The idea of International Day of Yoga was first proposed by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, during his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on 27 September 2014.