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Detailed explanation-1: -Van Mahotsav (Festival of Trees) is an annual tree-planting movement in India. How did Sachin Tendulkar and Gautama Gambit play as an opener?

Detailed explanation-2: -Van Mahotsav is celebrated in schools, offices, universities, etc. Poster making competitions are held in schools and colleges. People celebrate it by planting trees or saplings. Awareness camps are set up.

Detailed explanation-3: -In its original aim, every citizen of India is expected to plant a sapling during the Van Mahotsav Week. Also, awareness campaigns about benefits and protection of trees and the harm caused by cutting down of trees are held. It is the festival of life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Van Mahotsava means “Tree Festival”. This tree planting festival is observed annually, over a period of week starting from 1st July to 7th July. Van Mahotsava was started in 1950 by K.M. Munshi, the then Union Minster for Agriculture and Food to create enthusiasm among masses for forest conservation and planting trees.

Detailed explanation-5: -Van Mahotsav is a pan-India tree planting festival celebrated in July every year. This initiative was nationally recognised in 1950 by Dr K M Munshi, who was the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food during that period.