Current Affairs 12 August 2025

Maharashtra Launches "Garuda Drishti" to Monitor Social Media Misuse.

• CM Devendra Fadnavis unveiled Garuda Drishti, a social media monitoring & cyber intelligence tool.
• Aim: curb communal hatred, hate speech, fake news, threats, drug trafficking, and financial fraud on social media.
• Garuda Drishti enables detection & tracking of criminal activities on social media.
• Future plans: expand scope & capacity of the system.

Maharashtra Plans Social Security for 5 Lakh Gig Workers.

• Maharashtra govt to launch social security framework for 5 lakh+ gig workers.
• Covers workers on 320+ e-commerce, aggregator, and service platforms.
• Draft bill: proposes cess on companies linked to tax & GST to create welfare fund.
• Benefits: health insurance, life cover, fixed income, educational aid for workers & families.
• Aligned with Social Security Code, 2020.

Maharashtra Implements "Disha Abhiyan" for Special Education.

• Disha Abhiyan: initiative for uniform & quality education for students with intellectual disabilities.
• Implemented in 453 special schools across Maharashtra.
• Developed by Jai Vakil Foundation; approved by NIEPID (National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities).
• Maharashtra is the first state to prioritise disabled students’ needs at this scale.

IndiaAI & NCG Launch CATCH Grants for AI in Cancer Care.

• IndiaAI Independent Business Division (IBD) and National Cancer Grid (NCG) launched the CATCH Grant Program.
• Supports AI solutions for cancer screening, diagnostics, treatment, and healthcare operations.
• Grants of up to ₹50 lakh per project; co-funded by IndiaAI and NCG.
• Up to 10 proposals to be selected for pilots in NCG hospitals.
• Eligible for scale-up grants of up to ₹1 crore.

SC directs Delhi-NCR authorities to remove stray dogs from streets.

• The Supreme Court directed authorities to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR localities and put them in shelters while saying the canines won't return to the streets.
• Calling the incidents of stray dog bites extremely grim, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan passed a slew of directions and warned of strict action against an individual or organisation in case of obstruction.