Earth hour, a commitment to save the world from global warming and environmental degradation, was celebrated all around the globe on March 23, wherein millions of people participated by switching off the lights of their establishments and spreading the word around.
In 2004 WWF Australia met with advertising agency Leo burnett to discuss ideas for engaging Australians on the issue of climate change. The idea of a large scale switch off was coined and developed in 2006, originally under the working title Big Flick. The 2007 Earth Hour was held on 31 March in Sydney.
In October 2007 San Francisco ran its own "Lights Out" program inspired by the Sydney Earth Hour. After their successful event in October, the organisers decided to take the Earth Hour globally.
People around the world express their commitment to preserving the planet by switching off their lights for one designated hour on this day. India observed its first Earth Hour in 2009 with people in 56 cities switching off the lights. The movement has been gaining momentum with each passing year and more and more organizations are coming forward in its support.
This year in India in our National capital New Delhi we observed Earth Hour by switching off lights at India Gate, Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, the historic Red Fort, Central Park in Connaught Place and many other buildings.Around 1,000 people gathered at Central Park in Connaught Place at an event organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWFN).
I too participated inspite of my exams by switching off the lights and encouraging others to do the same in my area and also motivating others to switch off the lights through social networking sites
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18 Comments
Thank you for sharing.
Posted 27-08-2013 18:55
Prabhul, Three cheers for India, our homeland
Posted 12-06-2013 20:54
Thanks for the report, Prabhul
Posted 12-06-2013 18:04
Wow! it is a good way to aware people.
Posted 10-04-2013 14:49
good report and thanks for sharing
Posted 08-04-2013 21:08
Good to hear that there are a lot of initiatives for the environment in India. Keep them coming! good luck
Posted 04-04-2013 21:32
Nice to see so many people for the cause...thx for sharing brother..
Posted 04-04-2013 20:02
thanks for sharing.
Posted 04-04-2013 18:30
i hope this will influence other countries to celebrate earth hour in an extraordinary way! :D
Posted 03-04-2013 19:29
great job indians!
Posted 03-04-2013 19:28
thanks for the info!
Posted 03-04-2013 19:28
Beautiful people with candle lights :)
Posted 02-04-2013 11:26
i like it :))
Posted 02-04-2013 04:47
Thanks for sharing the photo of Delhi.
Posted 02-04-2013 00:01
well .... yeah, earth our is a great idea for global warming .. nice report
Posted 01-04-2013 19:29
Very informative! :)
Posted 01-04-2013 17:16
o0h wow ! thanks for sharing this !
Posted 01-04-2013 15:33
Great to see this part of the global campaign EH.
Posted 01-04-2013 04:49