Earth Hour : Embracing Darkness for a Greener World
Keeping on the
tradition, this year too, the residents of RGSC, BHU celebrated the ninth
edition of The Earth Hour with enthusiasm and vigor. On the moonlit evening of
28th March 2015, on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, the
Indian subcontinent joined the world in celebrating The Earth Hour by switching
of electricity from 08:30pm – 09:30 pm. RGSC,BHU which has been actively
celebrating Earth Hour for consecutively 4 years now, once again glowed the
path by embracing darkness for the cause of better, cleaner and sustainable
Environment.
If the readers
be reminded then Earth Hour is a worldwide event started in the year 2007, in
Sydney where 3000 office complexes switched off their electricity in order to
express their solidarity for the cause of Climate Change. This event has now
become a worldwide phenomenon which is currently seen not only as a tool for
awareness but also as a dedication to prevailing climate change issues. Many
metropolitan cities like New York, Sydney, Nairobi, London, Paris etc. (the
list has now reached to more than hundred) have officially accepted the
importance of this event and have been actively switching off light and
organizing awareness programs. Worldwide 170 countries, 1200 landmarks and 40
UNESCO World Heritage have confirmed their participation in this year’s Earth
Hour. India has been celebrating this Hour actively since 2009. Indian cities
like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar etc. have also celebrated
the seventh edition of the event at official level.
Coming back to
RGSC, BHU, the member of Eco1 made sure that all the denizens of the 6 hostels
of RGSC got the news about Earth Hour. At sharp 08:30 pm, all the hostels switched
off their light and came out of their respective hostels with candles to
commemorate the Earth Hour. The whole process was supervised by Raj Maurya and
his co- members of Eco1 who visited various hostels and made sure that the
importance of the day is known to the students.
The starry sky and the moonlit night provided the perfect relaxing mood
to appreciate the Nocturnal Beauty of RGSC. The gathering not only discussed
about the various concerns regarding climate change, but also bonded over the
recent calamity of Indian Team in Australia. Such was their enthusiasm some
even suggested of celebrating Earth Hour every week!!! And truly so, a simple
tip of the finger calculation shows that if the lights (fans excluded) of six
hostels in RGSC is switched off for an hour then grossly 80kwh of electricity
is saved, hence saving 5-6 quintals of
coal. Thus is the impact of celebrating Earth Hour by just RGSC Campus. What
really matters is the voluntary participation of the students which shows their
solemn solidarity for the cause of larger issue of Climate Change.
Once again the
residents of RGSC have proved that if given a slight nudge, we are able to
achieve much greater feats. Especially when it comes to Environmental issues. Eco1, after its cleanliness drives, making the
RGSC plastic free like etc. has added another remarkable feather to their hat
by organizing Earth Hour consecutively for the 4th time. This has
proven the fact that we don’t only talk but also walk the talk. And that’s
what’s actually required at this juncture to save our World. This year’s Earth
Hour has and should show the politicians, bureaucrats and policymakers who are
going to meet later this year at Paris to resolve a protocol based on The COP
Lima 2014. Hopefully they show equal enthusiasm and genuine care in framing
laws for our environment.
Awaiting the
next Earth Hour….
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