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What is the News?
Government of India has launched the Secured Logistics Document Exchange Initiative along with a Calculator for GreenHouse Gas Emissions Initiative.
About Secured Logistics Document Exchange(SLDE) Initiative:
- SLDE platform is a solution that aims to replace the present manual process of generation, exchange and compliance of logistics documents with a digitized, secure and seamless document exchange system.
- The platform will enable generation, storage and interchange of logistics-related documents digitally using Aadhaar and blockchain based technology.
- Developed by: The platform has been developed and executed with banks (ICICI, Axis Bank, State Bank of India and HDFC Bank) and stakeholders including freight forwarders, exporters, importers and vessel operators.
- Benefits of the Platform: The platform will provide a
- complete audit trail of document transfer
- faster execution of transaction
- lower cost of shipping and overall carbon footprint
- easy verification of authenticity of documents
- lowered risk of fraud, etc.
About Greenhouse Gas(GHG) Emission calculator Initiative:
- The GHG Calculator is an efficient, user-friendly tool that provides for calculating and comparing GHG emissions across different modes.
- The calculator allows for commodity-wise comparison of GHG emissions and total cost of transportation, including their environmental cost, between movement by road and rail.
