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On these days you can organise a special item for the morning assembly in
school or hold an exibition or a competition. You can present any of the following items
- Read a poem or a quotation or both
at the beginning of the assembly.
- Enact a play highlighting the issue.
- Organise a quiz.
- Hold a discussion on the specific
- Organize a debate on the particular
- Ask your art teacher to hold a
- Organise a Poster competition.
- Have tree plantation programmes.
- Take up a clean your
- Organise a just a minute
- Have a photograph competition.
- Give a talk on the subject.
- Arrange a wall display highlighting
- Hold a classroom board contest on
the specific topic.
2 World Wetland Day
- On this day, in 1971, the
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance was signed. Wetlands are a very
important part of our biodiversity and it is essential to see that they are well
February 28 National Science Day - It is
necessary to highlight the role of science in the protection of the environment. This day
should be taken as a platform to put forward the message.
March 21 World Forestry
Day - Activities such as the planting of trees and
highlighting the urgency to increase the green cover.
March 22 World Water
Day - The decision to celebrate this day has been taken recently as
drinking water sources are fast depleting. The world must wake up to the problem and begin
March 23 World
Everyone has to be
reminded that weather is an integral part of the environment.
April 7 World Health Day The
World Health Organisation (WHO) was constituted on this day in 1948. In the changing
environment around us health is becoming an important issue.
April 18 World Heritage
Day - Environment includes not just the natural
surroundings but also the manmade ones.
April 22 Earth Day - In 1970 a
group of people in the United States of America got together to draw the attention of the
world to the problems being caused to the earth due to modernisation. Since then this day
has been celebrated all over the world as Earth Day.
May 31 Anti Tobacco Day - The world is now aware of the problems faced by not
only the smokers but also the people who inhale the smoke. You can take up an anti smoking
campaign in your family or the neighbourhood.
June 5 World
Environment Day - On this day, in 1972, the Stockholm Conference on
Human Environment was held in Sweden. There was a large gathering from all over the world
and people expressed their concerns for the increasing environmental problems.
July 11 World
Population Day- Population has to be given special attention, as it
is an ever-increasing problem especially in India.
September 16 World
Ozone Day-The United Nations declared this day as the
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. It is the day the Montreal
Protocol was signed.
September 28 Green
Consumer Day-The problems of consumerism and its impact on the
environment is an area of major concern in todays world. Awareness building on the
importance of recycling-reusing-reducing should be taken up seriously.
October 3 World
Habitat Day-The earth is the habitat of not only human beings
but also all living creatures. Increasing human activities is threatening the habitat of
other living things.
October 1-7 World
Wildlife Week -Celebrate this week by building awareness on the
importance of preservation of our wildlife.
October 4 World
Animal Welfare Day-The welfare of animals has to be looked into and
given due importance.
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction-Due to a change in the environment there has been an increase in the
number of natural disasters. Efforts have to be taken to reduce these disasters.
Childrens Day in India-
Children can work together for
a better tomorrow by improving the environment around them.
Bhopal Tragedy Day- Mark this occasion by taking a pledge to put in
your best efforts to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again.