• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the second edition of Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Under the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman 2023, 33 Sammans will be given out under 3 categories viz Print, Television and Radio in 22 Indian languages and English.
• 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. The first edition of the awards was conferred on 7th January, 2020.
• 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.