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For his 17,000-kilometer 'Ride to Clean Air', Vanlallawmzuala Varte of Mizoram has been inducted into the India Book of Records. Varte (Lza Varte) achieved the "Highest Elevation Gained on a Bicycle to Spread Awareness of Air Pollution" and the "Shortest Time to Visit All States and Union Territories on a Bicycle to Spread Awareness of Air Pollution." Environmental activist Vanllallawmzuala Varte, 34, began his voyage on January 25, 2024, and he lives in the Mission Veng neighborhood of Aizawl. Lza Varte traveled the entire length of India in 283 days, traversing a variety of difficult terrains, including Umling La, the…