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3rd June 2021

 

Topic: Important Day

 

Importance: Prelims

 

World Bicycle Day

 

Why celebrate the bicycle?

  • Regular physical activity of moderate intensity – such as walking, cycling or sports – has important health benefits.
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), safe walking and cycling infrastructure is another way to achieve greater health equity.
  • Walking and cycling can provide some form of transportation while decreasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, some cancers, diabetes and even death.
  • Cycling is a solution to helping cities decouple population growth from increased emissions and to improve air quality and road safety.

 

Cycling and Sustainable development:

  • World Bicycle Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle, a simple, affordable, clean and environmentally-friendly means of transportation.
  • A sustainable transport system that promotes economic growth, reduces inequalities while strengthening the fight against climate change is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Targets 3, 11, 13, 15 of the SDGs are linked to cycling and sustainable development.

 

Who declared this day?

  • United Nations General Assembly
(Source: UN Website)

 

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