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Yoga helps in improving mental and physical stability
Yoga helps in improving mental and physical stability

Hans India

timea day ago

  • Health
  • Hans India

Yoga helps in improving mental and physical stability

Tirupati: Practicing Yoga every day not only improves the mental fitness but also brings physical stability in body, asserted the TTD Additional EO Ch Venkaiah Chowdary. Following the clarion call given by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and under directives of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu, the International Yoga Day was organised by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams at its Parade Grounds behind the TTD administration building in Tirupati on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that Yoga Day is being observed across 190 countries worldwide. He said that with yoga, spiritual, mental, emotional, physical and other factors can be kept under control. TTD employees and students participated in this fete. Meanwhile, the Yoga fete began with 1500 participants in the Parade Grounds after formally offering prayers to Sri Venkateswara Swamy. Later, the Annamacharya Project Special Officer Dr Medasani Mohan elucidated the importance of Yoga in Hindu Sanatana Dharma. An hour-long Yoga Asanas and Pranayama were carried out in a systematic manner as instructed by the Yoga instructors from TTD and also from the ISHA Foundation. Later the officials gave away participant certificates to the students. TTD has arranged 4 LED screens, yoga mats, drinking water bottles, breakfast and t-shirts for the event. TTD board members Panabaka Lakshmi, G Bhanu Prakash Reddy, JEO Veerabraham, CVSO Murali Krishna, HDPP Secretary Sriram Raghunath, DEO Venkata Sunilu, and many other officers, students, Srivari Sevaks were also present.

Disciplined living with environmental awareness is need of the hour: TTD Addl EO
Disciplined living with environmental awareness is need of the hour: TTD Addl EO

Hans India

time23-04-2025

  • Science
  • Hans India

Disciplined living with environmental awareness is need of the hour: TTD Addl EO

Tirupati: To raise environmental awareness, the Research and Development wing of Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (SPMVV) and Science City of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, jointly organised an Earth Day programme on Tuesday. The green initiative involved planting neem, mango, tamarind, amla, and copper pod trees on the SPMVV campus. In his address, TTD Additional Executive Officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdary stressed the interconnectedness of all life with the Earth. He highlighted the environmental toll of unchecked industrial development since the Industrial Revolution, noting a 50 percent rise in carbon emissions. He urged students to lead by example through disciplined living and environmental responsibility. SPMVV Vice Chancellor Prof V Uma encouraged the audience to take small, committed steps towards saving nature, emphasising that even modest efforts could lead to transformative change. Venkateswarlu, CEO of Kesineni Science City, proposed establishing a science park at SPMVV. Environmental activist Sivaji highlighted the moral responsibility of citizens to preserve the dignity and future of the Earth. Members of Save Soil NGO, including M Damodaram Naidu, P Markandeyulu Reddy, and Vijay Kumar Naidu, participated in the event, along with former SV University Vice Chancellor Prof R Ramana Murthy and R&D Dean Prof R Usha. Meanwhile, Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) held its own Earth Day celebrations, with impassioned speeches and student participation. SVU Vice Chancellor Prof Ch Appa Rao raised concerns over growing environmental degradation and the harmful effects of excessive chemical fertiliser use. Elsewhere, Divyaramam walkers in Srihari Colony held a plantation drive, planting saplings including the fragrant 'Meredu' spice plant.

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