Earth Hour: Lights turned off at monuments across country. Watch
Hindustan TimesLights at iconic monuments across cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata were turned off to mark the Earth Hour, an annual global event that takes place on the last Saturday of March to conserve energy. View of Rashtrapati Bhawan south and North block after its lights were switched off for an hour marking "Earth Hour" to save energy, in New Delhi, on Saturday. Earth Hour encourages individuals to turn off all lights and electrical appliances at their homes and offices for an hour to promote awareness of climate change challenges and energy conservation. To mark the Earth Hour, people worldwide switch off all lights for an hour, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time, and engage in various activities such as reconnecting with nature, cooking meals, spending quality time with family and loved ones, and getting creative with art.