Nusantara has been selected as the new capital of Indonesia

Why in news?

• The capital of Indonesia is being shifted from Jakarta to East Kalimantan, and will be called

About the news

• Indonesia passed a bill replacing its capital Jakarta with East Kalimantan, situated to the east of Borneo Island. The new capital city of the country will be called Nusantara.
• Plans to relocate the government from Jakarta – a bustling metropolis of 10 million people that suffers from chronic congestion, floods, pollution, and is sinking because of over-extraction of groundwater – have been floated by multiple presidents, but none have made it this far.