<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he falls asleep within 30 seconds of going to bed and cautioned students against screen time causing disturbance in sleep.</p>.<p>Interacting with students, parents and teachers during the seventh edition of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ at Bharat Mandapam, the prime minister said screen time eats into sleep time.</p>.<p>“To maintain a balanced lifestyle, excess of everything should be avoided. A healthy body is crucial for a healthy mind and it requires some routines, spending time in sunlight and getting regular and complete sleep..,” PM Modi said.</p>.<p>“Habits like screen time are eating into the required sleep time, which is considered very important by modern health science,” he said.</p>.<p>“I have maintained a routine of going into deep sleep within 30 seconds of going to bed. Being fully awake when awake and take sound sleep when you’re asleep, is a balance that can be achieved,' Modi said.</p>.From 22,000 in 2018, students registered for 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' reach 2.25 cr: PM Modi.<p>Raising the issue of striking a balance between exam preparation and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Dhiraj Subhas, a student of Senior Secondary School from Rajasthan, Najma Khatoon from PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kargil, Abhishek Kumar Tiwari, and a teacher from Tobi Lahme, a government higher secondary in Arunachal Pradesh, asked the prime minister about managing studies along with exercise.</p>.<p>PM Modi stressed the need for a balanced diet and also emphasised the importance of regular exercise and physical activities for fitness.</p>.<p>Organised by the Ministry of Education, Pariksha Pe Charcha has been engaging students, parents and teachers for the past six years.</p>.<p>Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fourth edition was held online, while the fifth and sixth editions returned to the town-hall format.</p>.<p>A total of 31.24 lakh students, 5.60 lakh teachers and 1.95 lakh parents participated in the previous year's edition.</p>.<p>This year, an estimated 2.26 crore registrations have taken place on the MyGov portal, highlighting widespread enthusiasm among students.</p>.<p>This year's event was held in a town-hall format at the Bharat Mandapam. Two students and a teacher from each state and Union Territory, along with winners of the Kala Utsav, were invited.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he falls asleep within 30 seconds of going to bed and cautioned students against screen time causing disturbance in sleep.</p>.<p>Interacting with students, parents and teachers during the seventh edition of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ at Bharat Mandapam, the prime minister said screen time eats into sleep time.</p>.<p>“To maintain a balanced lifestyle, excess of everything should be avoided. A healthy body is crucial for a healthy mind and it requires some routines, spending time in sunlight and getting regular and complete sleep..,” PM Modi said.</p>.<p>“Habits like screen time are eating into the required sleep time, which is considered very important by modern health science,” he said.</p>.<p>“I have maintained a routine of going into deep sleep within 30 seconds of going to bed. Being fully awake when awake and take sound sleep when you’re asleep, is a balance that can be achieved,' Modi said.</p>.From 22,000 in 2018, students registered for 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' reach 2.25 cr: PM Modi.<p>Raising the issue of striking a balance between exam preparation and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Dhiraj Subhas, a student of Senior Secondary School from Rajasthan, Najma Khatoon from PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kargil, Abhishek Kumar Tiwari, and a teacher from Tobi Lahme, a government higher secondary in Arunachal Pradesh, asked the prime minister about managing studies along with exercise.</p>.<p>PM Modi stressed the need for a balanced diet and also emphasised the importance of regular exercise and physical activities for fitness.</p>.<p>Organised by the Ministry of Education, Pariksha Pe Charcha has been engaging students, parents and teachers for the past six years.</p>.<p>Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fourth edition was held online, while the fifth and sixth editions returned to the town-hall format.</p>.<p>A total of 31.24 lakh students, 5.60 lakh teachers and 1.95 lakh parents participated in the previous year's edition.</p>.<p>This year, an estimated 2.26 crore registrations have taken place on the MyGov portal, highlighting widespread enthusiasm among students.</p>.<p>This year's event was held in a town-hall format at the Bharat Mandapam. Two students and a teacher from each state and Union Territory, along with winners of the Kala Utsav, were invited.</p>