Jharkhand coal mine collapse: Death toll climbs to 17

The death toll climbed to 17 in the coal mine collapse at Lalmatia open cast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd even as rescue operations were on Sunday underway at the site. R R Mishra,......

Dewatering of flooded Singareni mine continues

Dewatering operations at the flooded mine of Singareni Collieries continued on Tuesday, thoughofficials sounded pessimistic on the chances of survival of the 17 miners trappedsince yesterday.......

Rescue ops at Dhanbad mine called off, toll reaches 5

After extricating five bodies from an abandoned coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, government authorities and the Eastern Coalfields limited Wednesday called off the rescue operation, while......

10 dead in Jharkhand mine cave-in, many still missing

Ten miners were killed and an unspecified number feared trapped when a massive mound of earth came crashing down on them at Lalmatia open cast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd on Thursday, the......

Are Modi's labour reforms strong enough to uplift the poor?

The Modi government's rapid approval of labour law amendments by the Rajasthan Assembly and the Shramev Jayate Yojna proposals suggest a strong commitment to reform. But is this enough? Image: A......

After ONGC, Coal India set to frack in India

After Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, it could be the turn of Coal India Ltd, another public sector undertaking, to taste shale gas in Indian soil.The Kolkata-based coal miner has tied up with......

Why automobile vendors are flocking to Gujarat

Apart from around 40 Japanese companies and five global vendors of MG Motor India, many other biggies are eyeing Gujarat for either greenfield opportunities or brownfield expansion,......

Why India is running short of pilots

'People have been flying for years on the basis of a police clearance and an airport entry pass.''Then they came out with a convoluted thing -- that your police clearance must be from your place of......