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‘Helpless’: With a newborn, wife of deceased mine labourer in Assam's Dima Hasao

Rescue operation underway for labourers trapped inside a coal mine at Umrangso area, in Dima Hasao district, Assam, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. The body of another worker, who was trapped in the coal mine, was recovered on Saturday from the quarry during rescue operations, an official said.
Updated on Jan 12, 2025 02:04 PM IST

Assam coal mine: Anxiety builds over trapped workers as water level nears 100 ft

Navy divers also joined the efforts to rescue the trapped labourers from the coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao.
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 05:42 AM IST

Australia, South Korea beyond India & China in per capita coal emissions

The coal-powered Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station at Zhangjiakou, in China's northern Hebei province. The country is the world's largest coal power consumer and also the fifth in the per capital coal emissions ranking. 
Published on Nov 13, 2021 10:15 AM IST

Gunmen kill 11 Hazara coal miners in Pakistan

Members of Hazara community stand around the bodies after gunmen killed 11 workers of the community in the mountainous Machh area of Balochistan province, on January 3, 2021.
Updated on Jan 03, 2021 07:01 PM IST

Four miners die in Nagaland rat-hole mine, locals allege toxic gas inhalation

Bodies of four coal miners were fished out from an illegal rat-hole mine in Nagaland’s Longleng district. A case of unnatural deaths has been reported and police suspect a mudslide or inhalation of a toxic gas as possible causes of the deaths.
Updated on Mar 04, 2019 09:10 AM IST

End or continue? Meghalaya govt mulls decision on rescue op for trapped miners

Rescue personnel conduct rescue task at the site of the coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.
Updated on Jan 12, 2019 07:53 AM IST

No trace of Meghalaya miners, rescue team begins pumping out water

Indian Navy personnel come out of the coal mine in Ksan, Meghalaya, where at least 15 miners are stuck in a deep mine.
Updated on Jan 02, 2019 05:41 PM IST

Families seek miracle at Meghalaya ‘rat hole’ mine where 15 miners trapped for nearly two weeks

Rescue workers were trying to reach 15 coal miners trapped underground for 13 days on Wednesday as families prayed for their safe return, but chances of survival looked slim after floodwaters rushed through the illegal “rat-hole” pit in Meghalaya.
Updated on Dec 26, 2018 07:01 PM IST

Coal India production, shipments at record highs in March

Coal India’s output rose 9% from a year earlier to 72.3 million tons of coal in March, while shipments rose 5.5% to 55.2 million tons.
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 02:37 PM IST

Clear the air: Seven ways to beat pollution and breathe better

While we have little control over the atmosphere, these techniques can help us deal with the toxic elements in the air
Updated on Jul 01, 2019 02:28 PM IST