Sunita Williams faces potential brain damage risk due to extended space mission
Washington DC: NASA is facing a significant challenge as the return of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS) remains uncertain.
Initially planned as a brief mission aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, technical issues have forced NASA to consider extending their stay until early 2025.
This unplanned extension has raised concerns about the astronauts' safety and the implications for future space missions. Experts warn that the prolonged mission could increase the risk of brain damage due to potential oxygen deprivation and other factors in space.
Neurologists have pointed out that even brief periods of oxygen deprivation can lead to irreversible brain damage, while the extended exposure to space radiation could further exacerbate neurological risks.
Additionally, the emotional toll of isolation and the confined living conditions of space missions may lead to mental health issues such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
