CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earths natural resources for future generations. The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First Earth Day Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

Detailed explanation-3: -The First Earth Day in April 1970 Because there was no EPA, no Clean Air Act, no Clean Water Act. There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment. In spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the national agenda.

Detailed explanation-4: -The April 22 date was selected in part to maximize the number of students that could be reached on university campuses as this date it fell between colleges’ spring break and final exams.