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| World Environment Day Celebrated at Marwah Studios |
Noida: Like every year, this
year also Marwah Studios in association with International Chamber of Media And
Entertainment Industry and Asian Academy of Film And Television celebrated
World Environment Day at Noida Film City.
“We have tried our best to
bring awareness of all those programs which United Nations has been
highlighting now and then. More than 24 subjects round the year we take up to
popularize and support United Nations,” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah
Studios and Patron to IFUNA- Indian Federation of United Nation Associations.
“World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June
every year, and is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging
awareness and action for the protection of our environment. First held in 1974,
it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental
issues from marin
pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable
consumption and wildlife crime.,” said Dr. K.D. Gupta Environmentalist
and Chairperson of Environment And Climate Committee of ICMEI.
“WED
has grown to become a global platform for public outreach, with participation
from over 143 countries annually. Each year, WED has a new theme that major
corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and celebrities worldwide adopt to
advocate environmental causes,” added Dr. V.K.Goswami ICMEI representative to
NASA.
“The
theme for 2018 is "Beat Plastic Pollution". The host nation is India
By
choosing this Theme, it is aimed that people may strive to change their everyday
lives to reduce the heavy burden of plastic pollution,” said Dr. Amit Kaur Puri
Scientist from AKP Foundation.
“People
should be free from the over-reliance on single-use or disposables, as they
have severe environmental consequences. We should liberate our natural places,
our wildlife - and our own health from plastics,” said H.E.
Michael Aaron Oquaye High Commissioner of Ghana to India while
inaugurating the session.
Large number of media
professionals, filmmakers from Ghana, members of ICMEI, environmentalists, and
students of AAFT and ASMS attended the event.
