New Year’s Day 2026 falls on a Thursday. While it’s a federal holiday in the US, India treats January 1 as a restricted holiday. Stock markets remain open in India, with most offices, transport, shops and restaurants operating, though banks and schools are shut in select states.

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As per some studies, only 16% of the people manage to stick to their new year’s resolution. Is it time to re-think our strategy? Watch this to know why most new year’s resolutions fail.

Time to re-evaluate your new year’s resolutions?

While it's true that two-thirds of people give up on their resolutions within the first few weeks of making them, you must not give up on the tradition completely.

Science-backed tips for sticking to your New Year 2023 resolutions

New Year's resolutions are made at the start of the year, but in many cases, they fail with a few weeks, or sometimes days. But one can stick to the plans by following some steps. The list has been collated after taking inputs from an article published on health.harvard.edu Watch the video and follow the steps!

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