Earth Hour 2019

Question: Earth Hour,a global light-off initiative is observed between-
(a) 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
(b) 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
(c) 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm
(d) 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • On 30th March 2019, Earth Hour 2019 was observed globally between 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time.
  • World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Earth Hour is an annual global celebration in which people switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about the future of our planet.
  • Earth Hour 2019 with its campaign ‘#Connect2Earth’ aims to build mass awareness on why nature is important and create an unstoppable movement for nature similar to when the world came together to tackle climate change.
  • It began in Sydney, Australia in 2007; the number of countries taking part in Earth Hour has grown to over 180 countries and territories.
  • Individuals pledged their support for the planet, challenging world leaders to push the preservation of nature up the global agenda.

By Achyutanand Pandey

Links:
https://www.earthhour.org/
https://www.earthhour.org/what-is-earth-hour
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour