01 March 2016 Current Affairs
UP implement Food Security Act from 1st March
The Food Security Act is set to be implemented across Uttar Pradesh from 1 March 2016. Once the act comes into effect, poor families will get wheat at Rs 2 and rice at Rs 3 per kg. Until now, only families under the Antyodaya scheme were being benefited and the families above and below the poverty line (APL and BPL) had to pay more. The law has been already implemented in 28 districts from January 1, but now would be spread across all the 75 districts of the state.
New rule for unreserved train tickets from March 1
An unreserved train ticket for travelling up to 199 km distance will no longer be valid after three hours of purchase of the ticket as railways has formulated a new rule to be effective from 1 March 2016. Unreserved tickets for distances up to 199 km, the journey has to be started from the originating station within three hours of the issue of tickets or up to the departure of first train for the destination whichever is later. The return journey facility for distance up to 199 km for unreserved tickets has been withdrawn. The facility for issuing paperless platform tickets through mobile phones is already available on 29 stations.
DMRC to ferry cargo on Airport Express Line from March 1
DMRC, in a first, started ferrying cargo on its premium Airport Express Line linking Indira Gandhi International Airport to New Delhi railway station from 1 March 2016. This service will be experimental for three months and if it gets a successful response a tender for a long-term arrangement shall be floated, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Only non-perishable and merchandise of e-commerce sites will be transported for the purpose of which DMRC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a specialised cargo agency.
India to host Raisina Dialogue on Geopolitics
“The 3-day flagship conference of Geopolitics and Geo-economics from 1st march to 3rd march is designed to explore prospects and opportunities for Asian integration as well as Asia’s integration with the larger world.With India’s rise in stature on the global stage and emergence as a major economic power, New Delhi is set to host an international conclave on geopolitics and Geo-economics. Dubbed as the Raisina Dialogue 2016 the programme will see gathering of big wigs from across Asia and the world. The programme will last for 3 day and see participation of 100 speakers from over 35 countries. The dialogue is being organised by the external affairs ministry and the Observer Research Foundation.”