World Earth Day: Rijiju urges people to protect Earth & its 'pristine natural beauty'

On occasion of 50th Earth Day, Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday urged people to "protect our beautiful mor earth" and preserve its "pristine natural beauty". Taking to microblogging site, Rijiju posted a video to share an aerial view of forests in Arunachal Presh.

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PM Modi on Earth Day

Earlier in day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi h urged people to work towards a cleaner, healthier and more prosperous planet on World Earth Day. Prime Minister Modi also gave a shout-out to all those working at forefront to defeat COVID-19.

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International Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22, purpose behind celebrating Earth Day is to rally support for environmental protection.  first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 as a response to oil spill off coast of California. Millions of Americans h pared in streets to support environmental protection reforms following spill. 

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