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Fit India Movement, a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The programme starts from 8th January until 26th February, 2023 on the official Instagram and YouTube handles of Fit India, every Sunday at 11am. The first series of 8 talks have been titled Fit India Healthy Hindustan


Pritish Bagdi

In celebration of the New Year, the Fit India Movement, a centrepiece initiative of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, will debut a new web series called "Fit India-Sunday Talks." Starting on January 8 and running through February 26 of 2023, Fit India will host an online discussion show with renowned fitness gurus and Fit India icons at 11 a.m. on Sundays. Fit India Healthy Hindustan is the name of the first series of eight speeches.

The Fit India Sunday Talks aim to raise awareness of the value of fitness, a good diet, and mental wellbeing across all age groups, particularly seniors, in line with Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi's ambition to build a fit nation.

The Fit India Healthy Hindustan panelists include Luke Coutinho (Lifestyle Expert), Ryan Fernando, Heena Bhimani (Nutritionist) and Sangram Singh (Wrestler/Motivational Speaker). Speaking about the initiative, Sangram Singh said, "The Fit India Healthy Hindustan Program is a commendable initiative of the government and everyone should join this campaign and take benefit from it. According to me, the richest and most complete person in life is the one whose body is healthy. Through these talks, I will share some basic natural methods which people can easily adopt to stay fit at all ages." Nutritionist Ryan Fernando continues, "With the Fit India Movement, citizens now have access to various health-related resources and guidance, which has enabled them to make informed decisions about their health. He will also discuss other aspects of overall wellbeing in his session, including the significance of getting the right amount of sleep to stay fit. With the correct information, the Fit India Healthy Hindustan series aims to further empower the populace.

There will also be a section where experts will discuss why 2023 should be recognised as the International Year of Millets.

Subscribe the YouTube channel @FitIndiaMovement2019


Updated: Dec 23, 2022

Washington [US], October 25: YouTube has got a makeover.


As per TechCrunch, YouTube has come up with new updates including a new look, a pinch-to-zoom feature, precise seeking, new buttons, ambient mode and a dark mode that's "even darker." The new pinch-to-zoom feature lets users on iOS and Android devices zoom in on videos so they can see more details.

This feature was available as a test to Premium subscribers in August. Precise seeking will allow users to easily find an exact part in a video. Available on desktop and mobile, users can drag the cursor or swipe up on the video to see a row of thumbnails. This helps users find the exact spot in the video they want to rewatch.

YouTube's update also includes a new color effect called "ambient mode" that uses "dynamic color sampling" to match the app's background color to the colors in the video that a user watches, Nate Koechley, UX Director, YouTube, wrote in the official blog post. Ambient mode will be available on desktop and mobile with YouTube's dark theme. It'll also be available on video playlists. Another visual change will be new buttons under videos.

YouTube links in video descriptions are now buttons in order to "minimize distractions," the company explained. To make the page even "easier on the eyes," the like, share and download buttons will also get makeovers and be smaller in size.


Washington [US], August 5: Video sharing platform YouTube has been testing a new mobile app feature with its premium subscribers that will allow them to zoom in on any video.


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According to The Verge, 9to5Google has noted that the latest opt-in experimental feature enables a pinch-to-zoom gesture for videos and it works both in portrait and full-screen landscape view. As per the company, the zoom feature will remain in testing until September 1st, giving YouTube about a month to gather user feedback and refine things before potentially rolling it out more widely. To enable pinch to zoom, open YouTube's settings menu either on your phone or from the website. As long as you're subscribed to YouTube Premium, there should be a "try new features" section, reported The Verge. Currently, the only feature available for testing is the zoom function. It seems there might be a delay between opting for the test and actually being able to use the pinch gesture, as The Verge in its testing was unable to zoom in closer on any videos immediately after toggling it on. But once it's active, users should be able to zoom in at up to 8x. There are already ways to zoom in on YouTube's content with various accessibility functions on Android and iOS, and obviously, it's very easy to do so in a desktop browser. But having it as an optional native feature in the mobile app is all the more convenient. Last month, YouTube finally delivered picture-in-picture mode for iPhone and iPad after first testing it among premium customers; that hugely useful feature has long been available on Android, as per The Verge.


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