BPSC Prelims Jan 2026 Current Affairs Flashcards

These flashcards cover key terminology, government schemes, species, and technological advancements mentioned in the January 2026 Current Affairs lecture notes.

Anjadip

The third indigenously developed Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft ($ASW SWC$), measuring nearly $77\,metres$ in length and powered by a waterjet propulsion mechanism.

iStent

A miniature implant used in India's inaugural $3D$ Flex Aqueous Angiography procedure to improve aqueous fluid drainage and lower intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients.

Glaucoma

A group of eye disorders where damage to the optic nerve commonly results from elevated intraocular pressure.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

A landmark rural road connectivity programme launched on $25\,\text{December}\ 2000$, with a Phase IV plan to construct $62,500\,km$ of roads between $2024$ and $2029$.

OMMAS and e-MARG

Real-time monitoring and maintenance tools used for the implementation and accounting of rural roads under the $PMGSY$ scheme.

Kalai-II Hydropower Project

A proposed $1,200\,MW$ run-of-river project on the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh, executed by $THDC\,\text{India Ltd}$.

White-Bellied Heron ($Ardea\ insignis$)

A fish-eating bird species categorised as Critically Endangered on the $IUCN$ Red List, found in the Lohit River basin and protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, $1972$.

IITM Global Research Foundation

An entity launched to transform $IIT\,\text{Madras}$ into the world’s first multinational university by expanding its international presence in research and education.

Piprahwa Relics

Sacred relics of Bhagwan Buddha unearthed in $1898$ from Uttar Pradesh and featured in the $2026$ exhibition titled "The Light & the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One".

IICDEM-2026

The India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management to be organised in New Delhi by the Election Commission of India.

PARAM SHAKTI

A $3.1\,\text{Petaflop}$ supercomputing system at $IIT\,\text{Madras}$ developed under the National Supercomputing Mission using the $RUDRA$ server series.

Akasa Air

The fifth Indian airline to join the International Air Transport Association ($IATA$) after clearing the mandatory Operational Safety Audit ($IOSA$).

Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary

The new name for the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, which is home to $266$ butterfly species, including $27$ endemic to the Western Ghats.

NIRANTAR

A unified digital dashboard developed to improve institutional coordination among organisations like the $CPCB$, $SPCBs$, and $FSI$ under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Dolphin Rescue Ambulance

A specially designed vehicle operated by $TSAFI$ launched under the Namami Gange Programme for aquatic biodiversity conservation.

One Health Approach

A framework that recognises the interconnected relationship between human health, animal health, and environmental health to prevent zoonotic disease transmission.

Geoeconomic Confrontation

Identified by the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report $2026$ as the most significant short-term global risk.

Poshan Udaan 2026

An initiative by the Government of Gujarat that uses the kite festival to promote nutrition and health awareness for children and mothers.

Sovereign AI

The ability of a nation or state to develop and deploy artificial intelligence using its own infrastructure, datasets, and skilled workforce.

Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

An open network protocol where India Post recently completed its first-ever delivery as a logistics service provider, shipping walnuts from Srinagar to New Delhi.

National Olympic Academy (NOA)

The central institution for Olympic education and research in India, revived in Ahmedabad under the leadership of President $P.\,T.\,Usha$.

Kokborok

A Tibeto-Burman language of the Tripuri community that received official state language status in Tripura on $19\,\text{January}\ 1979$.

Gegeneophis valmiki

A new species of blind, limbless, subterranean caecilian (amphibian) discovered in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra.

Cell Broadcast Solution (CBS)

A $C-DOT$ developed unified national platform for geo-targeted emergency alert dissemination compatible with $2G$, $3G$, $4G$, and $5G$ technologies.

Striped Tiger Butterfly

The officially designated State Butterfly of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, $1972$.

Semmozhi Illakiya Virudhu

An annual literary award instituted by the Government of Tamil Nadu to recognise exceptional contributions to classical language literature.

Tailings

Residual waste materials consisting of crushed rock, water, and chemicals remaining after valuable minerals are extracted from ore.

Palmnaro Electro-Optical Payload Facility

India's first integrated private-sector plant for manufacturing satellites and payloads, located in Sanand, Gujarat.

ACASA-India

A web-based digital platform ($\text{Atlas of Climate Adaptation in Indian Agriculture}$) developed by $ICAR$ and $BISA$ to support climate adaptation planning.

ASC ARJUN

An indigenous humanoid robot developed by the Railway Protection Force and deployed at Visakhapatnam Railway Station for security and passenger assistance.

Aapda Mitra

Community volunteers trained by the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority to serve as first responders during disasters like floods and landslides.

Maia 200

Microsoft's second-generation AI chip manufactured using $3\text{-nanometre}$ technology and delivering over $10\,\text{petaFLOPS}$ of performance at $4\text{-bit}$ precision.

AlphaGenome

A Google DeepMind AI tool designed to predict how genetic mutations influence gene regulation and human diseases, focusing on non-coding $DNA$ regions.

Bacillus subtilis

A Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium officially designated as the State Microbe of Kerala, the first such designation in India.