GW : india to host a new "live earth concerts" - AFP

AFP says : organizers announced this Thursday, India is going to host a live earth concert this year featuring stars from the music industry, television and the film. The event will take place on 7th of December, this year. Live earth founder Kevin Wall predicts this event as one of the major events on T.V.

"If you're alive in India, somewhere, somehow, you can see or hear or become part of this event," he told while addressing a news conference. The show will be telecasted live in nearly 100 countries. Indian film industry milestone Amitabh Bacchan would also be participating in this event alongwith his family. It's creative director will be the famous director of India - Shekhar Kapur.

Motive behind the concert :

It is being held with a sharp intention of providing solar-powered lanterns to nearly 1.6 billion people in the world who live without electricity.
India was chosen as the venue no only because it is having the world's largest democracy, or the oldest civilization, but also it is emerging as a developed economy on the global stage, & that is y it is supposed to play a tremendous leadership role in 21st century. Also it could combin its traditions with the latest technical world to help cut of the greenhouse gas emission, states the noble peace prize laureate. Also added that all the proceedings from the Live India will help enlighten life of billions.

"The glacires melt, floods, and the rest climate change are not done by india, it is essentially the by- product of the industrialized world. Poor countries of the world are not responsible for these". Says Pachauri, who with the IPCC shared the 2007 Nobel with Gore. He also added that India will show the way by joining hands with the poorest of the world.