AAP MLA and Chairperson of Environment Committee of Delhi Assembly Atishi along with two members arrives to meet Chairperson of the Air Quality Commission regarding stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, at Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, in New Delhi. Stubble burning is considered as one of the major contributors of the air-pollution in Delhi-NCR.
Civil Defence volunteers hold a placard as part of a campaign 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off', launched by Delhi Government to tackle air pollution, in New Delhi.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai participates in the 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign, launched by Delhi Government to tackle air pollution, in New Delhi.
A young volunteer gives a rose to a auto-rickshaw driver to obey traffic rules as part of a campaign 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off', launched by Delhi Government to tackle air pollution, in New Delhi.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai gives a rose to a commuter urging him to obey traffic rules as part of a campaign 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off', launched by Delhi Government to tackle air pollution, in New Delhi.
A Civil Defence volunteer gives a rose to a commuter to obey traffic rules as part of a campaign 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off', launched by Delhi Government to tackle air pollution, in New Delhi.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar poses for photographs while taking a round after unveiling an 'urban forest', developed by CAG of India, in New Delhi.
Members of the "Red Rebel Brigade" take part in a performance on the Oberbaum Bridge during a protest action at the end of the nationwide action week of the environmental protection movement Extinction Rebellion to raise climate change awareness.
Activists of Fridays for Future movement placed protest posters for climate protection in front the German parliament building the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany. Because of the continuing spread of the coronavirus, the climate strike will be digitally distributed on the Internet.
School children teachers and activists walk in a procession aimed at creating awareness on protecting the environment in Kolkata.
An Indian activist rides a motorcycle with posters as he leads a procession aimed at creating awareness on protecting the environment in Kolkata, India. Poster on right reads, "water is precious-conserve it, destroying trees cause breathlessness."
Mahadevi Birla World Academy students take pledge for environment, sustainability and recycling during a campaign in Kolkata. Around 2000 students from various schools of Kolkata participated in the event.
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg celebrates her 17th birthday by attending the weekly "Fridays For Future" climate strike outside the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, Sweden.
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar (C) along with officials releases the 'India State of Forest Report 2019, in New Delhi.
An aerial view of the Metro-car shed area, where environment conservation activists have been opposing the cutting of trees by the authorities, in Mumbai
School Children take part in rally to create awareness among people about threats of plastic pollution in Karad,Maharashtra
Climate protesters demonstrate outside Ministry of Environment. Protesters around the world joined rallies as a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action against climate change began ahead of a U.N. summit in New York.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Prakash Javadekar addresses a press conference of the COP 14 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP14). MoS for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Babul Supriyo along with Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, CK Mishra and other dignitaries are also seen.
Environmental activists wear masks depicting leaders of France, from left, Germany, South Korea, Japan, United States and Canada during a protest against coal usage as world leaders gather for the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.
Environmentalists wave to welcome dragon boat racers as they take part in a fluvial protest against the planned reclamation projects to be built in different areas off Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines. Conservation groups, fisherfolk, and the Manila Yacht Club, joined together to drumbeat public support to stop reclamation projects involving thousands of hectares (acres) of the scenic Manila Bay.
A man and his dog on Market St. approach City Hall during the Philly Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia. The event was organized to protest dependence on fossil fuels, advocate for the safety of cyclists on the road and promote positive body image.
Bicyclist Olivia Neely gets a message advocating for less consumption of fossil fuels painted on her back at the Philly Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia.
A naked biker poses for photos as other participants ride past during the Philly Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia. The event was organized to protest dependence on fossil fuels, advocate for the safety of cyclists on the road and promote positive body image.
Environmental activists, including Indigenous Peoples (IPs), form the word "Defend Our Rights! during a rally at the Department of Justice to demand the Philippine government withdraw its alleged list of "terrorists" which includes more than three dozen environmentalists in Manila, Philippines.
Union Minister of Science & Technology and Environment Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Under Secretary General of United Nations Erik Solheim, during the announcement of India as global host for World Environment Day 2018, in New Delhi.
Union Minister of Science & Technology and Environment Dr. Harsh Vardhan during an event to announce India as global host for World Environment Day 2018, in New Delhi.
Visitors enjoy the installation 'Ambiente spaziale' (Space Ambient), at the 'Environments' exhibition by artist Lucio Fontana, at the Hangar Bicocca, in Milan, Italy. The exhibition will run until Feb. 28, 2018.
Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and Observer Research Foundation Chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni during a press conference on 'Paris climate Change Pact', in Mumbai.
Anand Mahindra (R), Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during the Mahindra Hariyali initiative, in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis planting a sapling during the Mahindra Hariyali initiative, in Mumbai.
Students hold placards during an environmental awareness march held to mark the 440th Foundation Day in Amritsar.
Toxic froth from industrial pollution floats on Bellundur Lake on World Environment Day, in Bangalore.
People looking at a sand sculpture made by Allahabad university students to mark World Environment Day at Sangam, the confluence of river Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad.
A traffic police man lifts a school student so that she can present a sapling to a driver on World Environment Day on the outskirts of Guwahati.
School students hold saplings and placards to mark World Environment Day on the outskirts of Gawahati.
BJP President Amit Shah plants a sapling on the occasion of World Environment Day at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia distributes dustbins on the occasion of World Environment Day at her residence, in Jaipur.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal plants a sapling on the occasion of World Environment Day at Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh.
(R to L) Deepa Malik and Arunima Sinha, brand ambassadors for NDMC Swachh initiative, take a pledge during the launch of 'segregation of waste at source' movement for National Capital Region on the occasion of World Environment Day at Talkatora stadium, in New Delhi.
Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal during a tree plantation drive on the occasion of World Environment Day in Bikaner.
People spread the message of protecting environment by performing yoga on the occasion of World Environment Day, in Moradabad.
Women participate in the "Walk for environment" to spread awareness about environment on the occasion of World Environment Day in Kolkata.
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu poses with the mascot during the launch of 'segregation of waste at source' movement for National Capital Region on the occasion of World Environment Day at Talkatora stadium, in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath planting a sapling on World Environment Day, in Lucknow. Deputy Chief Minister Keshac Prasad Maurya is also seen.
Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff addressing a seminar on 'River, Water and Environment Conservation' at Academy of Administration, in Bhopal.
Paper birds hang on strings outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain. Environmentalists have displayed hundreds of colored origami paper birds outside the Parliament to demand greater government action to protect Spain's Donana National Park, one of Europe's most celebrated conservation wetlands, which they say is in danger of being placed on UNESCO's endangered list due to a grave risk from excessive water extraction.
Union Minister for Environment Anil Madhav Dave chairing a meeting on the issue of rising air pollution in Delhi NCR, at Paryavaran Bhavan, in New Delhi. Rajasthan's Minister of Forest, Mines and Environment Rajkumar Rinwa and Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain are also seen.
In this file photo, a layer of smog envelops the city skyline before Diwali festival in New Delhi.
People hold sky lanterns to release during a campaign against the use of firecrackers during Diwali festival in Kolkata.
The idols of various deities of Rehabari Bilpar Durga Puja Committee being created on the theme of 'Save Nature –Save Earth' in Guwahati.
Steel figures all made from recycled metal are on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
Steel figures all made from recycled metal are on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports a car made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports a car made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports a car made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports Mercedes car and other steel figures made from recycled metal are on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A scrap metal steel model of a sports Mercedes car made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
A steel figure of U.S. President Barack Obama made from recycled metal is on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
Steel figures of Marylin Monroe, Elvis Presley and a motor bike all made from recycled metal are on exhibit at a private Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszkow, Poland.
People wade through a waterlogged street as it rains in Hyderabad. Monsoon season in India begins in June and ends in October.
Penguin chick Bracchino is weighed by a zookeeper, during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo, England. Home to more than 700 different species, zookeepers regularly record the heights and weights of all the creatures at ZSL London Zoo as a key way of monitoring the residents’ overall wellbeing.
Liang Liang, left, formerly known as Feng Yi, a female giant panda from China, plays with her one year old female cub Nuan Nuan, at the Giant Panda Conservation Center during her 10th birthday celebration at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur,. Two giant pandas have been on loan to Malaysia from China for 10 years since May 21, 2014 to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
Bangladeshi protesters hold placards and a tiger effigy during a protest demanding the scrapping of the proposed Rampal power plant as they gather near the Shaheed Minar monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Residents watch as a wildfire burns near their homes off Morgan Valley Road in Lower Lake, California.
A zoo worker feeds five new-born white lion cubs in a private zoo in the village of Demydiv 50 kilometres west of Kiev, Ukraine.
This photo provided by the Bataillon des Pompiers de Marseille (BMPM) shows firefighters trying to put out a fire near Marseille, southern France.
In this photo, firefighters battle a fire that reached the old center of Funchal, the capital of Portugal's Madeira island. Forest fires in Madeira forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents and tourists.
A firefighter works to stop a fire in Quintela, near Arouca, in the region of Aveiro, northern Portugal.
Burnt traffic signs stand by a road, near Agueda, in the region of Aveiro, northern Portugal, where a fire raged Monday. The National Civil Protection Service said some 2,900 firefighters were in action fighting dozens of forest fires.
A massive fire broke out in forest near Line of Control in Lam Sector of Nowshera tehsil of the Rajouri forest division in Jammu and Kashmir.
In this file photo, North Korean men and women work in rice fields in Kangwon province, eastern North Korea.
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a firefighter knocks down flames as they approach a ranch near the Las Flores Canyon area west of Goleta, California., in the early morning hours.
An egret takes off over the banks of river Brahmaputra on the eve of World Environment Day in Gauhati, Assam.
A man carries the chassis of a car on his cycle rickshaw past a heap of garbage on the eve of World Environment Day in Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
Students from various schools take out a rally to mark World Environment Day at Ridge in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
