Current Affairs — 21 June 2025
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11th International Day of Yoga: PM leads record 3.02 lakh-strong session at Visakhapatnam
On 21 June 2025 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 11th International Day of Yoga, where 3.02 lakh participants set a Guinness World Record for the largest yoga session at a single venue.
President Droupadi Murmu joins mass yoga demonstration in Dehradun
On 21 June 2025 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, President Droupadi Murmu took part in a mass yoga demonstration at the Uttarakhand State Police Line Maidan on International Yoga Day.
Centre and Karnataka to jointly pay price difference to Totapuri mango farmers
On 21 June 2025, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy agreed that the Centre and the State will jointly pay mango farmers in Karnataka the price difference on 2.5 lakh metric tonnes of mangoes.
Rajnath Singh performs yoga with 2,500 soldiers at Northern Command, Udhampur
On 21 June 2025 at Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh led the Armed Forces' International Day of Yoga celebration with about 2,500 soldiers at Northern Command.
Union Ministers lead Yoga Day sessions in Sambalpur, Ahmedabad, Alwar and Patna
On 21 June 2025, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan joined a yoga session at the Maa Samaleswari Temple Complex riverfront in Sambalpur, Odisha, while other Union Ministers led sessions in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bihar.
IDY 2025: yoga demonstrations in 191 countries, 13.04 lakh Yoga Sangam events in India
On 21 June 2025, the 11th International Day of Yoga was marked across India with 13.04 lakh registered Yoga Sangam events and abroad with demonstrations in 191 countries, the Ministry of Ayush said.
Minority Affairs Secretary reviews UMEED Portal rollout and PMJVK projects in Mumbai
On 21 June 2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Ministry of Minority Affairs Secretary Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar reviewed implementation of the UMEED Central Portal with the State and the Maharashtra State Waqf Board.
81 ASI heritage sites host yoga sessions on International Day of Yoga 2025
On 21 June 2025, 81 heritage sites under the Archaeological Survey of India hosted yoga sessions in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush for the 11th International Day of Yoga.
Geological Survey of India holds Yoga Day sessions at 12 geo-heritage sites
On 21 June 2025, the Geological Survey of India marked the 11th International Day of Yoga with its main session at its Central Headquarters in Kolkata, West Bengal and open-air yoga at 12 geo-heritage sites.
Over nine lakh NCC cadets join synchronised yoga sessions on IDY 2025
On 21 June 2025, more than nine lakh National Cadet Corps cadets took part in synchronised yoga sessions at locations across India for the 11th International Day of Yoga.