The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in his UN address suggested the date of 21 June, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and shares a special significance in many parts of the world
Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India. The word ‘yoga’ derives from Sanskrit and means to join or to unite, symbolizing the union of body and consciousness.
Today it is practiced in various forms around the world and continues to grow in popularity.
Recognizing its universal appeal, on 11 December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga by resolution 69/131.
The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.
The draft resolution establishing the International Day of Yoga was proposed by India and endorsed by a record 175 member states. The proposal was first introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address during the opening of the 69th session of the General Assembly, in which he said: “Yoga is an invaluable gift from our ancient tradition. Yoga embodies unity of mind and body, thought and action … a holistic approach [that] is valuable to our health and our well-being. Yoga is not just about exercise; it is a way to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature.”
On the eve of 7th International Yoga day, the Ukranian Association Ayurveda-Yoga, have organized two events. The events are organized annually.
Ukraine Yoga Video Championship 2021 (First annual contest of national level)
Ukraine Yoga Photo Contest 2021 (Second annual contest of national level)
The events aim to promote the “Yoga Science” for the befits of mankind.
Eminent World Level jury
Nouf Marwaai (Clinical psychologist, lifestyle counselor, yoga master Padma Shri Award (the fourth highest civilian award by the President of India) President of Saudi Yoga Olympic Committe, Ministry of Sports) Saudi Arabia,
Amira Fahmy (Eminent Journalist / Yoga Instructor
25 plus years of devoted work to promote yoga science. Worked for Radio Cairo, Al-Masaa newspaper and Reuters News agency) Egypt
Mr.Girish Jha ,Yoga Master,(40 plus years of teaching, training, research, mentoring people in the field of Yoga, Meditation & Science) United States of America,
Yogi Bhai Ji (Victor Truviano) Yoga Master (30 plus years dedicated to Yoga ,Meditation & Well being of humanity ) Argentina,
Mrs. Snjezana Satya Priya Mrazovic (Certified Yoga,Hipnos,Pranic Healer & Teacher Croatian Organization for Natural, Energy and Spiritual Medicine ,HUPED)Croatia,
Doctor Bharat Singh (Yoga Teacher & Evaluator ,Yoga Certification Board, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.) India,
Doctor Charu Sharma (Doctorate in Yoga Philosophy Senior Yoga Expert, Indian Yoga Association, Personnel certification Body Lead Examiner Yoga Certification Board ,Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India) India,
Mr. Kshetrimayum Doren Singh (Assistant Research Officer Yoga, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga),
Kholoud Alyami (Advance Yoga Instructor & Therapist ,RYT 200) Saudi Arabia,
Yogi Ibrahim Mahmoud Mosleh (Advance Yoga Instructor & Therapist,RYT 200) Egypt,
Sri Govindaraju Venkatachalam (Certified Yoga Teacher, Therapist & Instructor Coordinated International Yoga Research in India,USA and Australia) Australia.
Prizes and Certificates will be awarded to winners. The participation is free.
26.05.2021 (Wednesday) Start of event
13.06.2021 (Sunday) Final date to apply
21.06.2021 (Monday) Declaration of Final Results
For detailed information: www.uaay.org
Ukraine Yoga Video Championship 2021 (Detailed Information)
https://uaay.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Video-Broch-ENG.pdf
Ukraine Yoga Photo Contest 2021 (Detailed Information)
https://uaay.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Photo-Broch-ENG.pdf
The events are made with a support and association of Embassy of India in Ukraine.
Open4business – news partner of the Event.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 03/06/21
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Sales of new commercial vehicles in Ukraine (including heavy trucks) in May this year increased by 58% compared to the same month last year, to 1,071 vehicles, and in January-May the demand for them increased by 55%, to 5,175 vehicles, according to the Ukrautoprom association. According to the association’s website, at the same time, sales of these vehicles in May decreased by 15% compared with April 2021. The greatest demand last month, as well as a year ago, was for Renault vehicles, which covered 28% of the new commercial vehicle market – 298 vehicles were registered, which is twice as much as in May last year.
The second place is taken by Belarusian MAZ – 104 registrations and an increase of 76% (in May 2020, the fourth place in the rating), the third place belongs to Fiat, which has 103 vehicles (less by 2%) and a decrease by one line in the rating.
According to the association’s statistics, Peugeot commercial vehicles, which occupied the third place in May 2020, moved to the fifth place in May this year with a drop in sales by 10%, to 63 vehicles.
Compared to last year’s May, sales of Iveco increased significantly from 19 to 42 vehicles, Volkswagen – from 13 to 34 vehicles, Opel – from five to 30 vehicles, and registrations of Russian GAZ increased from nine to 23 vehicles.
The association also provides statistics on bus sales (including minibuses) in May, according to which the initial registrations of these vehicles increased by 2.2% compared to May 2020, and compared to April this year – by 2.1 times, to 190 vehicles.
At the same time, Citroen consolidated its leadership, increasing registrations in May to 90 buses compared to the absence of brand registrations in May 2020 and 27 vehicles in April 2021.
Volkswagen is on the second place with 26 buses sold versus two in April this year and no sales in May last year.
The third place is taken by Renault minibuses (17 vehicles versus four in May last year).
In May last year, the top three included Ford, Peugeot, and MAZ (in May 2021 it was not included in the top ten).
Ukrainian brands in May 2021 took: the fifth place – Ataman buses with ten buses, the seventh place – Etalon with eight buses, and the tenth place – ZAZ with three registered buses.
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of June 3
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
The attendance of shopping centers is recovering, and although it has not yet reached the pre-quarantine level of 2019, it is higher than 2020 in the periods that are relevant to compare, CEO of the development company Arricano Anna Chubotina said at the Current Real Estate Trends forum on Wednesday.
“There are objects in our portfolio that showed an increase in attendance last year. We are talking about district centers. At the same time, the conversion is growing, which indicates that our visitors come for a targeted purchase,” Chubotina said.
The expert also noted the growth trend of certain categories. “It is about sports goods, household goods and clothing brands,” she said.
Talking about the situation during the first and subsequent lockdowns, the expert noted that the market quickly developed new rules for interaction between players, consumers and authorities. “As a result, all stakeholders of the shopping centers were able to come to an agreement, taking into account the interests of different parties. During this period, the primary task for our company was to ensure financial stability,” the expert said.
According to her, thanks to the measures taken to optimize costs, Arricano has reduced this figure by 17% year-over-year. The drop in revenues was 13% in U.S. dollars. At the same time, the expert noted that the result was mainly influenced by the discounts provided to tenants during the periods of restricting the operation of the shopping and entertainment centers.
The CEO added that the company was looking for an individual approach to each tenant. “We discussed its market stability, model and drivers, long-term cooperation and the dynamics of category development in retail,” Chubotina said.
Arricano Real Estate Plc specializes in the construction of shopping and entertainment centers. It is one of the leading developers on the Ukrainian real estate market.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz discussed the issues of vaccination, European integration of Ukraine, as well as joint investment projects.
“Discussed the Ukrainian-Austrian cooperation with Sebastian Kurz by phone, in particular joint investment projects. Informed him about the security situation in Donbas. Exchanged views on the course of vaccination and support for Ukraine’s European integration aspirations,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
According to the head of the Ukrainian state, he invited Kurz to visit Ukraine.
