Celebrating 50th anniversary of Earth Day, 2020

Today, we are celebrating 50th anniversary of Earth Day to work towards the cause of envrionmental protection

For the cause of environmental protection, Globally today, 22nd April is celebrated as the Earth Day. The first Earth Day celebrations took place in 1970. Two thousand colleges and universities, roughly ten thousand primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities across the United States, 2 millions Americans came together to work for a better and safer environment.

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.

Twitter is flooded with various messages on Earth Day

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India tweeted.

• #DYK: #EarthDay is an annual event celebrated around the world on 22nd April 2020 to demonstrate support for #EnvironmentalProtection #EarthDay2020#Environment #EnvironmentalHealth pic.twitter.com/PntOmfQNij

  — MoEF&CC (@moefcc) April 22, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  #DYK: #EarthDay is an annual event celebrated around the world on 22nd April 2020 to demonstrate support for #EnvironmentalProtection #EarthDay2020#Environment #EnvironmentalHealth pic.twitter.com/PntOmfQNij

  — MoEF&CC (@moefcc) April 22, 2020

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  #DYK: #EarthDay is an annual event celebrated around the world on 22nd April 2020 to demonstrate support for #EnvironmentalProtection #EarthDay2020#Environment #EnvironmentalHealth pic.twitter.com/PntOmfQNij

  — MoEF&CC (@moefcc) April 22, 2020

“On International Day of Mother Earth, we all express gratitude to our planet for the abundance of care & compassion. Let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier & more prosperous planet”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.

• On International Day of Mother Earth, we all express gratitude to our planet for the abundance of care & compassion. Let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier & more prosperous planet.
  
  A shout out to all those working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19. #EarthDay2020

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 22, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  On International Day of Mother Earth, we all express gratitude to our planet for the abundance of care & compassion. Let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier & more prosperous planet.
  
  A shout out to all those working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19. #EarthDay2020

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 22, 2020

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  On International Day of Mother Earth, we all express gratitude to our planet for the abundance of care & compassion. Let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier & more prosperous planet.
  
  A shout out to all those working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19. #EarthDay2020

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 22, 2020

Sh. Pitush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Government of India, Deputy leader of the Rajya Sabha tweeted about how while fighting with COVID-19, one should also take care of mother earth.

• Since ancient times, we Indians have lived in peace and harmony with nature.
  
  This #EarthDay, while we unite against COVID-19, let us also pledge to nurture our Mother Earth for a better & healthier tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/NO23zCNw26

  — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 22, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Since ancient times, we Indians have lived in peace and harmony with nature.
  
  This #EarthDay, while we unite against COVID-19, let us also pledge to nurture our Mother Earth for a better & healthier tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/NO23zCNw26

  — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 22, 2020

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  Since ancient times, we Indians have lived in peace and harmony with nature.
  
  This #EarthDay, while we unite against COVID-19, let us also pledge to nurture our Mother Earth for a better & healthier tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/NO23zCNw26

  — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 22, 2020

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Govt of India, ENT Surgeon, Ex Advisor WHO appealed to people to become more conscious about the envrionment.

• माता भूमि: पुत्रो अहं पृथिव्या: !
  
  समस्त देशवासियों को #WorldEarthDay की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
  आइए, इस दिवस पर पृथ्वी के प्राकृतिक वातावरण के प्रति संवेदनशील बनने व धरा को हरा भरा बनाने का संकल्प लें।@moesgoi #EarthDay2020 pic.twitter.com/LHvVH2cNPF

  — Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) April 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  माता भूमि: पुत्रो अहं पृथिव्या: !
  
  समस्त देशवासियों को #WorldEarthDay की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
  आइए, इस दिवस पर पृथ्वी के प्राकृतिक वातावरण के प्रति संवेदनशील बनने व धरा को हरा भरा बनाने का संकल्प लें।@moesgoi #EarthDay2020 pic.twitter.com/LHvVH2cNPF

  — Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) April 21, 2020

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  माता भूमि: पुत्रो अहं पृथिव्या: !
  
  समस्त देशवासियों को #WorldEarthDay की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
  आइए, इस दिवस पर पृथ्वी के प्राकृतिक वातावरण के प्रति संवेदनशील बनने व धरा को हरा भरा बनाने का संकल्प लें।@moesgoi #EarthDay2020 pic.twitter.com/LHvVH2cNPF

  — Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) April 21, 2020

(ETV Bharat)