Coal Mine

Illegal coal mine collapses near Dhanbad; 3 dead, several trapped

June 09, 2023

Illegal coal mine collapses near Dhanbad; 3 dead, several trapped

An eyewitness said many local villagers were engaged in illegal mining when the mine caved in.

February 23, 2023
At least 5 killed in coal mine collapse in China; 48 miners still missing

The open-pit mine operated by small local firm Xinjing Coal Mining Co collapsed in a landslide, leaving dozens of workers buried under a huge pile of debris half a kilometre wide and an estimated 80 m high.
October 10, 2021
India staring at power crisis after rains hit coal movement, stocks shrink as power demand surges

Power producers and distributors have warned of blackouts as generation units are running coal as low as two days.
June 15, 2021
How these 'Green Nobel' winners fought deforestation, coal power

2021 Goldman Environmental prize winner Liz Chicaje paddles on the Ampiyacu River in Peru. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Goldman Environmental Prize.
June 14, 2021
Navy joins in Meghalaya mine rescue efforts; 5 trapped for 14 days

At least five people have been identified by the district administration - four from Assam and one from Tripura- who got stuck somewhere inside the rat-hole mine.