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Daily Current Affairs – 27 July, 2026

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    Soil Diversity in India 

    In Context

  • Soil supports agricultural productivity, food security, and rural livelihoods in India.

    • Soil

  • Soil is a natural body comprised of solids (minerals and organic matter), liquid, and gases that occurs on the land surface, occupies space, and is characterized by one or both of the following: horizons, or layers, that are distinguishable from the initial material as a result of additions, losses, transfers, and transformations of energy.
  • Soil horizons are the distinct horizontal layers that make up a soil profile from the surface down to bedrock. The main master layers are designated by the letters O, A, E, B, C, and R.
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    Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

    Context

  • Recently, the government highlighted the increasing impact of the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) that has assisted more than 4.32 lakh rural firms and improved rural lives through community-led entrepreneurship under DAY-NRLM.

    • About Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

  • It was launched in 2016 as a sub-scheme of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) by the Ministry of Rural Development.
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    India Must Modernise the Way Govt. Publishes Laws and Regulations

    Context

  • India’s legal publishing system remains fragmented and dependent on PDFs, making it difficult for citizens, lawyers and even courts to access, track laws and amendments in force.

    • About

  • The rule of law requires that Bills presented before Parliament or a State Assembly be made known to the people in advance.
  • It ensures that citizens are aware of the laws and amendments in force, and that the judiciary knows the state of the law it adjudicates. 
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    BitChat

    Context

  • The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) directed GitHub to remove repositories hosting BitChat, stating that the app could be exploited to coordinate unlawful assemblies and circumvent lawful restrictions imposed by competent authorities.

    • What is BitChat?

  • BitChat is a decentralised peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth mesh networks. It requires no internet connection, no servers and no phone numbers.
  • It is developed by X (formerly Twitter) co-founder Jack Dorsey.
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    Invasive Species Threaten Global South Biodiversity  

    In News

  • A recent study found that the greatest impacts of invasive alien species on biodiversity are in the Global South, where rapid development, weak governance and limited management capacity make ecosystems more vulnerable. 

    • Invasive Alien Species

  • They are plants, animals, pathogens and other organisms that are non-native to an ecosystem and which may cause economic or environmental harm or adversely affect human health.
  • They compete with, prey on, or transmit diseases to native species, threatening biodiversity. 
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    News In Short 27-07-2026

    Context

  • India and Romania have signed three agreements for cooperation in the fields of Science and Technology, Education and Sports.

    • About

  • The agreements were signed after delegation-level talks between President Droupadi Murmu and her Romanian counterpart.
  • India and Romania have set a target of doubling bilateral trade over the next three years.
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