THE WORLD’S FIRST “EARTH DAY” WAS CELEBRATED ON APRIL 22 1970 AND THE CONCEPT WAS INTRODUCED BY Mr GAYLORD NELSON, UNITED STATES SENATOR, AS AN ENVIRONMENT TEACH-IN DAY.
BUT AT AN UNESCO CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1969 Mr JOHN MCCONNELL COINED THE IDEA FIRST, AND LATER A PROCLAIMATION WAS SIGNED BY THE THEN GENERAL SECRETARY U THANT AT THE UNITED NATIONS AND OBSERVED ON MARCH 21 1970 AS THE EARTH-DAY WHICH ALSO COINCIDED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
NEVER THE LESS THE CREDIT GOES TO Mr NELSON TO WIDELY PUBLICIZE AND INCREASE THE AWARENESS TO SAVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE EARTH.
THE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY WILL BE CELEBRATED TILL 2015 EVERY YEAR ON APRIL 22 AS DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED NATIONS.
THE NEXT UNITED NATIONS GENERAL SECRETARY KURT WALDHEIM ALSO CELEBRATED WITH EQUAL ZEAL AND SINCE THEN THE MARCH EQUINOX IS CELEBRATED IN OVER 150 COUNTRIES.
A JAPANESE PEACE BELL WAS DONATED TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE EARTH DAY IS CELEBRATED BY RINGING THE BELL TRADITIONALLY.
WORLD OVER CONFERENCES FOR STUDENTS AND SCIENTISTS ARE HELD INFORMING THE PEOPLE AT LARGE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LIFE ON THE EARTH.
MANY COMMUNITY SERVICES ARE ALSO HELD LIKE COLLECTING ITEMS/GARBAGE WHICH IS RECYLEABLE, CLEANING THE PROPERTY-IN-USE BY THE PUBLIC, ETC.
SINCE EVERY ONE WANTS A PEACEFUL AND CHEERFUL EARTH, THE HOLY DAY BRINGS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD, YET PRESERVING THE NATIONAL BORDERS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INTEGRITIES, NO DIVISION OF IDEAS AND NO SUPERIORITY OVER OTHERS, ACROSS THE OCEANS AND MOUNTAINS TO PRESERVE THE HARMONY IN NATURE.
THE PLANETARY OBSERVANCE OF SHARING DAY AND NIGHT IN EQUAL LENGTH WHEN THE SUN CROSSES THE EQUATOR IS THE MOST ANCIENT WAY AND AN ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENON WHICH THE EARTH ALSO SHARES EQUALLY WITH THE PEOPLE ON THE EARTH.
LET US VOW TO BE ECO FRIENDLY, ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY, UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE AND PRESERVE THE ECOLOGY ON THIS “EARTH DAY”.
Milind Phadke
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