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In Pics | #EarthDayWithDNA: Here's how Earth Day was celebrated all around

Earth Day is marked on April 22 to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the earth's environment.​ This is how the world observed this day.

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  • Apr 23, 2017, 12:04 AM IST

Earth Day is marked on April 22 to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the earth's environment.​ This is how the world observed this day.

1. Kathmandu

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Nepalese environmental activists take part in a protest to mark Earth Day by covering themselves in plastic sheets to protest against air pollution in Kathmandu on April 22, 2017.

Image courtesy: AFP

2. Earth Day in India

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School girls with painted faces during ''Save Earth'' awareness program on the eve of World Earth Day at a school in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Image courtesy: PTI

3. Earth Day

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Girls with painted faces taking part in an awareness campaign on the occasion of World Earth Day at Government Polytechnic College in Jabalpur on Saturday.

Image courtesy: PTI

4. Earth Day in Moradabad

Earth Day in Moradabad
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School children during an awareness programme Earth Day in Moradabad on Saturday.

Image courtesy: PTI

5. Mother Teresa Square

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Kosovar musician wearing face masks perform at the Mother Teresa square in Pristina, Kosovo  on April 22, 2017 as port of activities to raise awareness on air pollution in Pristina marking the Earth Day.

Image courtesy: AFP

6. London

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Scientists and science enthusiasts gather prior to the start of the ''March for Science'' which celebrates the scientific method outside the Science Museum in central London on April 22, 2017, Earth Day

Image courtesy: AFP

7. Earth Day in London

Earth Day in London
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Scientists and science enthusiasts gather prior to the start of the ''March for Science'' which celebrates the scientific method outside the Science Museum in central London.

Image courtesy: AFP

8. France

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People take part in the March for Sciences as part of Earth Day 2017 in Paris on April 22, 2017, to defend science and scientific integrity and to call for political leaders and policy makers to enact evidence based policies in the public interest.

Image courtesy: AFP

9. Mirzapur

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 School students  during an awareness progremme ''Save Earth'' on World Earth Day in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. 

Image Courtesy: PTI

10. New York

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People walk past Trump International Hotel and Tower during the Earth Day ''March For Science NYC'' demonstration to coincide with similar marches globally in Manhattan, New York.

Image Courtesy: Reuters

11. March for Science

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A protester dressed as U.S. president Donald Trump pretends to play golf with the Earth during the Earth Day ''March For Science NYC''.

Image Courtesy: Reuters

12. Trump International Hotel and Tower

Trump International Hotel and Tower
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People walk past Trump International Hotel and Tower during the Earth Day ''March For Science NYC'' demonstration to coincide with similar marches globally in Manhattan, New York.

Image Courtesy: Reuters

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