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Zero Tolerance Against Terror
NEWS BRIEFS
India advocates for peace but will not Minister Amit Shah has stated that the
spare - at any cost - those who incite Modi govt is determined to rip apart
unrest within Indian borders or harm its every terror module to shield India and
citizens. Under the current government’s its people. These designated terrorists
“zero tolerance” policy against terrorism, are involved in anti-India activities, terror
led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the attacks, the promotion of terrorism,
Ministry of Home Affairs has declared 23 arms smuggling, cross-border infiltration,
dreaded terror functionaries as terrorists. aiding terrorist organisations, fundraising,
Out of 23 terrorists, 17 are Pakistani and terrorist recruitment. This decision
nationals, and 6 are Indian nationals; all by the government will prove crucial
of them are orchestrating terror activities in dismantling the terror ecosystem
from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied by curbing the terrorists’ fundraising
Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK). mechanisms, movement, recruitment
Union Home and Cooperation capabilities, and terror-related activities.

Guinness World Record: Planting 3.61+ Lakh Saplings

Environmental conservation has today
assumed the form of a people's movement.
The 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign has
connected crores of citizens across the
country with this great mission of
protecting nature. As part of this
initiative, during the first fortnight
of July, the Gandhinagar Lok
Sabha constituency in Gujarat
set a Guinness World Record by
planting over 3.61 lakh saplings in
a single hour using the Miyawaki
method. Under the ‘Public
Plantation Campaign', the citizens
of Gandhinagar planted more than 1.26
crore saplings. Of these, approximately 1.16
crore saplings were planted across 404 public
locations, while citizens planted over 11 lakh
saplings within their private premises.

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