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Source: The post is based on the article “Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes” published in Down To Earth on 23rd December 2022
What is the News?
The Union minister for science and technology has informed Lok Sabha that around 59% of the landmass of India (covering all states) is prone to earthquakes of different shaking intensities.
What is an Earthquake?
About Earthquake Risk in India
According to the seismic zoning map of India prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India has been divided into four zones – II, III, IV and V.
Zone V is seismically the most active region while Zone II is the least.
Around 11% of the country falls in Zone V, 18% in Zone IV, 30% in Zone III and the remaining in Zone II.
What is the other news covered in the article?
Coal-based power: Over the years, the share of coal in the total primary energy mix has increased from about 42% in 2009-10 to 45.56% in 2020-21.
– More than 72% of the electricity generated in the country is coal-fired (including lignite).
Landless tribal households in northeast India: According to the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 report, around 59% of rural households in northeast India have no land.
