Earth Hour this Saturday evening
New Delhi: Delhi is gearing up to participate in the Earth Hour on March 23. The power distribution company BSES has appealed all of its consumers to participate in the event by switching off their lights for the hour.
The Earth Hour will be observed from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday. Over a billion people from across the world including in Mumbai, london, Hong Kong, Sydney, Rome, Manila, Singapore, Dubai along with others in over 130 countries across the globe will observe the Earth Hour. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the energy-saving hour would be observed the world over. The message of Earth Hour 2013 is to encourage individuals, organisations and Governments to make the switch to renewable energy. It also calls for individuals and organisations to adopt simple renewable energy solutions in their lifestyle and business operations to move towards a sustainable future.
North Corporation on sealing drive
New Delhi: Acting tough against illegal constructions, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday carried out sealing and demolition action against 76 properties in various north Delhi areas. Acting on a special instruction from Municipal Commissioner PK Gupta, the building department of the corporation demolished illegal structure on 50 plots being developed in an area of about 2,000 square yards in Narela area. Similarly five big properties were sealed in Meera Bagh for flouting norms and raising an illegal structure. Gupta has asked Deputy Commissioners to be vigilant and not tolerate any kind of unauthorised construction. He said all illegal properties would either be sealed or be demolished as soon it comes to the notice of the corporation. The sealing and demolition action was taken in four out of six zones in the North Delhi Municipal Corporation.
Week-long programme on Gita underway
New Delhi: A seven-day long Baikunthanath Bramhachari Bhagabat Sandhya is being held at Jagannath Mandir, Hauz Khas. The event will conclude on March 24. The objective of the programme is to spread the principles of the Bhagavad-Gita. Renowned Vedic scholars and religious teachers, who have been giving sermons on spiritual development, are going to speak on the essence of the Bhagavad-Gita at the event. Shreemad Baya Baba (Bhagavat Sansthapan Samiti) will distribute copies of the Odia Bhagabat among devotees. This is for the first time such a spiritual programme in Odia language is being organized at the national capital.