BRICS Wellness Workshop

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Question: Recently the BRICS Wellness Workshop was organised in which of the following city?
(a) Jaipur
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Ranchi
(d) New Delhi
Ans: (b)
Related facts:

  • The two days BRICS Wellness Workshop was organised at Bengaluru during 10-11 September 2016.
  • It was organised by Ministry of AYUSH, in collaboration with Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).
  • Secretary level Officers and Traditional Medicine/wellness experts from the BRICS countries have participated in the BRICS Wellness Workshop.
  • The Workshop, being held in Bangaluru, is designed to have sessions related to Traditional Systems of Medicine, Trade and Economy, Wellness and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Wellness indicators for BRICS, Wellness and Tourism among others.
  • It also includes a session on WHO strategy for Traditional Medicine.
  • Yoga workshops and Ayurveda consultations with experts was also organised for interested delegates from 9-12 September 2016.

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