What does the report say about sea level rise?The world’s sea level is rising at an unprecedented rate. The rate of global mean sea-level [GSML] rise has doubled between the first decade of the satellite record and the last. For instance, the rate of sea-level rise was 2.27 mm/year in…
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) is a financial measure used to assess a company’s financial performance. It is a measure of a company’s profitability that excludes non-operating expenses like interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. The EBITDA metric is useful for evaluating the operating performance of a business…
A Pigovian tax is a tax levied on goods or services that generate negative externalities, which are costs that affect society as a whole but are not reflected in the market price of the good or service. The purpose of a Pigovian tax is to discourage consumption of goods or…
Prelims Specific Questions 1)In the context of the Indian parliament, which of the following will lapse on the dissolution of Lok Sabha? 2)With reference to Buddhism, which of the following statements is not correct?(a) There are three principal elements in Buddhism: Buddha, dhamma, and sangha.(b) Buddhism rejects the authenticity of…