Current Affairs - Festivity - Discussion

Sikkim hosted the first-ever Himalayan Yak Festival in Gnathang Valley to promote yak conservation and high-altitude tourism. The festival was organised by the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department of the Government of Sikkim. Its major objectives include implementing yak conservation strategies across the Himalayan region, supporting sustainable livelihoods for pastoral communities in border villages, and boosting the local economy through tourism. Sikkim became India's 22nd state through the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975. It is also recognised as the world's first 100% organic state, achieving this distinction in 2016.