Shilong, May 02: Fifty days before the International Yoga Day celebration, the North-Eastern Hill University kicked off the Yogathan programme on May 2nd, 2019 from 7 in the morning.
Dr. J. N. Nayak, Registrar, NEHU flagged off the Yogathan from the Community Hall, NEHU. A large number of students, teachers and other employees of the University participated in the programme.
International Yoga Day is being celebrated on June 21 every year as recognized by United Nations Organisation with programmes like Yoga Day camp, lecturers by eminent yoga scholars, yoga exhibitions etc.
In another frunction Shri. Ajai Malhotra, India’s ex-Ambassador to several countries and Distinguished Fellow as well as Senior Adviser Climate Change, TERI, spoke on Climate Change: the Paris Agreement, and Beyond as a part of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) distinguished lecture series in the VC’s Conference Room today.