Port Blair, June 21: ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, along with its Regional Station in Minicoy, celebrated the 10th International Yoga Day on June 21, 2024. Dr. E. B. Chakurkar, Director of ICAR-CIARI, highlighted the importance of yoga in daily life for maintaining health, prosperity, and happiness. He further encouraged all participants and employees to practice yoga daily and consistently for a healthy life, emphasizing that yoga can enhance productivity by increasing efficiency without causing stress and anxiety.  Shri P. T. Mathew and Shri Bikas Chandra Mondal, Yoga Demonstrators from Patanjali Yoga Centre in Prothrapur, Port Blair demonstrated yoga to all participants. Shri K. Shyam Sundar Rao, Nodal Officer (I/c), coordinated the entire program. Shri Alex Praveen Barla, Yoga Facilitator, proposed a vote of thanks.

Port Blair, June 21: On 21st June 2024 IGNOU RC Port Blair celebrated the 10th International Day of Yoga at Regional Centre, Port Blair, VIP Road, Opposite Air Cargo Complex. Dr. V. Aruna, bachelor’s in naturopathy and Yogic Science and a certified Yoga teacher instructed the participants about the methods of yoga. Dr. Shweta, who had PhD from IIT Roorkee, 3 times Gold Medalist in Yoga & Certified Yoga Teacher delivered a talk on the need of yoga in the present-day scenario with an emphasis on the theme of the year ‘Yoga for Self and Society’. She also explained how practice of Yoga in everyday life change an individual and people around them.

Port Blair, June 21: After completion of the process of documents verification of all the candidates who have applied for empanelling as casual Anchor/ Presenter, Casual Resource Person, Casual Broadcast Assistant and Casual Computer Graphics Operator, the list of all those who have cleared for next round of selection process has been displayed in the Notice Board of Doordarshan Kendra Port Blair. The date of screen test will be intimated individually to the candidates soon.

Port Blair, June 21: The Practical Exams of Bachelor of Library Science (BLIS) programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University for the course code BLIE -227 for TEE June -2024 examinees is scheduled from 27th June, 2024 to 2nd July 2024.

Port Blair, June 21: The valedictory function of the two days training programme for Mid-Level Officers in Artificial Intelligence for various Department of A&N Administration, conducted by the Department of IT and Administrative Reforms and Training Wing of the Administration in association with M/s Wadhwani Foundation for Digital Transformation, New Delhi was held today in DBRAIT auditorium. Altogether, 231 participants attended the training programme.