[MONTHLY GK DIGEST: FEBRUARY 2019] CONTENTS BARC India elects Punit Goenka as its new Chairman ........................................................................................................ 16 About Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC India): .............................................................................. 16 2019 as the International Year of the Period Table of Chemical Elements ........................................................................ 17 What is the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements? ......................................................................................................... 17 Salient features of the periodic table: ............................................................................................................................. 17 Interesting to know: ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Martyrs Day celebrated all over India on January 30 ......................................................................................................... 17 Why India celebrates January 30 as Martyrs Day? .......................................................................................................... 17 How is Martyrs Day celebrated? ...................................................................................................................................... 18 One must know: ................................................................................................................................................................ 18 PM Modi inaugrates National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi, Gujarat ..................................................................... 18 Details about the Memorial: ............................................................................................................................................ 18 About Salt Satyagraha: ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Union Minister Piyush Goyal awarded the prestigious Carnot Prize ................................................................................. 19 Details: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 About the Carnot Prize: .................................................................................................................................................... 19 RBI bring out three banks from the Prompt Corrective Action framework ....................................................................... 20 Details: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 About the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework: ................................................................................................ 20 Aim of the PCA Framework: ............................................................................................................................................. 20 ISRO selects 10 companies for the Lithium-ion cell technology Transfer .......................................................................... 20 Firms Selected by ISRO for Technology Transfer are: ..................................................................................................... 20 About the Lithium-Ion Cell Technology: .......................................................................................................................... 21 International Conference on Guru Padmasambhava held in New Delhi ........................................................................... 21 About Guru Padmasambhava: ......................................................................................................................................... 21 About India-Bhutan Diplomatic Relations: ...................................................................................................................... 21 ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre inaugurated at its headquarters in Bengaluru ........................................................... 22 Details about the Centre: ................................................................................................................................................. 22 About Gaganyaan: ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 Tax slab for Zero Tax increased to Five Lakh Rupees in Interim Budget 2019 ................................................................... 22 What is Standard Deduction? .......................................................................................................................................... 22 1 www.BankExamsToday.com [MONTHLY GK DIGEST: FEBRUARY 2019] Other Details: .................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Startup India-WhatsApp Grand Challenge announced ....................................................................................................... 23 Details about the challenge: ............................................................................................................................................. 23 About Invest India: ........................................................................................................................................................... 23 DAC approves acquisition of 5000 'Milan-2T Anti-Tank' Missiles from France ................................................................. 24 One must know: ................................................................................................................................................................ 24 About the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC): ................................................................................................................ 24 Functions of the DAC: ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 About the Milan-2T Anti-Tank Missile: ............................................................................................................................ 24 Reason for this approval: ................................................................................................................................................. 24 Aero India 2019 to be held at Air Force Station at Yelahanka in Bengaluru ...................................................................... 25 About Aero India 2019:..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Start-up Day .................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Womens' Day ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Drone Olympics ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 Technology Day/Students Day ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Photography contest ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 What is Aero India? .......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Britain, France and Germany to bypass US sanctions on Iran ............................................................................................ 26 More Details about INSTEX: ............................................................................................................................................. 26 How would INSTEX provide protection against US Sanctions? ....................................................................................... 26 Cooperatives Department of Maharashtra takes steps to enhance Agribusiness ............................................................ 26 Maharashtra Government's Outlook: .............................................................................................................................. 26 How will the Maharashtra Government strengthen the Cooperatives in the state? .................................................... 27 Beneifts: ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Interim Budget 2019 ............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Announcements in the Interim Budget 2019: ................................................................................................................