Earth Day

What is Earth Day?

Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

How and when Earth Day Started?

In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. A month later a separate Earth Day was founded by the United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations.

What is Earth Day anthem?

The Earth Day Anthem set to "Ode to Joy" by Ludwig van Beethoven

Joyful joyful we adore our Earth in all its wonderment

Simple gifts of nature that all join into a paradise

Now we must resolve to protect her

Show her our love throughout all time

With our gentle hand and touch

We make our home a newborn world

Now we must resolve to protect her

Show her our love throughout all time

With our gentle hand and touch

We make our home a newborn world.

Ways you can help save the planet Earth

• Learn more about the Environment and Clean Energy
• Spread awareness among people on topics like Global Warming, Energy Conservation, Wildlife Conservation, Renewable Energy, Recycling etc.
• Plant a Tree each year
• Buy Energy-efficient Home Appliances 
• Make a habit of switch off electrical appliances when not in use
• Use biodegradable stuff 
• Recycle your old electronic items
• Save water
• Try to avoid short vehicle trips by walking or cycling
• Recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles
• Traveling with E-Tickets will save millions of trees
• Use Rechargeable batteries 

“I appeal to all people everywhere to raise their voices. Speak out on behalf of this planet, our only home. Let us care for Mother Earth so she can continue to care for us as she has done for millennia. "
-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon