Exam-focused current affairs for BPSC and UPSC Prelims, with Bihar linkage, static concepts, key facts, exam traps and interactive MCQs based on the supplied 07 September notes.
07 SEPTEMBER 2026 • BPSC / UPSC PRELIMS
01
Education • Bihar • National Awards
National Teachers Awards 2026: Two Bihar Teachers Honoured
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Awards to Teachers 2026 on Teachers Day. Two Bihar teachers - Khushboo Kumari and Pushpa Prasad - were among the national school-teacher awardees.
Re-establishment of Vikramshila University in the Bhagalpur region is also being pursued.
Question 2: With reference to the recent education reforms announced by the Bihar Government, consider the following statements:
03
Geography • UNGA • Cartography
UNGA Correct the Map Resolution & Equal-Area World Maps
The UN debate focuses on how common world-map projections distort the relative size of continents, particularly Africa, and encourages wider use of equal-area approaches.
A/80/L.104UNGA resolution
164-1-6vote: for-against-abstain
1569Mercator projection
2018Equal Earth projection
What the resolution seeks
The UNGA adopted Correct the Map on 4 September 2026, introduced by Togo on behalf of the African Group.
India voted in favour; the United States was the only vote against; six countries abstained.
The resolution promotes more accurate representation of the relative area of continents and wider consideration of equal-area projections.
It does not redraw international borders and does not mandate one compulsory world-map projection.
Mercator vs Equal Earth
Mercator: developed by Gerardus Mercator in 1569; conformal and historically valuable for navigation, but greatly enlarges high-latitude regions.
Equal Earth: equal-area pseudocylindrical projection introduced in 2018 by Bojan Savric, Tom Patterson and Bernhard Jenny.
Africa is roughly 14 times larger than Greenland, although Mercator-style maps can make them look comparable.
Equal-area does not mean distortion-free: shape, distance, angle or direction must still be compromised.
Question 3: With reference to the recent UN General Assembly resolution on world map projections, consider the following statements:
04
Technology • AI Infrastructure • Economy
TCS HyperVault Plans a Major AI Data Centre Campus in Hyderabad
TCS subsidiary HyperVault has announced a phased AI-ready data-centre campus in Hyderabad with up to Rs 70,000 crore investment and up to 1 GW planned capacity.
₹70,000 crinvestment up to full build-out
264 acresland secured
1 GWplanned power capacity
2 Jun 2028target mentioned by Telangana CM
Project & AI infrastructure
Developer: HyperVault AI Data Center Ltd., a subsidiary of TCS.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana; development is planned in phases.
The campus is designed for AI training, inference and high-performance computing with high-density GPU deployments.
1 GW = 1,000 MW refers principally to the huge electrical power capacity needed by the computing campus, not storage capacity or internet speed.
Cooling, sustainability & strategic value
High-density AI servers generate extreme heat; HyperVault plans liquid-cooled infrastructure.
The project mentions green energy and water-neutral design principles. Water-neutral does not necessarily mean zero water use.
Domestic AI infrastructure can support compute capacity, lower latency, data residency, startups and global AI investment.
Core chain: chips + compute + power + data + talent.
Question 4: With reference to the proposed TCS HyperVault AI Data Centre in Hyderabad, consider the following statements:
05
International Relations • Rivers • Hydropower
China's Yarlung Tsangpo Mega Dam & India's Concerns
China is proceeding with a massive hydropower development on the lower Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, raising questions in India about trans-boundary water governance, Himalayan risks and downstream information sharing.
5cascade hydropower stations
1.2 tn yuanestimated investment
~60 GWcapacity often cited
2006India-China Expert-Level Mechanism
River geography & project
Tibet: Yarlung Tsangpo / Yarlung Zangbo.
Arunachal Pradesh: Siang/Dihang; after Dibang and Lohit join, it becomes the Brahmaputra.
Bangladesh: Jamuna before joining the Ganga-Padma system.
China began construction in July 2025 on the lower reaches near Nyingchi / the Great Bend. The officially confirmed outline is five cascade hydropower stations and about 1.2 trillion yuan investment.
The Great Bend offers enormous hydropower potential because of the sharp loss in elevation.
Why India is concerned
India is a lower-riparian country and seeks transparency on flow regulation, diversion and reservoir operation.
Key concerns: lean-season flow, sudden releases/flood risk, sediment, ecology, dam safety and seismic/landslide vulnerability.
The Expert-Level Mechanism (ELM), established in 2006, covers hydrological data sharing, flood information and trans-border river issues.
A run-of-the-river label does not automatically mean zero storage, diversion, tunnels or downstream ecological impact.
Question 5: With reference to the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river system and China's proposed mega hydropower project, consider the following statements:
06
Bihar • Wildlife • Tourism
Bodh Gaya to Get Bihar's Second Zoological Garden
Bihar is planning a new conventional zoological garden at Bodh Gaya/Gayaji, combining wildlife conservation, visitor education and tourism development around one of the world's major Buddhist pilgrimage centres.
₹200 crestimated project cost
2028target completion
~110 acresanimal and bird enclosures
50+proposed species
Zoo proposal & CZA
Location: Bodh Gaya / Gayaji, Bihar.
The Bihar Forest Department has sent the proposal to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), which has sought clarifications on multiple technical points.
CZA: statutory body under Section 38A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972; related provisions were introduced through the 1991 amendment.
Recognition and operation of zoos are governed under the statutory framework, including the Recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009.
Bihar wildlife & tourism link
Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna: Bihar's existing conventional zoo.
Rajgir Zoo Safari, Nalanda: the State's first zoo safari, inaugurated in 2022.
The Bodh Gaya project is described as Bihar's second conventional zoological garden.
Mahabodhi Temple Complex: UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002; the zoo could broaden the Buddhist pilgrimage and wildlife-tourism circuit.
Modern zoos also support ex-situ conservation, conservation breeding, education and veterinary care.
Question 6: The proposed second conventional zoological garden of Bihar is planned to be established at:
07
Bihar • India-Nepal • Border Management
Jaynagar-Nepal Border Immigration Port: New Cross-Border Railway Facility
A railway-based immigration/checking facility is proposed near Jaynagar in Madhubani district to strengthen passenger-document verification and security on the India-Nepal cross-border rail route.
Route & railway facts
India: Jaynagar, Madhubani district, Bihar.
Nepal: Inarwa, Dhanusha district, Madhesh Province; Inarwa is the first Nepalese railway station after the border.
The 34.9-km Jaynagar-Kurtha passenger service began on 2 April 2022.
The broader Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas corridor is about 68.7 km.
Janakpurdham, an important religious-cultural centre associated with Sita/Janaki, lies on the corridor.
Why an immigration facility matters
The proposed facility will strengthen identity/document checks, baggage checking, surveillance and inter-agency coordination for cross-border rail passengers.
India and Nepal have an open-border relationship, but open border does not mean absence of identity and security checks.
Immigration primarily concerns people and entry/exit; Customs primarily concerns goods, baggage and trade.
RPF: central force under Ministry of Railways; GRP: part of State Police.
Bihar's major road-based India-Nepal Integrated Check Posts are Raxaul and Jogbani.
