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This Man Cycled 11,000 Km To Create Ban Single Ban Use Plastic Awareness
With the aim of promoting the scourge of single-use plastic, Anil Chauhan, accompanied by daughters, seven-year-old Shreya and four-year-old Yukti, cycled 11,000 km from Daman and Diu to Lucknow. He began his journey on January 1 and has so far traversed through Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, urging people to create awareness of ban single use plastic, just to stop the death of cows due to single-use plastic.
Tags: Single use plastic, Cycling, Bizzare Journey, Cow Deaths
Courtesy: Press Trust of India
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New Zealand's Pregnant MP Goes Viral For Cycling To Hospital In Labour
Julie Anne Genter, a member of New Zealand's parliament, created a buzz on social media for cycling in labour to reach the hospital before the delivery. She reportedly gave birth to a healthy baby an hour later. Genter shared the incident on her Facebook page. ''I genuinely wasn't planning to cycle in labour,'' wrote Genter. Reportedly, she also did the same in 2018 when she had become a mother.
Tags: Hosptial, Cycling, New Zealand, hospital, labour
Courtesy: Reuters
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Meet 6-Year-Old Rian Who Sets World Record For Cycling 108 Km
In an era of the digital world when children get busy with their smartphones, a 6-year-old Rian Kumar from Chennai set a world record by cycling 108.09 km in five hours and 17 minutes at a speed of 20.8 km/hr. He later registered himself in the World Book of Records in July. Reportedly, Rian's inspiration came from her mother Gauri who got it from her mother, a national-level biker.
Tags: Cycling, World Record, Word Book of Records, Chennai
Courtesy: The Logical Indian
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30-Minute Moderate Intensity Cycling Improves Cardiac Health: Study
Cycling at moderate intensity can bring positive outcomes for heart health of patients, revealed a study by England's University of Leicester. The experiment was conducted on patients undergoing dialysis sessions, and they were engaged in 30-minute cycling exercise for six months. Upon analyzing the results, it was observed that patients who cycled regularly had a normal sized heart, reduced cardiac scarring (caused by dialysis) and less… read-more
Tags: England, University Of Leicester, Cycling, Heart Health
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Manipur Cyclist Starts 5,000-Km Expedition To Raise Funds For Poor
As a unique attempt, a 24-year-old Manipur cyclist Philem Rohan Singh has set for 5,000 km cycling expedition to raise fund for feeding homeless people in Manipur. Initiating his philanthropy in Manipur during the COVID-19 imposed lockdown, Philem left from Kolkata to Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, and back to Kolkata raising funds and awareness about his campaign. Currently funded by his personal exertions, Philem raises funds by selling the ‘… read-more
Tags: Metro, Manipur, Philen Rohan Singh, Cyclist, Cycling
Courtesy: The Print
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TN IPS Officer Cycles 600 Km In 3 Days To Popularise Sport
To popularize cycling among Indians, Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (Railways) C Sylendra Babu has travelled 600 kilometres on a bicycle in 36 hours. Reportedly, DGP Sylendra had left Chennai on December 11 and reached Rameshwaram on December 14 with four other cyclists. The IPS officer tweets regularly about the health benefits of cycling, calls it a "great exercise and sport", and… read-more
Tags: India, Tamil Nadu, Rameswaram, Cycling
Courtesy: The Indian Express
