Earth Day

Why in news?

• April 22 was World Earth Day.

About Earth Day:

• Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
• First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org (formerly Earth Day Network) including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
• On Earth Day 2016, the landmark Paris Agreement was signed by the India and 122 other countries.
• The Earth Day 2021 theme is Restore Our Earth and features five primary programs: The Canopy Project, Food and Environment, Climate Literacy, the Global Earth Challenge, and The Great Global CleanUp

Prelims Question

Consider the following statements regarding Earth Day and identify the correc statements:
1.Global coordination of the Earth Day related activities area done by the Earth Day Network, an environmental NGO.
2.The Earth Day finds its origin in the 1972 Stockholm Conference(United Nations Conference on the Human Environment).
3.The theme of the 2021 Earth day is " End Plastic Pollution".
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b)1 and 2 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1,2 and 3

Answer to the Prelims Question