VP to inaugurate third Int'l Conference on yoga

New Delhi, Oct 9: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the two-day ‘International Conference on Yoga for Wellness’ here on Tuesday. The conference being organised by the AYUSH Ministry is a part of commemorating the celebration of June 21 as International Day of Yoga declared by the United Nations in which yoga gurus of international repute will also be present. AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik will preside over the inaugural function. Around 500 delegates, including 69 from 44 overseas countries, have registered to attend the conference. Yoga focused deliberations of the conference will be organised in six technical sessions followed by panel discussion among 16 interdisciplinary experts from prominent scientific institutions. The thematic areas of deliberations include Yoga research in non-communicable diseases and its scope in integrated medicine, control of cancer, depression, gynecological disorders and pain management. Around 25 national and international experts will speak and 11 highly reckoned resource persons of Yoga and medical field as Chairpersons and Co-chairpersons of the technical sessions. Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari will be the chief guest for the valedictory function. UNI