In photos: From classrooms to cabinets, how India came together for Earth Day 2025

Every year, the world observes Earth Day on April 22. First celebrated in 1970 in the United States, it marked the birth of the modern environmental movement and aims to raise awareness about ecological issues.

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^​Imphal marked Earth Day with a cyclothon, where participants rode to promote action against climate change. Each year, Earth Day is observed with unique themes to highlight pressing environmental concerns.

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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated the 'QR Codes for Flora' initiative on Earth Day. Under this project, plants in school campuses will be tagged with QR codes that provide detailed information about each species.

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Students from Balmohan Vidyamandir participated in an Earth Day activity at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park in Mumbai. The initiative focused on waste recycling and environmental conservation. Across India, Earth Day is marked with school programs, clean-up drives, and eco-awareness campaigns led by both the government and NGOs.

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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh, and Delhi MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa attended a student model exhibition organized under the CAQM’s Earth Day campaign on air quality at Kerala School in RK Puram, New Delhi.

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An excavator was seen cleaning the Mahananda River in Siliguri, West Bengal, as part of Earth Day activities. Earth Day serves as a reminder of the urgent need to address climate change, pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss.

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Students of St. Xavier’s School in Jabalpur took a pledge to protect the environment and raise awareness on Earth Day. The first Earth Day in 1970 played a crucial role in the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and laws like the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts.

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Student scouts and guides in Bikaner created paintings carrying social messages to save the environment. Recent Earth Day campaigns have focused on tackling the plastic crisis, including calls to ban single-use plastics and reduce microplastic pollution.

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As part of an Earth Day initiative by the Adani Group, workers cleaned benches made from recycled plastic waste before handing them over to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for installation in city parks.

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