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Sachin Tendulkar's near-death experience while crossing rail tracks Sachin Tendulkar recalled a scary experience which he underwent during his school days while crossing the rail tracks. Batting legend  Sachin Tendulkar  on Wednesday recalled a scary experience which he underwent during his school days while crossing the rail tracks. The former India batsman was speaking at the launch of two initiatives by the Mumbai Railway Police - SAMEEP (Safety Alert Messages Exclusively For Passengers) and B-Safe. "Right from the age of 11, I travelled by trains in Mumbai. When I travelled, I had a kit-bag. I have also experienced jostling, being pushed in and out of trains...these experiences will stay with me," Tendulkar said. "In school, I had gone to Vile Parle to a friend's place. We five or six boys... had practiced in the morning and had gone to his place for lunch. Then we decided to watch a movie. After watching the movie, we got late for practice ...

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SankalpTaru’s model also benefits farmers who help in maintaining the fruit-bearing trees and benefit from them SankalpTaru founder Apurva Bhandari. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi:  Home to 1.2 billion people, India is the second-most populated country in the world, but its tree-to-people ratio is not very high and stands at only 28 per person. China, the only country with a higher population, has 108 trees per person, according to a recent study published in Nature . To remedy the situation, technology-enabled non-government organization SankalpTaru Foundation is providing a platform to facilitate the planting of trees. Its mobile app was launched in July 2013, aiming to bridge the gap between people’s busy schedules and their willingness to participate for an environment-friendly country. The app helps people to plant at any desired location with a few clicks on the website or from their app, and in turn is used by the worker at the plantation site of SankalpTaru...