Kashi sets Guinness record with 2.51 lakh saplings planted in one hour

Exam-focused facts from the 2 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Varanasi surpassed China's 2018 record of 1,53,981 saplings by planting 2,51,446 saplings in one hour.
The plantation drive was organised by Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) at Sujabad Domri on 350 bigha of land.
The event aimed to create the first urban forest of Kashi and the world's largest Miyawaki forest zone in Domari.
Guinness World Records judge Rishi Nath presented the record certificate to Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari and Municipal Commissioner Himanshu Nagpal.
Participants included the Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), police, and thousands of students.