The central government launched the Swachhata Pakhwada- Swachhata Hi Seva 2023 campaign in Uttarakhand on September 27. The campaign highlighted the role of citizens in keeping water bodies clean.

Preparations are underway to organise the Mahakumbh at Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. The state government is trying to ensure that the site of the grand fair remains free of open defecation. The site of the Mahakumbh spanning across 4,000 hectares will be divided into 25 sectors for efficient management.

Many trees in Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow were painted with colours for beautification. However, as soon as the forest department came to know about this, it directed the officers to stop the work

Nuakhai, which literally translates as 'new food', is a harvest festival celebrated with great vigour in the coastal state. Often compared to Tamil Nadu's Pongal, Kerala's Onam and Assam's Bihu, the festival heralds the consumption of the fresh rice harvested from the paddy crop. Read on to know more about its origin, rituals, and cultural significance in Odisha.