# RLDA e-roadshows

• The rail land development authority (RLDA) has conducted online roadshows on the redevelopment of the new delhi railway station.

• This is the first project to be undertaken on the transit oriented development (TOD) concept in the National capital region.

• The RLDA is a statutory body under the ministry of railways for the development of vacant railways land.

• Currently, the Indian railways has approximately 43,000 hectares of vacant land across the country and is also handling 84 railway colony redevelopment projects.

# Regional rapid transit system

• The country’s first regional rapid transit system (RRTS) is set to use an advanced signalling and train control system.

• This project is being undertaken by the national capital region transport corporation (NCRTC).

• According to NCRTC, the RRTS will adopt modern european train control system level 2 signalling over the long term evolution communication backbone with the adoption of state of the art hybrid level 3.

# Andhra pradesh civic elections

• The YS Jagan mohan reddy government on friday challenged in the supreme court an Andhra pradesh high court order allowing the State election commission to conduct local body elections in february.

• The high court on january 21, set aside its single judge bench decision on january 11 to halt the election process for the time being.

# Vaccine export

• Large consignments of covishield vaccine doses were flown in special indian aircraft to seychelles, mauritius, and myanmmar on friday.

• The shipments of the vaccine, manufactured by the SII in pune, is part of the vaccine maitri diplomacy.

• This vaccine maitri diplomacy will also cover africa, which is in need to affordable covid-19 vaccine doses.

# Cambridge analytica case

• The CBI has booked cambridge analytica (UK) limited and global science research limited (UK) for alleged illegal harvesting of personal data of about 5.62 lakh indian users on facebook through an application.

• Ministry of electronics & IT had earlier thought details from facebook and cambridge analytica about the alleged violations, the extent of leak of personal data of Indian users and their possible misuse.