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Kids plan eight mins of blackout

K Y Vijay Kumar | ENS Chennai IF you experience a black-out in your home at 8 pm on Friday , don't get shocked. It might be the work of a young one at your home, resolved to act against global warming. More than 600 children from several city schools, including Santhome Higher Secondary School, Rosary Matriculation School and Bharathy Vidyalaya Matriculation School, Ayanavaram, on Saturday pledged to switch off lights in their homes at 8 pm on August 8, for eight minutes to highlight the adverse effects of global warming.