150 labourers trapped inside Orissa coal mine

All the 250 labourers of Mahanadi Coalfield Limited's colliery at Dera were rescued after being trapped in an underground mineon Mondayevening following the failure of a lift, official sources......

Was Birla allocated coal blocks as per norms: Court asks CBI

A special court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to clarify whether "rule of law" was followed in allocation of coal blocks to top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla's Hindalco.......

Naveen Babu doesn't understand importance of Ayushman Bharat: PM in Odisha

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting after the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Talcher Ferlitiliser Plant, Angul in Odisha on Saturday. Photograph: PTI Photo......

Bandh: Oppn fuels public angst over price hike

The combined Opposition's call for a Bharat Bandh on Monday has brought most of the country to a near standstill. Rediff.com correspondents report from across the country: Mumbai: Senior BJP leader......

Power is aluminum's single biggest cost component

Has not the New Year brought with it a sense of Nirvana for aluminium makers at home? A nasty tumble last year caused by a punishing recession brought spot aluminium prices down to $1,250 a tonne......

How Coal India is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

Way before the rains arrived at Talwandi Sabo Power plant in Punjab, the one check the coal ministry was carrying out was the availability of coal stock with the generator. Illustration: Dominic......

Coalgate: CBI may soon question Kumar Mangalam Birla, Parakh

CBI is likely to examine soon Hindalco chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and former Coal Secretary P C Parakh, who are named as accused in the FIR related to Talabira coal block allocation to Hindalco,......

Will splitting Coal India solve the power crisis?

Splitting Coal India Limited could increase competition and hence make production more efficient, but opinion is building against it. It is not unusual for employees to question the rationale......