workers extract coal in hazardous conditions in small “rat hole” mines that are rampant in the hilly areas. Indian Army image shows an aerial view of the site where at least nine workers are ...

A tragedy in a coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam has turned the spotlight once again on the illegal practice of rat-hole mining, which thrives in the region despite a ban by the ...

This image provided by Indian Army shows rescue workers standing around a coal mine where at least nine workers are trapped, in Umrangso area of Dimapur Hasao district in northeastern state of ...

Indian search and rescue teams had recovered four bodies from a flooded coal mine by Saturday evening, days after gushing waters inundated the facility. At least nine men were trapped in the 90 ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan 31 (Reuters) - India ... coal imports looks set to continue as the government aims to become more self reliant in terms of energy supplies and ensure support for the local ...

Landlocked Mongolia is rich in deposits of copper and coking coal, and India is mostly ... as the deliberations are not yet public. India's federal mines ministry did not respond to a Reuters ...

Coal India Limited, Oil India Limited, National Disaster Response Force and Indian Navy, the mine had 14 crore litres of water. “The mine still has 11 crore litres of water. Officers working on ...