The Earth day

                                    

What is this Earth day?

Earth day is an annual event which is celebrated every April 22 to demonstrates support for environmental protection.

History of Earth Day

The first Earth day was celebrated on 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson.The polluted river caught fire on several occasions between 1936 and 1969, when debris and oil had concentrated on the water's surface and ignited. A blaze in 1969 came at a time of increasing environmental awareness and symbolized years of environmental neglect.

What can we do to celebrate Earth Day?

As living beings on Earth we can do simple things to celebrate this day.

                               * Plant a tree                               * Obey 3R concept                               * Minimize polythene                               * Conduct programmes to make people know about this day.                               * Minimize using motor vehicles.