For the first time ever, a record number of about 70 monuments across the country were lit in blue on the eve of World Diabetes Day. As a part of India's biggest campaign so far to sensitize people on diabetes prevention and management, "Blue Monument Lighting Challenge" was the most prominent activities of the campaign. This magnificent sparkling event marked commemoration of World Diabetes Day at an international level. In India Blue Monument Lighting was done by HEAL foundation, a Delhi-based NGO and ViaMedia on a  huge scale.