Current Affairs 22 August 2025

India’s Marine Fish Production Reaches 44.95 Lakh Tonnes in 2023-24.

• India's marine fish production surged to 44.95 lakh tonnes in 2023–24, up from 34.76 lakh tonnes in 2020–21, with an 8.9% annual growth.
• Growth driven by research, infrastructure development, and government policies under PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and NICRA.
• 91.1% of marine fish stocks assessed in 2022 were found biologically sustainable.

Mamata Banerjee Launches Shramshree Scheme for Migrant Workers.

• Shramshree Scheme launched by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
• Offers ₹5,000 monthly aid for up to one year or until a new job is found.
• Aimed at supporting Bengali migrant workers facing linguistic discrimination in other states.
• Provides financial support, job cards, and skill training.
• Workers must return to West Bengal and have a valid bank account.

MIT Develops AI-based Antibiotics for Drug-Resistant Infections.

• Researchers at MIT have developed two potential antibiotics using generative AI to target drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
• Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
• Antibiotics are antimicrobial agents that target specific bacterial processes, disrupting their growth or kills them.

Impossible for partner to say they don't want to be dependent on other.

• The Supreme Court said it was impossible that in a continuing marriage a husband or a wife could say they want to be independent of their partner.
• If anybody wanted to be independent, they ought not enter matrimony, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan cautioned.

Indian Army Initiates Exercise Samanvay Shakti 2025 in Assam.

• Indian Army has initiated Exercise Samanvay Shakti 2025 in Tinsukia district of Assam.
• Exercise Samanvay Shakti 2025 is a 10-day military-civil integration exercise.
• It aims to foster cooperation, cohesion, and mutual understanding.
• The exercise involves Indian Army, Indian Air Force, police, intelligence agencies, and district administration.