CBI nabs Deputy GM of Eastern Coalfields Limited in bribery caseIn a startling turn of events, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a deputy general manager posted in the Hariajam Colli...
03 May, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
Soon, Gurgaon may have a 15-km Leopard park with jungle safari facilityA plan to protect a 15km stretch of the Aravalis from Bandhwari landfill to Damdama lake in Gurgaon has been unveiled. The project aims to ...
01 Nov, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
Coronavirus origins: ‘If nothing went wrong at Wuhan lab, why the obfuscations?’"In view of a global pandemic with four million deaths, hundreds of millions out of work, and trillions of dollars in economic damage, I th...
13 Jun, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Army asks Defence Ministry to fix responsibility for Pulgaon ammunition depot blastOver 19,325 defective anti-tank mines had exploded primarily due to leakage of explosives from some of the mines stored at the Central Ammu...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
From Beijing Olympics to Michael Jackson's memorial service, here are the most televised events everJust the opening ceremony in Beijing drew a total of 69.9 mn viewers.
05 Oct, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Lethal gases from Jharia's coalfields fire continue to wreck havoc a century laterDumpers belonging to a private company that operates this particular mine ply nonstop, going deep around the spiral and then coming up agai...
12 Jun, 2016, 05.40 AM IST
Inventor-techie Vinod Chandrashekar to help increase NGO efficiencyHe now also heads the city chapter of DataKind, a New York-based non-profit that brings together professionals from global technology firms.
19 Oct, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
- 400 died in mines in 3 years due to violation of safety norms
Replying to a written question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Steel and Mines Vishnu Deo Sai said 121 persons had died in mines in 2...
11 Mar, 2015, 05.42 PM IST
'Government has an obligation to provide humane working conditions'The observation came while hearing a case relating to a mining accident in which 15 persons were killed after being trapped in a coal mine.
13 Oct, 2014, 02.31 PM IST
Procurement process for armed forces to be expedited: Arun JaitleyThe "slow pace" of acquisition of weapon systems is a matter of concern and the new govt will work towards "expediting" it, said the Defenc...
25 Jun, 2014, 02.49 AM IST
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trappedHundreds more were still believed to be trapped in the mine in Soma, around 120 km (75 miles) northeast of the Aegean coastal city of Izmir.
14 May, 2014, 03.27 PM IST
7 killed in coal mine accident in ChinaThe accident took place when 13 miners were working underground at the Wantian Coal Mine in Liupanshui City yesterday, state-run Xinhua new...
19 Apr, 2014, 03.14 PM IST
NGT questions Meghalaya govt records on 2012 mining incidentThe National Green Tribunal today raised doubts regarding reports and other records submitted by Meghalaya government about a 2012 mining a...
18 Nov, 2013, 05.48 PM IST
Number of mining accidents falls by 56% in last 7 yearsThis has been the safest period with the number of fatal accidents hitting an all-time low of 112 in 2011 and rising marginally to 116 in 2...
14 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Aluminium production down 16.5 per cent against target in FY'13India's aluminium production was lower by 16.5 per cent at 1.72 million tonne in 2012-13 fiscal as against the target of 2.06 million tonne.
03 Jun, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
NALCO may cut output by 25% due to coal shortages: DirectorNALCO may have to cut its daily aluminium output by 25 percent due to coal supply shortages caused by an accident at a mine that supplies f...
05 May, 2013, 06.03 PM IST
- No deaths due to mining trucks after SC halts activity: Goa CM
Not a single person was killed in road accidents involving trucks in the extraction activity since September last when mining was stopped.
02 Apr, 2013, 04.31 PM IST