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Lead articLe
ayush: Unveiling the Science of Life 
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
FOcUS
Y oga for Global Well-being 
Ishwar V Basavaraddi
SpeciaL
role of Meditational a pproaches  
in Mental Well-being 
Kamlesh D Patel
JUne  2023 a deveLOp Ment MOnthLY
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Lead articLe
ayush: Unveiling the Science of Life 
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
FOcUS
Y oga for Global Well-being 
Ishwar V Basavaraddi
SpeciaL
role of Meditational a pproaches  
in Mental Well-being 
Kamlesh D Patel
JUne  2023 a deveLOp Ment MOnthLY
Mission LiFE
LiFEstyLE For EnvironMEnt 
What is Mission LiFe?  
Mission LiFE is an India-led global mass movement 
to nudge individual and community action to protect 
and preserve the environment. At the 26
th
 session of the 
Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 
held in Glasgow, India shared the mantra of LiFE - Lifestyle 
for Environment - to combat climate change.  India is the 
first country to include LiFE in its Nationally Determined 
Contributions (NDCs). 
Objectives of Mission LiFe 
 y Mission LiFE seeks to translate the vision of LiFE into measurable impact. 
 y Mission LiFE is designed 
with the objective to mobilise at 
least one billion Indians and other 
global citizens to take individual 
and collective action for protecting 
and preserving the environment 
during 2022-2027. 
 y Within India, at least 80% 
of all villages and urban local 
bodies are aimed to become 
environment-friendly by 2028.
 y It aims to nudge individuals 
and communities to practise 
a lifestyle that is synchronous 
with nature and does not harm 
it. Those who practice such a 
lifestyle are recognised as ‘Pro 
Planet People’ . 
The ideas and ideals of 
LiFE will be implemented as a 
mission-mode, scientific and 
measurable programme. 
 dO YOU KnOW ?
    This word is LiFE, which means ‘Lifestyle for Environment’. Today, there is a need for all 
of us to come together and take Lifestyle for Environment forward as a campaign. This 
can become a mass movement towards an environmentally conscious lifestyle.    
– Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Continued on  Cover-III...
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Lead articLe
ayush: Unveiling the Science of Life 
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
FOcUS
Y oga for Global Well-being 
Ishwar V Basavaraddi
SpeciaL
role of Meditational a pproaches  
in Mental Well-being 
Kamlesh D Patel
JUne  2023 a deveLOp Ment MOnthLY
Mission LiFE
LiFEstyLE For EnvironMEnt 
What is Mission LiFe?  
Mission LiFE is an India-led global mass movement 
to nudge individual and community action to protect 
and preserve the environment. At the 26
th
 session of the 
Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 
held in Glasgow, India shared the mantra of LiFE - Lifestyle 
for Environment - to combat climate change.  India is the 
first country to include LiFE in its Nationally Determined 
Contributions (NDCs). 
Objectives of Mission LiFe 
 y Mission LiFE seeks to translate the vision of LiFE into measurable impact. 
 y Mission LiFE is designed 
with the objective to mobilise at 
least one billion Indians and other 
global citizens to take individual 
and collective action for protecting 
and preserving the environment 
during 2022-2027. 
 y Within India, at least 80% 
of all villages and urban local 
bodies are aimed to become 
environment-friendly by 2028.
 y It aims to nudge individuals 
and communities to practise 
a lifestyle that is synchronous 
with nature and does not harm 
it. Those who practice such a 
lifestyle are recognised as ‘Pro 
Planet People’ . 
The ideas and ideals of 
LiFE will be implemented as a 
mission-mode, scientific and 
measurable programme. 
 dO YOU KnOW ?
    This word is LiFE, which means ‘Lifestyle for Environment’. Today, there is a need for all 
of us to come together and take Lifestyle for Environment forward as a campaign. This 
can become a mass movement towards an environmentally conscious lifestyle.    
– Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Continued on  Cover-III...
4 June 2023
role of i ndia in G20
I have been a regular reader of the monthly 
magazine, Yojana for 11 years. It helps me greatly 
to know the actual facts of any issue with brief 
knowledge. My humble request is that if the G20 
conference and the role and future of India could 
be discussed in details in this magazine, it would 
be great. Thanking You.
– pratik Sanyal 
West Bengal
insurance Sector
Dear sir/Ma’am, I am thankful for the Yojana 
journal. It really helps me in my research work. 
Even I recomended reading Yojana journals to 
many others. I would like to request you to provide 
Inbox
sec-yojanaeng-moib@gov.in
articles regarding Health Insurance, an overview 
of the Insurance sector in India, and a comparison 
between the private and public Insurance sectors. 
Thank you.
– r r awali 
Startup india
A useful article titled ‘startup India Action 
Plan: Foundation of the Indian startup Ecosystem’ 
was published in the April 2023 issue of Yojana. 
The article gives a general summary of the 
government's s tartup India Action Plan, which aims 
to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship 
across the nation. 
– awanish Kumar Gupta 
Uttar Pradesh
Space t ech
Namaste, I have gone through the first Yojana received by me for April 2023,  startup India. It was 
full of insights on different government schemes & different kinds of support given to them. I am 
just suggesting a theme of ‘space Tech’ for the next issue. It would be a great & fruitful issue to 
talk about different launching vehicles, the launching of different satellites -their orbit, different 
missions by IsRO, various achievements & a timeline of various events in the history of Indian space 
Technology. And some terminology related to space tech.  And I believe you can represent it in a 
very beautiful way from the very beginning to the present. (that India or IsRO has achieved). I hope 
you will consider my suggestion, if you find it interesting. I would be very grateful & thankful to you.
– Kiran, Uttar Pradesh
Reply from the editor:
Thank you for writing to us. You may like to read an insightful article on space Tech by s s omnath, 
the chairman, IsRO in the May issue of Yojana on 'Techade'.
importance for c ivil Services a spirants
There was a time when excitement use to be finding new edition of Yojana in market.
– J Sanjay Kumar 
sr DOM (Freight), Jhansi Division, IRTs 2016 Batch
Reply from the editor:
Team Yojana too is excited to be a part of this journey of UPsC aspirants and civil servants. Every 
new issue of Yojana is planned and designed to bring the best-of-the-best minds and topics 
together in realising this dream.
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Lead articLe
ayush: Unveiling the Science of Life 
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
FOcUS
Y oga for Global Well-being 
Ishwar V Basavaraddi
SpeciaL
role of Meditational a pproaches  
in Mental Well-being 
Kamlesh D Patel
JUne  2023 a deveLOp Ment MOnthLY
Mission LiFE
LiFEstyLE For EnvironMEnt 
What is Mission LiFe?  
Mission LiFE is an India-led global mass movement 
to nudge individual and community action to protect 
and preserve the environment. At the 26
th
 session of the 
Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 
held in Glasgow, India shared the mantra of LiFE - Lifestyle 
for Environment - to combat climate change.  India is the 
first country to include LiFE in its Nationally Determined 
Contributions (NDCs). 
Objectives of Mission LiFe 
 y Mission LiFE seeks to translate the vision of LiFE into measurable impact. 
 y Mission LiFE is designed 
with the objective to mobilise at 
least one billion Indians and other 
global citizens to take individual 
and collective action for protecting 
and preserving the environment 
during 2022-2027. 
 y Within India, at least 80% 
of all villages and urban local 
bodies are aimed to become 
environment-friendly by 2028.
 y It aims to nudge individuals 
and communities to practise 
a lifestyle that is synchronous 
with nature and does not harm 
it. Those who practice such a 
lifestyle are recognised as ‘Pro 
Planet People’ . 
The ideas and ideals of 
LiFE will be implemented as a 
mission-mode, scientific and 
measurable programme. 
 dO YOU KnOW ?
    This word is LiFE, which means ‘Lifestyle for Environment’. Today, there is a need for all 
of us to come together and take Lifestyle for Environment forward as a campaign. This 
can become a mass movement towards an environmentally conscious lifestyle.    
– Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Continued on  Cover-III...
4 June 2023
role of i ndia in G20
I have been a regular reader of the monthly 
magazine, Yojana for 11 years. It helps me greatly 
to know the actual facts of any issue with brief 
knowledge. My humble request is that if the G20 
conference and the role and future of India could 
be discussed in details in this magazine, it would 
be great. Thanking You.
– pratik Sanyal 
West Bengal
insurance Sector
Dear sir/Ma’am, I am thankful for the Yojana 
journal. It really helps me in my research work. 
Even I recomended reading Yojana journals to 
many others. I would like to request you to provide 
Inbox
sec-yojanaeng-moib@gov.in
articles regarding Health Insurance, an overview 
of the Insurance sector in India, and a comparison 
between the private and public Insurance sectors. 
Thank you.
– r r awali 
Startup india
A useful article titled ‘startup India Action 
Plan: Foundation of the Indian startup Ecosystem’ 
was published in the April 2023 issue of Yojana. 
The article gives a general summary of the 
government's s tartup India Action Plan, which aims 
to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship 
across the nation. 
– awanish Kumar Gupta 
Uttar Pradesh
Space t ech
Namaste, I have gone through the first Yojana received by me for April 2023,  startup India. It was 
full of insights on different government schemes & different kinds of support given to them. I am 
just suggesting a theme of ‘space Tech’ for the next issue. It would be a great & fruitful issue to 
talk about different launching vehicles, the launching of different satellites -their orbit, different 
missions by IsRO, various achievements & a timeline of various events in the history of Indian space 
Technology. And some terminology related to space tech.  And I believe you can represent it in a 
very beautiful way from the very beginning to the present. (that India or IsRO has achieved). I hope 
you will consider my suggestion, if you find it interesting. I would be very grateful & thankful to you.
– Kiran, Uttar Pradesh
Reply from the editor:
Thank you for writing to us. You may like to read an insightful article on space Tech by s s omnath, 
the chairman, IsRO in the May issue of Yojana on 'Techade'.
importance for c ivil Services a spirants
There was a time when excitement use to be finding new edition of Yojana in market.
– J Sanjay Kumar 
sr DOM (Freight), Jhansi Division, IRTs 2016 Batch
Reply from the editor:
Team Yojana too is excited to be a part of this journey of UPsC aspirants and civil servants. Every 
new issue of Yojana is planned and designed to bring the best-of-the-best minds and topics 
together in realising this dream.
5 June 2023
Editorial
YOJANA
May No One Suffer...
W
hen we talk of well-being, it is the holistic health and wellness of 
the entire paradigm of physical body, mind, and soul (or spiritual 
being). The food that provides us nourishment, yoga and other physical 
activities that keep us fit, and the medicines that are taken when 
needed; they all work on the ‘physical body’ part of the well-being. The 
things one engage-in to keep the mind healthy, work on the various 
mental faculties that may include reading, writing, pranayama and 
other activities that challenge mind and keep it active. The final stream 
of well-being may fall into the spiritual well-being of oneself. This is the 
centre of a holistic living that is taken care of with sustained practices 
and methods that include dhyana, jap, and meditation. Different belief 
systems, areas of thoughts, and approaches cater to either or all of 
the above-mentioned verticals towards realising holistic health and 
well-being of the individuals and society at large. The delicate balance 
between the nature and us too plays an integral role in giving the vital energy or prana to the human beings. 
This vast bank of knowledge and various approaches to healing have been a great resource that 
India has to offer to the world. In a world marred by diseases, conflicts, and chaos, the ancient systems of 
Indian medicinal sciences and meditational ways are gradually adopted by people beyond geographical 
boundaries and regional confinements. These knowledge and practices are flowing seamlessly and helping 
millions around the world. The annual celebration of International Year of Yoga, observing 2023 as the 
International Year of Millets, and acknowledgment of the role of ‘Mission LiFE—Lifestyle for Environment’ 
are some of the testaments that reaffirm the belief that the world has bestowed upon us. This becomes 
even more relevant in the year when representatives from the G20 nations are travelling to different parts 
of India and learning more of its heritage and contributions. 
Today, India is focusing on integrated medicine and health research with a more evidence-based 
approach towards the Ayush streams of medicine. Various consultations and negotiations, under the  
G20 Health Track, are discussing the need for universal holistic health embodied under the larger philosophy 
of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam—’The World is One Family’ . This is aimed at the betterment of humankind by 
ensuring health security to the people, last mile delivery of health services, an approach of preventive and 
curative medicine, approaches leveraging both traditional and modern medicinal systems, thus elevating 
global health for greater economic development. 
This issue of Yojana is an attempt to bring together the contributions of India towards achieving the holistic 
well-being for the entire world. It has essays and write-ups from various experts that dwell upon the practices 
that are even more relevant today for the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of the world.  This has the 
scope of laying the groundwork for widening of the role of India towards worldwide healthcare cooperation 
and partnerships to achieve the sustainable Development Goal of promoting good health and well-being.       ?
Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niramayah. 
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu, Maa Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhag-Bhavet, Sarve Bhavantu Niramaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
May all sentient beings be at peace, may no one suffer from illness. 
May all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer. 
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
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Lead articLe
ayush: Unveiling the Science of Life 
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
FOcUS
Y oga for Global Well-being 
Ishwar V Basavaraddi
SpeciaL
role of Meditational a pproaches  
in Mental Well-being 
Kamlesh D Patel
JUne  2023 a deveLOp Ment MOnthLY
Mission LiFE
LiFEstyLE For EnvironMEnt 
What is Mission LiFe?  
Mission LiFE is an India-led global mass movement 
to nudge individual and community action to protect 
and preserve the environment. At the 26
th
 session of the 
Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 
held in Glasgow, India shared the mantra of LiFE - Lifestyle 
for Environment - to combat climate change.  India is the 
first country to include LiFE in its Nationally Determined 
Contributions (NDCs). 
Objectives of Mission LiFe 
 y Mission LiFE seeks to translate the vision of LiFE into measurable impact. 
 y Mission LiFE is designed 
with the objective to mobilise at 
least one billion Indians and other 
global citizens to take individual 
and collective action for protecting 
and preserving the environment 
during 2022-2027. 
 y Within India, at least 80% 
of all villages and urban local 
bodies are aimed to become 
environment-friendly by 2028.
 y It aims to nudge individuals 
and communities to practise 
a lifestyle that is synchronous 
with nature and does not harm 
it. Those who practice such a 
lifestyle are recognised as ‘Pro 
Planet People’ . 
The ideas and ideals of 
LiFE will be implemented as a 
mission-mode, scientific and 
measurable programme. 
 dO YOU KnOW ?
    This word is LiFE, which means ‘Lifestyle for Environment’. Today, there is a need for all 
of us to come together and take Lifestyle for Environment forward as a campaign. This 
can become a mass movement towards an environmentally conscious lifestyle.    
– Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Continued on  Cover-III...
4 June 2023
role of i ndia in G20
I have been a regular reader of the monthly 
magazine, Yojana for 11 years. It helps me greatly 
to know the actual facts of any issue with brief 
knowledge. My humble request is that if the G20 
conference and the role and future of India could 
be discussed in details in this magazine, it would 
be great. Thanking You.
– pratik Sanyal 
West Bengal
insurance Sector
Dear sir/Ma’am, I am thankful for the Yojana 
journal. It really helps me in my research work. 
Even I recomended reading Yojana journals to 
many others. I would like to request you to provide 
Inbox
sec-yojanaeng-moib@gov.in
articles regarding Health Insurance, an overview 
of the Insurance sector in India, and a comparison 
between the private and public Insurance sectors. 
Thank you.
– r r awali 
Startup india
A useful article titled ‘startup India Action 
Plan: Foundation of the Indian startup Ecosystem’ 
was published in the April 2023 issue of Yojana. 
The article gives a general summary of the 
government's s tartup India Action Plan, which aims 
to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship 
across the nation. 
– awanish Kumar Gupta 
Uttar Pradesh
Space t ech
Namaste, I have gone through the first Yojana received by me for April 2023,  startup India. It was 
full of insights on different government schemes & different kinds of support given to them. I am 
just suggesting a theme of ‘space Tech’ for the next issue. It would be a great & fruitful issue to 
talk about different launching vehicles, the launching of different satellites -their orbit, different 
missions by IsRO, various achievements & a timeline of various events in the history of Indian space 
Technology. And some terminology related to space tech.  And I believe you can represent it in a 
very beautiful way from the very beginning to the present. (that India or IsRO has achieved). I hope 
you will consider my suggestion, if you find it interesting. I would be very grateful & thankful to you.
– Kiran, Uttar Pradesh
Reply from the editor:
Thank you for writing to us. You may like to read an insightful article on space Tech by s s omnath, 
the chairman, IsRO in the May issue of Yojana on 'Techade'.
importance for c ivil Services a spirants
There was a time when excitement use to be finding new edition of Yojana in market.
– J Sanjay Kumar 
sr DOM (Freight), Jhansi Division, IRTs 2016 Batch
Reply from the editor:
Team Yojana too is excited to be a part of this journey of UPsC aspirants and civil servants. Every 
new issue of Yojana is planned and designed to bring the best-of-the-best minds and topics 
together in realising this dream.
5 June 2023
Editorial
YOJANA
May No One Suffer...
W
hen we talk of well-being, it is the holistic health and wellness of 
the entire paradigm of physical body, mind, and soul (or spiritual 
being). The food that provides us nourishment, yoga and other physical 
activities that keep us fit, and the medicines that are taken when 
needed; they all work on the ‘physical body’ part of the well-being. The 
things one engage-in to keep the mind healthy, work on the various 
mental faculties that may include reading, writing, pranayama and 
other activities that challenge mind and keep it active. The final stream 
of well-being may fall into the spiritual well-being of oneself. This is the 
centre of a holistic living that is taken care of with sustained practices 
and methods that include dhyana, jap, and meditation. Different belief 
systems, areas of thoughts, and approaches cater to either or all of 
the above-mentioned verticals towards realising holistic health and 
well-being of the individuals and society at large. The delicate balance 
between the nature and us too plays an integral role in giving the vital energy or prana to the human beings. 
This vast bank of knowledge and various approaches to healing have been a great resource that 
India has to offer to the world. In a world marred by diseases, conflicts, and chaos, the ancient systems of 
Indian medicinal sciences and meditational ways are gradually adopted by people beyond geographical 
boundaries and regional confinements. These knowledge and practices are flowing seamlessly and helping 
millions around the world. The annual celebration of International Year of Yoga, observing 2023 as the 
International Year of Millets, and acknowledgment of the role of ‘Mission LiFE—Lifestyle for Environment’ 
are some of the testaments that reaffirm the belief that the world has bestowed upon us. This becomes 
even more relevant in the year when representatives from the G20 nations are travelling to different parts 
of India and learning more of its heritage and contributions. 
Today, India is focusing on integrated medicine and health research with a more evidence-based 
approach towards the Ayush streams of medicine. Various consultations and negotiations, under the  
G20 Health Track, are discussing the need for universal holistic health embodied under the larger philosophy 
of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam—’The World is One Family’ . This is aimed at the betterment of humankind by 
ensuring health security to the people, last mile delivery of health services, an approach of preventive and 
curative medicine, approaches leveraging both traditional and modern medicinal systems, thus elevating 
global health for greater economic development. 
This issue of Yojana is an attempt to bring together the contributions of India towards achieving the holistic 
well-being for the entire world. It has essays and write-ups from various experts that dwell upon the practices 
that are even more relevant today for the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of the world.  This has the 
scope of laying the groundwork for widening of the role of India towards worldwide healthcare cooperation 
and partnerships to achieve the sustainable Development Goal of promoting good health and well-being.       ?
Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niramayah. 
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu, Maa Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhag-Bhavet, Sarve Bhavantu Niramaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
May all sentient beings be at peace, may no one suffer from illness. 
May all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer. 
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
7 June 2023
he Ayush systems, especially Ayurveda 
are often referred to as the ‘science of 
Life’ , which is deeply rooted in ancient 
Indian knowledge and has been 
practised for millennia. While Ayush has a strong 
foundation in traditional wisdom and experience, 
there has been increasing interest in scientifically 
T
India, known for its rich cultural heritage, has bestowed upon the  
world a precious treasure in the form of Ayush system of healthcare 
that has stood the test of time. Ayush represents a comprehensive 
approach to healthcare that encompasses ancient wisdom and holistic 
healthcare practices. It has been an integral part of the healthcare 
system for centuries. Ayush emphasises a personalised approach to 
health and well-being, balancing the body, mind, and spirit through a 
combination of exercise, diet, lifestyle modifications, therapeutic  
drugs, and treatment practices.
exploring its efficacy and safety through evidence-
based studies. The Ministry of Ayush is actively 
engaged in promoting the scientificity of Ayush 
systems of healthcare. Recognising the importance 
of evidence-based practices, the ministry has 
undertaken various initiatives to foster scientific 
research, validation, and integration of Ayush into 
vaidya rajEsh KotEcha the author is Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Government of india. email: secy-ayush@nic.in
unvEiLing thE sciEncE 
oF LiFE For hoListic 
hEaLth and WELL-bEing
Lead articLe
7 June 2023
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