World Liver Day: PM urges mindful eating and less oil; Amit Shah attends ILBS programme
On World Liver Day, 19 April 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to adopt mindful eating and reduce oil intake, while Home Minister Amit Shah attended a programme of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi.
Summary
On World Liver Day (19 April 2025), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, responding to a post by Health Minister J.P. Nadda, urged citizens to adopt mindful eating and said small steps such as reducing oil intake can make a big difference in tackling obesity (#StopObesity). Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended, as chief guest, a programme organised by the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in New Delhi, where he called for a pledge to keep the liver healthy and said ILBS's HEALED initiative would help spread awareness.
Key facts
- Day
- World Liver Day, 19 April
- PM's message
- Mindful eating; reduce oil intake; #StopObesity
- ILBS event
- Amit Shah chief guest, New Delhi
- ILBS initiative
- HEALED
Practice MCQs 2 questions
World Liver Day, on which the PM urged citizens to reduce oil intake, is observed on which date?
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Correct answer: C — 19 April
19 April: the PMO and MHA releases of 19 April 2025 mark World Liver Day.
Which initiative of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences did Amit Shah say would spread awareness about liver health, at the World Liver Day programme in April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — HEALED
HEALED: Shah said the innovative HEALED initiative of ILBS would succeed in spreading awareness on keeping the liver healthy.