State to promote e-autos, bicycles at tourists destinations to travel green

State to promote e-autos, bicycles at tourists destinations to travel green

Foreign tourists during a green travel at Kadalundi in Kozhikode. Kerala is planning to promote sustainable and green travel initiatives in the popular and emerging tourist destinations adjacent to backwaters, beaches, and rivers in the State. As part of the initiatives, a certain percentage of tourists visiting the Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission packages at various … Read more

78.9% households in West Bengal have bicycles, highest in country: NFHS

78.9% households in West Bengal have bicycles, highest in country: NFHS

In West Bengal, 78.9 per cent of the households have bicycles, the highest in the country, as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5).While the national average is 50.4 percent, Uttar Pradesh holds the second rank with 75.6 per cent of the households owning a bicycle, it said. In Odisha, 72.5 per cent of the … Read more