India and the World observed on 23 March 2013 observed the Earth Hour
that was organised by World Wide Fund for Nature. Earth Hour is
celebrated every year to create awareness about conservation of energy
and climate change.
People across the country expressed their
commitment towards nature by switching off their lights for one hour
from 8:30 to 9:30 PM on 23 March 2013. Many important markets and
monuments of the country went into darkness for an hour.
Great
landmarks of the world, like Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building also
went into darkness to generate concern towards climate change.
Earth Hour
Earth Hour, the worldwide event is organised by World Wide Fund for Nature
(WWF) and is annually organised in March’s End. The event first started
in 2007 in Sydney, Australia and was conceived by Leo Burnett and WWF.
Earth Hour mainly aims towards raising awareness towards the need of
taking action on climate change.
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