Is Hantavirus spreading in Texas? Cruise Ship connected to Texas passengers sparks new fear about symptoms and human spreadA rare hantavirus outbreak connected to a cruise ship has sparked fresh concern across the United States, especially after health officials...
Why Rat and Squirrel Bite Marks Can Look Almost IdenticalHomeowners often misidentify rodent damage. Bite marks from rats and squirrels look similar, making quick assumptions dangerous. Experts wa...
Why That Tiny Gap Under Your Sink Might Be Inviting Mice InsideHomeowners often overlook small gaps near pipes, which are common entry points for rodents. Tiny openings, as small as a dime, allow mice a...
Hantavirus outbreak kills three: What is Hantavirus, its signs and symptoms, how deadly it is, and what should you do now?Hantavirus Symptoms: A deadly Hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship has claimed three lives, prompting a World Health Organization...
What Snake Holes in Your Yard Actually Look Like, And Which Ones to Worry AboutSnakes do not dig their own burrows, instead utilizing tunnels made by other animals. Identifying these "borrowed homes" involves looking f...
Why Killing a Snake in Your Yard May Make the Problem WorseExperts advise against killing snakes, warning it increases bite risks and fails to deter future appearances. Instead, homeowners should fo...
18 labourers killed, several trapped after blast at illegal coal mine in MeghalayaA powerful blast has rocked an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district. At least 18 labourers have died and s...
Assam: Gauhati HC takes note of rat-hole mining going unnoticed in Karbi AnglongThe Gauhati High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the rampant illegal rat-hole mining in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, particularly...
Rat-hole miner Hassan rejects another house offered in Delhi's Dilshad GardenOn being asked why he is rejecting the second offer as Dilshad Garden is located near Khajoori Khas unlike far-flung Narela, Rat-hole miner...
'Rescued 41, in return got this': DDA demolishes house of rat-hole miner who saved 41 from collapsed Uttarkashi tunnelThe Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished the home of rat-hole miner Wakeel Hassan in Khajoori Khas village during a planned develop...
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: How the 12 'rat miners' reached the 41 trapped menRat-hole mining experts are nearing a breakthrough in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand. After 15 days, workers are close to fre...
Silkyara tunnel collapse: After modern machinery fails, controversial rat-hole mining comes to the rescueRescuers in Uttarakhand are employing the controversial rat-hole mining technique to extract 41 trapped labourers after modern machinery fa...
Rat-hole: The dark side of coal mining in MeghalayaThe size of rat-holes are such that only children can work and adults cannot enter the pits.
Supreme Court to hear petition on Meghalaya miners rescue todayThe miners have been trapped for the last 16 days in a socalled rat hole mine, the type of which dot the terrain despite a top court-impose...
- Meghalaya to implement new mines and mineral Policy by next year
Meghalaya will implement the new mines and mineral Policy by next year. The new policy has made room for joint venture in coal explorations...
- Meghalaya introduces mining policy, silent on rat-hole mining
Meghalaya cabinet gave nod to the mining policy even as it ruled out doing away with rat-hole mining, which is facing opposition.
- Fifteen miners trapped in rat hole mine in Meghalaya
No trace of 15 miners who were trapped near Nangalbibra area of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.