Let's Do It! India (LDII) is an International Environmental Organization founded by Pankaj Choudhary in 2016.[1] It has more than 2.2 Million active volunteers all across the country.[2] Let's Do It! India encourages people all across the world to participate in local, governmental, and international cleanup efforts.[3] The foundation is the Indian chapter of Let's Do It! World. It is a section 8 non profit company registered under India's company's act with required 12A and 80G section.[4][5]
The organization works in the fields of education, environment, healthcare, human resource development, etc.[6]
Let's Do It India is aiming to raise awareness of the many types of garbage. In 2020 the organization launched a campaign 'Pickup Cigarette Butts!' on World Cleanup Day. It encourages people to gather and send their used cigarette filters to the group for recycling.[7][8][9]
In 2020, National Green Tribunal (India) has instructed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to develop rules for the disposal of bidi residues and cigarette butts.[10] In the same year Let's Do It India started a campaign of colleting cigarette butts and bidi residues under the guidelines of Central Pollution Control Board. This movement is supported by the International organizations like UN-Habitat, United Nations Environment Programme and Earth Day Network.[11] The organization collects tons of garbage on world cleanup day each year.[12][13][14]
In 2022, a MoU was signed between Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Let's Do It India.
With the help of more than 30,000 volunteers, the HCL Foundation and Let's Do It India organization held World Cleanup Day 2022 at Noida, India.[15]
Awards and honors edit
- In January 2023, Let’s Do It, India received the award for “Best Environmental Organization for promoting SEEP (Sustainable, Environmental, Educational Programme)” from the President Of Estonia Alar Karis at Tallinn, Estonia.[16]
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References edit
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- ^ "India | World Cleanup Day 2022". Worldcleanupday.org.
- ^ G, Jasjeev (12 September 2020). "No ifs and butts: NGT order for clean-up triggers action in Delhi | Delhi News – Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "World Cleanup Day India 2022 | World Cleanup day India". world cleanup day.
- ^ "5 takeaways from the Let's Do It World Conference 2020". Earth Day. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Let's Do It India celebrates UN World Cleanup Day | Medicare News". Medicare pharma business. 15 September 2018.
- ^ "World Cleanup Day 2020: Campaign launched to manage litter caused by cigarette butts". Hindustan Times. 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Bin that butt to save the environment goes digital on World Cleanup Day". ANI News.
- ^ "Kick (starting) the butt waste campaign – The New Indian Express". Newindianexpress.com.
- ^ Jasjeev (12 September 2020). "No ifs and butts: NGT order for clean-up triggers action in Delhi | Delhi News". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Butt out the cigarette butts with Let's Do It India's "Fugitive" this World Cleanup Day". business-standard.com. 11 August 2020.
- ^ "AIESEC delivers World Cleanup Day in partnership with Let's Do It! India". AIESEC. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Press Releases from NewsVoir". Thehansindia.
- ^ "Let's Do It India Network in collaboration with Finolex Pipes, Mukul Madhav Foundation, Robotex India & Robotex International, Hack the Crisis – India, Schbang organises Digital Clean-up Day on 05th of June 2020 to celebrate the World Environment Day". CXO Outlook. 4 June 2020.
- ^ ""HCL Foundation and Let's Do It India with 30000 plus volunteers organized World Cleanup Day 2022 at Noida" - Prof. Pankaj Choudhary". firstindia.co.in.
- ^ "Let's Do It India Head, Prof. Pankaj Choudhary Awarded With SEEP At The International Clean World Academy In Tallin". Everything Experiential.