27th Mar, 2010: From 8:30pm to 9:30pm tonight, all non-essential lights will be switched off in Hyderabad, in a bid to bring awareness to the growing concerns of global climate change.
Suzuki Exnora and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) took up the initiative to organize the event in Hyderabad, where lights around Hussain Sagar will be switched off as a symbolic gesture of environmental protection.
The event also includes sky gazing activities and other cultural programmes. Danam Nagender, the Minister for Health, and Amala Akkineni, the founder of Blue Cross, will be among the guest list at the event.Some other businesses - hotels and pubs - are also set to switch off for an hour.Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually. Households and businesses that take part turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.
This is the 4th Earth Hour worldwide, and the second in India. Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata and other cities in India are all participating, along with 125 countries around the world.
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