The area falling in the highest Seismic Hazard zone V is seismically very active. (image: PTI) On Wednesday at around 8:00 AM, several buildings and houses were damaged after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Assam. Following the main tremor, six aftershocks occurred of magnitude ranging between 3.2 and 4.7 in two-and-a-half hours. The earthquake’s epicentre
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However, the cause of the forest fires is yet to be determined. (Image: Twitter/ Mizoram CM) Mizoram forest fire: Hills in south Mizoram have been witnessing a raging forest fire for well over two days now, and the menace has spread to Lunglei and Lawngtlai, two of the neighbouring districts. At the moment, personnel from
The MOXIE acts much like a tree, taking in carbon dioxide and giving off oxygen. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA Perseverance Mars Mission: Back in February, NASA had successfully landed the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars, and since then, the space agency has been adding new feathers to its cap. Its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became
With this change, innovation would definitely spur. (Image: NITI Aayog) Geospatial policy in India: Recently, the government brought in a new policy regarding geospatial data and services related to such data, aiming to liberalise the access to such information among private players in India. However, to understand how this affects the private entities in India,