The former coal-mining town of Cumberland is becoming a powerful example of how abandoned fossil-fuel infrastructure can be repurposed for ...

Asansol Dakshin gears up for a crucial 2026 West Bengal assembly election. Key issues include the declining coal economy, illegal mining, a...

Taiwan boasts a unique 'cat village' near Taipei, Houtong, where hundreds of friendly stray cats roam freely. Visitors can pet, play with, ...

The mining industry is reinventing itself with AI, bio-tech, and waste re-mining to tackle falling ore grades and soaring demand for copper...

Tilt Cove, Canada's smallest town, will soon be empty. Its four remaining residents are moving to King's Point. The decision was influenced...

Russia's army said Wednesday it had captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine, the latest gains for its advancing troops. Donetsk regio...

Rising commodity prices impact consumers and investors differently. While consumers worry about costs, investors can benefit. Investing in ...

The accident happened Sunday in the remote town of Hpakant, the centre of Myanmar's secretive jade industry, where scavengers risk their li...

National electricity demand fell to 2.78 billion units on March 25, the first day of the three-week total shutdown called by Prime Minister...

Unfettered mechanised sand mining is taking its toll throughout the nearly 1,100km length of the Narmada in MP.

Mark Twain got challenged to a pistol duel at least four times, including by the editor of the Union, but he managed to escape each time.

The commodities rout pulled some of the biggest mining and energy companies below levels seen during the financial crisis.

Jewellers say consumers of platinum, who are largely aspiring urban youngsters, are willing to absorb a 15 per cent to 20 per cent hike in ...

Supreme Court will soon consider whether mining in the ecologically sensitive Aravalli region can restart. But Aravalli's real problem may ...

An electrical fire inside a coal shaft in northern China left 28 miners dead, a government official said Sunday.

Taliban stronghold stormed in the biggest offensive since 2001.