PM to induct 3 warships, lead Yoga Day event with drone show in Kolkata
The Indian Navy’s maritime strength is set to receive a major boost on June 21, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducts three warships with distinct
The Indian Navy’s maritime strength is set to receive a major boost on June 21, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducts three warships with distinct capabilities into the naval fleet at a ceremony in Kolkata. Three indigenous warships -- INS Dunagiri, INS Agray, and INS Sanshodhak -- will be commissioned into the Navy. INS Dunagiri is a Project 17A stealth guided-missile frigate, INS Agray is an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, and INS Sanshodhak is a large survey vessel. The induction of the three platforms underscores India’s push for self-reliance in defence manufacturing. Read Full Story First, PM Modi will participate in the 12th International Yoga Day event in Kolkata. In a unique demonstration, yoga will be performed on 500 boats on the Hooghly River, showcasing India’s maritime heritage alongside its yoga tradition. The day’s events will conclude with a mega drone show in the evening, featuring synchronised aerial formations over Kolkata’s skyline. Senior officials said the twin events highlight both India’s growing naval capability and its cultural outreach, with the International Yoga Day theme this year focusing on “Yoga for Community and Environment.” Security and logistical arrangements have been intensified across the city ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit.
Prime Minister Modi will lead the main International Day of Yoga event in Kolkata on June 21, Union Minister for Ayush Prataprao Jadhav said on Monday. Addressing a press conference, Jadhav said the event would be held at Kolkata’s historic Red Road. Jadhav said this year’s theme, "Yoga for Healthy Ageing", underlines the role of yoga in improving physical health, mental well-being and healthy ageing. He said the observance was drawing strong support across the world, with yoga events planned at nearly 2,500 locations globally. The minister said yoga had grown into a global mass movement under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, with millions across the world adopting it as a part of daily life. He said this year’s theme addressed a major need of the present time, adding that yoga helps people lead healthy, active, self-reliant and mentally resilient lives as they grow older. Highlighting the international scale of the observance, Jadhav said that, in coordination with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, more than 210 Indian missions abroad would organise yoga events at nearly 2,500 locations worldwide.
He said this showed how yoga had moved beyond its origins as India’s cultural heritage to become a shared global movement for health and well-being. Jadhav said people across the world were living longer than ever, but the challenge was to ensure that those added years remained healthy, active, independent and meaningful. He said yoga offered a time-tested and holistic path to healthy ageing by strengthening physical health, supporting mental well-being and improving overall quality of life. He also announced what he described as a major milestone in the run-up to IDY 2026. Referring to the nationwide live yoga session held on June 14, Jadhav said more than four lakh people took part at the same time, setting a new Guinness World Record. The minister said the Ministry of Culture would organise special International Day of Yoga events at 100 locations across the country, bringing together India’s cultural heritage and yoga traditions. He also referred to countdown events held over the past few months, including the 100-day countdown in Delhi, the 75-day event at Lonar in Maharashtra, the 50-day programme at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad and the 25-day countdown celebration at Khajuraho.
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