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International Day of Yoga 2025 at Visakhapatnam

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: International Day of Yoga 2025 at Visakhapatnam (GS1 · Culture, 21 June 2025)

What happened

  • The PM led the 11th International Day of Yoga at Visakhapatnam [PIB].

Background

  • He recalled that 175 countries supported India’s UN proposal [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Soft power through culture.

How to use this in Mains

GS-I Indian culture: art forms, literature and architecture

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-21): the PM led the 11th International Day of Yoga at Visakhapatnam.
  2. Soft power through culture.
Quotable data point

The PM led the 11th International Day of Yoga at Visakhapatnam.

PIB: IDY 2025, 21 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: IDY.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Countries that supported the IDY proposal

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: IDY 2025, 21 Jun 2025

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