1. Dehradun, India Earth Day 2012 World
Wide
Earth Day Network partner
Sanctuary Asia organized an
Earth Day rally where1,000
people came out to march in
the streets to call attention to
environmental issues. Students
performed street skits on the
importance of protecting the
environment and presented an
environmental petition to the
Minister.
Photo: Participants gather for the Earth Day Rally..
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2. Bangalore, India Earth Day 2012 World
Wide
For Earth Day 2012, more than
200 college students pushed
bicycles backwards in an effort
to spread awareness on the
rising carbon emission levels in
Bangalore and encouraged the
public to use sustainable modes
of transport like walking, and
cycling.
Photos (Top to Bottom): Students march through
the streets with their bikes; Students create a
“human bicycle” to promote carbon free modes of
transport.
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“Bangalore is a city with the highest number of two wheelers in the country.
I often think why I should use a vehicle to commute 5 km? What is the purpose of public transport
then? This is one way to tell everyone that we must stop polluting the environment.”
- Raksha Jayaraj, Earth Day Participant

3. Andhra Pradesh, India Earth Day 2012 World
Wide
In coordination with Earth
Day Network India partner
Animal Care Now, women of
a tribal village in Andhra
Pradesh, replace their
incandescent light bulbs
with CFL bulbs and pledge to
go green to Mobilize the
Earth™.
Photo: Villagers hold up their new CFL
Bulbs on Earth Day 2012
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4. Chhattisgarh, India Earth Day 2012 World
Wide
In Bilspaur, Earth Day Network
India partner Nature Bodies
organized Earth Day events in a
school. Students first listened to
lectures on the importance of
Earth Day. Then they each filled
out environmental pledges to be
included in the “Tree of Life”.
Then they all painted their hands
green and made a collage
signifying their unity for a safer
and healthier planet.
Photos (Top to Bottom): Students show their
support for Earth Day; A young girl writes down her
environmental pledge; students showcase their
green hands for the environment.
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5. Rajasthan, India Earth Day 2012 World
Wide
Earth Day Network partner
Paryavaran Mitra organized
Earth Day events in schools
across India. In Rajasthan,
students participated in A Billion
Acts of Green® by pledging
green actions to limit their
resource use. Students also
conducted rallies against
pollution and climate change.
Photos (Top to Bottom): Students make handprints
to symbolize their commitments to A Billion Acts of
Green; Students walk the streets in an
environmental rally.
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6. Madhubani , India Earth Day 2012 World
Wide
In remote Madhubani (Bihar
state), the NGO Contact Base
worked with EDN to help local
women better understand the
need to preserve nature. These
women then used their
traditional talent of painting
with natural colours to produce
beautiful wall paintings on their
huts.
Photos: Women discuss issues related to
conservation in India on Earth Day 2012.
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7. Madhya Pradesh, India Earth Day 2012 World
Wide
Earth Day India partner, The
Corbett Foundation organized
an Earth Day event where
students and villagers held a
rally in Kanha National Park.
Participants planted trees and
picked up trash. They also
gave away free energy
efficient solar lamps to
villagers.
Photos (Top to Bottom): Villagers and students
participate in the Rally; A village member is given a
solar lamp
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“Save Earth! Save Life! One Earth! One Chance!”
-Students at the forest rally

8. Sriperumbudur, India Earth Day 2012 World
Wide
The Sri Venkateswara College of
Engineering,won Earth Day
Network’s global environmental
competition MobilizeU. They
generated the most acts of
green, totaling over 80,000, by
taking on a wide range of
initiatives to make their campus
more sustainable than ever.
Photos: Students from the Eco Forum group gather
on Earth Day 2012.
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