India has been suffering from pollution problem since long. Major contributors in it being Industries. To reduce it was Introduced Green Credit system, according to which Credits were given to companies if they did environmental preservation activities or put efforts from their own side. Not just that, in energy sector, Carbon Credit was Introduced to reduce Carbon emmission.

The Companies could spend these points in domestic markets in return for money. The companies with more Green Credits would be given preference and reduced interest rates on loans (Not compulsory and were rarely given).

This system has its flaws, because two currencies that complement each other will cause confusion, also it gives no reason to banks to prefer Companies with high Green Credits over others.

What I think should be done is:-

1. Merge GCP (Green Credit) and CC(Carbon Credits)- We can form a single currency that is applied in all sectors, lets call it "Green Points". If they are merged, it must be done in a uniform manner because 1 tree planted is not equal to reduction of 1 ton CO2. So it should be done in a standardised way i.e 1 Green Point on Planting these many trees, or 1 Green Point for reducing this much amount of Carbon, such that merger becomes possible even with different units.
2. Green Points Trading System- The biggest thing we can do is enable the trade of these points with banks. The companies can offer these points to reduce Interest rate on loan, the depriciation in interest rate can be decided mutually. The banks in this system should be able to accept and use these points as well.
3. Banks on Green Points- Banks should be further able to use these points in folowing cases:-
   For example- If a bank gave a loan to a person or company but it defaulted and even after auctioning all its assets, it is not able to recover its total amount with interest, in that case the banks will be able to sell these Green Points to other banks or RBI to get back its full money.

Another way in which they can use it is that the RBI provides Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) which are short term loans to banks at repo rate, these banks can trade these points with RBI to lower the interest rate from the repo rate (Not Extremely, but substantially)or to increase the time for paying loan, both the sides can mutually negotiate on how much to reduce the rate or increase timeline of loan repayment.

This way I think we can motivate even private banks to prefer to give loans to environment friendly companies and contribute to a better environment.

The biggest advantage of this is that the Banks which currently rarely consider GCP or Carbon Credits because they are of minimal use to them, they too will get a way to use these points in crucial times to cover their losses and hence giving them a reason to promote companies with more Green points.

What do you think about this reform proposal of mine. Feel free to tell me yur views on it in the comment section.

To all Indians, it is a humble request to please join our community "BharatReforms" for contributing to the growth of our nation by sharing their views and ideas.

Jai Hind

Jai Bharat

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/40562459

This is about pollution in India.

In my main community (BharatReforms), I have discussed about some reforms pf mine which I think can help in reducing indutrial pollution. If you want to read it, the link to my original post is above.

To all Indians, it is a humble request of mine to please support us.

Thanks

BharatiyaReformist

2025-12-20 04:52:36

India's Pollution Problem and How GCP can be improved to reduce Industrial Pollution

India has been suffering from pollution problem since long. Major contributors in it being Industries. To reduce it was Introduced Green Credit system, according to which Credits were given to companies if they did environmental preservation activities or put efforts from their own side. Not just that, in energy sector, Carbon Credit was Introduced to reduce Carbon emmission.

The Companies could spend these points in domestic markets in return for money. The companies with more Green Credits would be given preference and reduced interest rates on loans (Not compulsory and were rarely given).

This system has its flaws, because two currencies that complement each other will cause confusion, also it gives no reason to banks to prefer Companies with high Green Credits over others.

What I think should be done is:-

1. Merge GCP (Green Credit) and CC(Carbon Credits)- We can form a single currency that is applied in all sectors, lets call it "Green Points". If they are merged, it must be done in a uniform manner because 1 tree planted is not equal to reduction of 1 ton CO2. So it should be done in a standardised way i.e 1 Green Point on Planting these many trees, or 1 Green Point for reducing this much amount of Carbon, such that merger becomes possible even with different units.
2. Green Points Trading System- The biggest thing we can do is enable the trade of these points with banks. The companies can offer these points to reduce Interest rate on loan, the depriciation in interest rate can be decided mutually. The banks in this system should be able to accept and use these points as well.
3. Banks on Green Points- Banks should be further able to use these points in folowing cases:-
   For example- If a bank gave a loan to a person or company but it defaulted and even after auctioning all its assets, it is not able to recover its total amount with interest, in that case the banks will be able to sell these Green Points to other banks or RBI to get back its full money.

Another way in which they can use it is that the RBI provides Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) which are short term loans to banks at repo rate, these banks can trade these points with RBI to lower the interest rate from the repo rate (Not Extremely, but substantially)or to increase the time for paying loan, both the sides can mutually negotiate on how much to reduce the rate or increase timeline of loan repayment.

This way I think we can motivate even private banks to prefer to give loans to environment friendly companies and contribute to a better environment.

The biggest advantage of this is that the Banks which currently rarely consider GCP or Carbon Credits because they are of minimal use to them, they too will get a way to use these points in crucial times to cover their losses and hence giving them a reason to promote companies with more Green points.

What do you think about this reform proposal of mine. Feel free to tell me yur views on it in the comment section.

To all Indians, it is a humble request to please join our community "BharatReforms" for contributing to the growth of our nation by sharing their views and ideas.

Jai Hind

Jai Bharat

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indias-pollution-crisis-is-also-about-inclusion-10429494/

cross-posted from: jlai.lu/post/30399683

Hey,

I'm looking for the Fediverse alternative of Strava.
Something which could :
- track running/walking, etc, with maps
- track workout without map (like bodybuilding, etc.)
- sharing with friends, with ActivityPub
- have history, and totals of activities, like total of kms, total of hours per activities, etc.

I've found those, but:

wanderer.to -> not really to record workouts, running etc. This looks like to have a catalog of trail maps

intervals.icu -> not with ActivityPub

Fittrackee.org -> not with ActivityPub, and looks only for travelling sports, not for sports without maps.

Have you any clue ?

maaaaaaaaat

2025-12-20 04:12:05

Strava Fediverse alternative

Hey,

I'm looking for the Fediverse alternative of Strava.
Something which could :
- track running/walking, etc, with maps
- track workout without map (like bodybuilding, etc.)
- sharing with friends, with ActivityPub
- have history, and totals of activities, like total of kms, total of hours per activities, etc.

I've found those, but:

wanderer.to -> not really to record workouts, running etc. This looks like to have a catalog of trail maps

intervals.icu -> not with ActivityPub

Fittrackee.org -> not with ActivityPub, and looks only for travelling sports, not for sports without maps.

Have you any clue ?

cross-posted from: expressional.social/users/Pete…

Cuba and the US Drug War: The Story Washington Isn’t Telling You

[A video about #Cuba, hosted on #PeerTube.wtf, from the #news / #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

peertube.wtf/w/2ii94MbMzkFcZ23…

The #Trump administration seems to be careening toward war in the #Caribbean under the banner of stopping drug trafficking. It’s an open secret that its real objective is #oil and regime change in both #Venezuela and Cuba. It’s also been widely reported that Venezuela is not the real source of drug problems in the US.

But what few journalists are covering – and what nobody in the Trump administration dares acknowledge – is that for years Cuba has arguably been the US government’s most reliable regional ally in #counternarcotics efforts. We expose the uncomfortable (for Marco Rubio) truth about Cuba’s long track record of protecting #US borders from drug trafficking even as Washington tries to undermine its government.

#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#politics #USpol #LatinAmerica
@cuba

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Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧

2025-12-20 01:05:22

Cuba and the US Drug War: The Story Washington Isn’t Telling You

[A video about #Cuba, hosted on #PeerTube.wtf, from the #news / #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

peertube.wtf/w/2ii94MbMzkFcZ23…

The #Trump administration seems to be careening toward war in the #Caribbean under the banner of stopping drug trafficking. It’s an open secret that its real objective is #oil and regime change in both #Venezuela and Cuba. It’s also been widely reported that Venezuela is not the real source of drug problems in the US.

But what few journalists are covering – and what nobody in the Trump administration dares acknowledge – is that for years Cuba has arguably been the US government’s most reliable regional ally in #counternarcotics efforts. We expose the uncomfortable (for Marco Rubio) truth about Cuba’s long track record of protecting #US borders from drug trafficking even as Washington tries to undermine its government.

#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#politics #USpol #LatinAmerica
@cuba

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/40557525

Juan Cole
12/16/2025

The disdain for mindless violence exhibited by most of the world’s 2 billion Muslims is exemplified by Ahmed al-Ahmed. He interrupted the negative stereotypes of Muslims so powerfully that white nationalists spread false allegations that he was actually a British IT specialist with a Christian name. Others attempted to maintain that he was a Christian Lebanese, which his name makes impossible. The New York Times declined to mention his religion. That there should have been a Muslim Schindler, a hero who followed the toleration promoted by the Prophet Muhammad, was so insupportable to Islamophobes that they felt constrained to make up fantasies and obscure reality.

The Gaza genocide weighs heavily over the Bondi Beach attacks, but it shouldn’t. ISIL shot up Paris in 2015 before the recent Gaza conflict, and massacred Shiite cadets in Iraq.

Peter Link

2025-12-20 00:44:06

Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

Juan Cole
12/16/2025

The disdain for mindless violence exhibited by most of the world’s 2 billion Muslims is exemplified by Ahmed al-Ahmed. He interrupted the negative stereotypes of Muslims so powerfully that white nationalists spread false allegations that he was actually a British IT specialist with a Christian name. Others attempted to maintain that he was a Christian Lebanese, which his name makes impossible. The New York Times declined to mention his religion. That there should have been a Muslim Schindler, a hero who followed the toleration promoted by the Prophet Muhammad, was so insupportable to Islamophobes that they felt constrained to make up fantasies and obscure reality.

The Gaza genocide weighs heavily over the Bondi Beach attacks, but it shouldn’t. ISIL shot up Paris in 2015 before the recent Gaza conflict, and massacred Shiite cadets in Iraq.

Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

They made a trip to the Philippines in November and Sajid Akram used an Indian passport, while Naveed used his Australian travel document.

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