By Shivani Panjwani –
World Earth Day is celebrated every year on the 22nd of April. This day has a simple mission – to keep our earth and environment safe and free from pollution, deforestation, etc. World Earth Day 2022 Theme is “Invest In Our Planet”. Earth is the only planet that has life, so it’s care and safety should be of utmost priority and cannot be ignored.
History of World Earth Day
The very first earth day was celebrated in the year 1970 in The United States. They organized a national demonstration to highlight the environmental concerns. Rallies were held throughout the country and at the end of the year, US Government has also formed an official agency which is known as Environmental Protection Agency. This event takes place in around 140 countries across the globe.
This day particularly demands very less from us, people across the globe celebrate this day, by picking up litter from their nearby places, planting trees, spread the awareness of going green. Save plants save life etc.
Earth is like our mother, as unconditional characteristics of a mother are the same for our mother nature. We as their children should take this responsibility to keep it happy and clean for our betterment only.
Pick Up Waste
Try to pick up litter and waste from the nearby area as much as possible, do not dirty the places, use as much possible recycled goods, and use dustbins to throw trash rather than littering the nearby areas.
Plant Trees
This is very important and very useful to all the living and nonliving creatures on the earth. Plant trees, go green and do not cut trees. Planting more and more trees can make the environment pure and can make this earth the best place to live in.
Make adequate use of water. Water is life, it’s our friend for life. Do not waste it, use it only as much as is required. Wasting water can lead us to a huge loss for the future, which cannot be dreamed of. Use the resource very wisely.
Adequate Use of Electricity
This is also an important factor in safeguarding the earth from pollution. Electricity is generated from thermal power which creates pollution in the environment, adequate use of it can save it from spreading the pollution from a big margin. Use as much as required, do not waste it. People do celebrate this day by switching off their lights, fans, and electronic devices for a minute across the globe to save the environment from a big margin of pollution to be created.
These are some very basic solutions to keep our earth healthy, happy, and the best place to survive. This shouldn’t be followed on this particular day, rather than this should be an everyday practice. Every day should be a “World Happy Earth Day”.