Prime Minister Narendra Modi commemorated World Environment Day by planting a Sindoor sapling, gifted by women from Kutch recognised for their courage during the 1971 war. This symbolic gesture follows India's Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory action against terror bases after the Pahalgam attack, where the Prime Minister declared that sindoor now represents India's strength.
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