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10 Aug 2023

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
  • There are 1782 Gram Panchayats adopted under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) during the last five years.
  •  It was launched in 2014 on the birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan by the Union Government.
  • Goal: Goal: To develop three Adarsh Grams by March 2019. Thereafter, from 2019 to 2024, five more Adarsh Grams must be developed by each MP, one each year. 
    • This implies that a total of 6,433 Adarsh Grams, of the 2,65,000 gram panchayats, will be created by 2024.
World Lion Day
  • World Lion Day is observed annually on August 10 to raise awareness about conservation of lions.
  • At present, Gir forests of Gujarat (India) is the only place where this race of lions i.e. Asiatic lion is found in its natural habitat.
  • The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has initiated the “Asiatic Lion Conservation Project.”
Security Sockets Layer Certificates
  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has announced rewards totaling ₹3.4 crore for developers who contribute to crafting an Indian web browser with a global reach. 
  • Security Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates are digital certificates that provide a secure and encrypted connection between a user’s web browser and a website’s server. 
Keralam: Proposed Name of Kerala 
  • The Kerala Assembly passed a resolution urging the Centre to rename the state as “Keralam”
  • The proposal has to first come from the state government for renaming the state. 
  • The renaming of a state requires Parliamentary approval under Article 3 and 4 of the Constitution, and the President has to refer the same to the relevant state legislature for its views. 
  • The Ministry of Home Affairs gives its consent after it receives No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from several agencies such as the Ministry of Railways, Intelligence Bureau.
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