Earth Hour 2011

In India, the Earth Hour 2011 was held on 26th March 2011 from 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM IST, the Earth Hour 2011 was flagged off by the Delhi Chief Minister Smt.Sheila Dixit and Earth Hour 2011 Ambassador and Bollywood Heroine Vidya Balan in the presence of Mr.Jim Leape, Director General, WWF International.
In Israel, the hour was held on March 24, 2011.
All 7 Continents joined in with turning their lights off. In Azerbaijan, Maiden Tower darkened for Earth Hour.
The Philippines, which has been an active participant of the Earth Hour, had an early "earth hour" when power supply was accidentally interrupted , plunging Metro Manila and nearby provinces into darkness. Nevertheless, even after power was restored, major buildings, commercial centers and residential areas in Metro Manila and most provinces continued to turn off their lights. While participating channels in the Philippines, ABS-CBN and Cartoon Network halted their transmissions for an hour.