Guwahati, May 25 -- Reported by Roopak Goswami

Guwahati: A team of researchers from Nagaland University has uncovered new clues about how parts of Northeast India were formed millions of years ago, shedding light on the ancient geological history of the Indo-Myanmar region.

The study focused on the Upper Disang Formation - a rock formation spread across parts of Nagaland and Northeast India, and examined how ancient sediments were created, transported, and deposited along the eastern edge of the Indian tectonic plate.

The findings provide fresh insights into the geological evolution of one of South Asia's most tectonically active regions and could help scientists better understand earthquakes, basin formation, and the movement of Earth...