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Mumbai covered in darkness, celebrates Earth Hour
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station goes dark as lights are switched off for Earth Hour in south Mumbai on 23 March 2013. Organised by World Wide Fund (WWF) in India, Earth Hour is a global campaign to spread awareness about global warming. Ashish Vaishnav / Mumbai Weekly Ma jo r mo nume nt s in t he c it y, such as Gat ewa y o f Ind ia a nd Chhat rapat i Shivaji Ter minu s (CST) were co vered in dark ness fo r a n ho u r between 8.30pm to 9.30pm o n Saturda y, 23 Marc h.
S w it c h in g o ff lig ht s in su ppo rt fo r 60+ Earth Hour Mu mbai lik e ma ny o t her c it ie s a c r o ss t he wo rld, fr o m Kuala Lu mpur t o P o la nd , p a r t ic ipat ed in t he e ndea vo ur t o he lp sa ve e nerg y a nd
raise awareness a bo ut climat e c ha ng e a nd renewa b le e nerg y.
w a t t s ( mw ) t h is ye ar by sw it c hin g o ff l ig ht s fo r a n ho ur.
Gar ner ing support fr o m t he g o ve r n me nt , c it ize ns a nd co rpo rates 60+ Earth Hour Mu mbai saved 71 mega-
A c a nd le lig ht ra lly wa s o rgani s e d b y World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) India i n Mat u nga where 100 st ude nt s
fro m Don Bosco Sc ho o l p ledg ed t o car e fo r t he e nviro nme nt a nd help raise awareness. Earth Hour was first o rganised as a n e ve nt in S yd n e y i n 2 0 0 7 to raise aware-
ness a bo ut c limat e c ha nge. S in c e t he n it ha s gro wn int o o ne of the largest g lo ba l camp a ig n s w it h su p p o rt fr o m o ver 7 , 0 0 0 c it ie s in 150 c o u nt r ie s a c r o ss t h e w o r ld .
City awash with plastic waste
Acco rd ing to med ia repo rt s, in Ind ia bu sine sse s suc h a s ITC ho t e ls a nd I N G V ysya Ba nk ha ve bee n suppo rt ing t he c ause. ITC h a s c o mm it t e d t o r e d u c in g it s u sage of no nesse nt ia l po wer
acro ss ITC ho t e ls in t h e c o u nt r y, w h i l e I N G V ysya has be e n suppo rt ing effo r t s t o p ro v id e e le c t r ic it y to villag es in Or issa t hro ugh renewab le energy sources.
Protestors demand justice for Tamilians
An activist carries a placard during a protest held at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on 20 March 2013. The protest was carried out against the atrocities committed towards Tamilians in Sri Lanka. Francis Mascarenhas / Mumbai Weekly A worker sorts through plastic bottles at a recycling unit in suburban Mumbai on 31 March 2013. Biplov Bhuyan / Mumbai Weekly On 3 Apr il 2013 t he Supreme Co urt o f Ind ia dec la r e d t ha t I nd ia w a s s it t ing o n a “p la st ic t ime bo mb”. Acco rd ing t o a me d ia r e p o rt ,
Ind ia ge nerat es a st aggering 5.6 m i l l io n t o nne s o f p la st ic w a st e e ve r y ye a r . T he C e nt r a l P o llu t io n Co nt ro l B o a r d su b mit t e d a
report to t he c o u rt t ha t c a r r ie d t he find ing s o f a surve y co ndu ct ed in 6 0 ma jo r c it ies. News report s ind icat e t hat t he surve y re ve a led
t hat 15,342.46 t o nne s o f p la st ic wast e is generat ed ever y da y in t h e c o u nt r y. T h e S u p r e me Court asked civic aut ho r it ie s o f fiv e
c it ie s — D e lh i, Agra, Ja ipur, Far id a ba d a nd B a ng a lo r e — t o ha nd in a r ep o rt o n e ffo r t s t ak en t o r ein in t he vo lu me o f p la st ic w a st e .
O n 2 0 M ar c h, a la r g e nu mbe r o f p eo p le g at her ed at Az a d M a id a n i n s o ut h M u mba i o n a ho t s u nn y d a y, t o p r o t e st a g a ins t t he at r o c it ie s co m m it t ed by Sri L a nk a n
P r e s id e nt R aja p a k s e a g a ins t T a m i l i a ns in S r i L a nk a. Acco r d ing t o a U N r e po r t , o ver 4 0, 0 00 T a m i lia ns w er e k i l le d in t he f ina l w e e k s o f t he c i v i l w a r be-
t w e e n t he S r i L a nk a n m i l it a r y a nd t he T a m i l T ig e r s. T he s u r vi vo r s of t his d is a s t r o u s o r d e a l ne e d t o be g ive n ju s t ic e . ( C o n t d. on Pg. 3)