Daily Current Affairs Quiz 17 March 2023

d) India

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, the world’s five largest arms importers during 2018-22 were India, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia and China. According to a report released by defence think-tank SIPRI, India remained the world’s top weapons importer, but its imports declined by 11 per cent between 2013-17 and 2018-22. The five largest arms exporters were the United States, Russia, France, China and Germany. Pakistan was the world’s eighth-largest arms importer during 2018-22.

a) they address negative externalities

Carbon tax is a form of pollution tax. It levies a fee on the production, distribution or use of fossil fuels based on how much carbon their combustion emits.

From an economic perspective, carbon taxes are a type of Pigovian tax. A Pigovian tax is a tax assessed against private individuals or businesses for engaging in activities that create adverse side effects for society. Adverse side effects are those costs that are not included as a part of the product’s market price. These include environmental pollution, strains on public healthcare from the sale of tobacco products, and any other side effects that have an external, negative impact.

c) Sikkim

Bumchu Festival is the Tashiding holy water vase ritual which is a unique and important occasion that draws travellers from all over the world. In Sikkim, the Bumchu festival is a time of intense delight and celebration. At the event, pilgrims travel to Tashiding from all around India as well as from close by nations like Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

b) Uttarakhand

In Uttarakhand, the government has given approval to the 10 percent horizontal reservation to the statehood activists in the state government job.
The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The Cabinet also given approval to new solar policy and to the proposal of increasing MLA Local Area Development Fund from 3 crore 75 lakh to 5 crore per year.

c) Everything Everywhere All at Once

The science fiction comedy, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ dominated the Oscars, by winning seven awards.
At the 95th Academy Awards, the film received seven awards, which included the Best Picture award, best actress, best director, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best editing and best original screenplay. Michelle Yeoh has become only the second woman of colour to win the best actress Oscar after 2002.