China mine blast tests limits of Xi's energy pushA devastating mine blast in Shanxi, China, has claimed over 80 lives. This tragedy is now prompting a nationwide safety review. The inciden...
25 May, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
China lowers death toll in Shanxi coal mine disaster to 82A devastating gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China's Shanxi province has claimed 82 lives. This incident marks the nation's de...
24 May, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Death toll jumps to 90 in China coal mine blastA devastating gas explosion at the Liushengyu coal mine in Shanxi province has claimed eight lives. Thirty-eight workers remain trapped und...
23 May, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
In 1878, coal miners working beneath Belgium broke into a fossil chamber: The underground discovery transformed what scientists knew about dinosaursBelgian coal miners in 1878 unearthed a remarkable find. Deep underground, they discovered many Iguanodon skeletons. This discovery was sig...
16 May, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Old coal mines are hiding a clean energy secret, and this one town just figured it outThe former coal-mining town of Cumberland is becoming a powerful example of how abandoned fossil-fuel infrastructure can be repurposed for ...
11 May, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
Suvendu's cabinet line-up has ministers embodying Bengal's geographical, ethnic divideWest Bengal witnesses the formation of its first BJP government with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers sworn in. The cabin...
09 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
TMC failed to open account in nine of 23 districts of West BengalThe Bharatiya Janata Party secured a landslide victory in West Bengal, winning 206 seats and ending the Trinamool Congress's 15-year reign....
05 May, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
Modi govt filed several cases against me, but not Mamata Banerjee: Rahul GandhiCongress leader Rahul Gandhi stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has filed numerous cases against him but not against Tri...
25 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Over 1.8 million beedi, cine and non-coal mine workers benefited from Labour Welfare SchemeLabour secretary Sumita Dawra chaired a review meeting of the Labour Welfare Scheme (LWS), being run by the ministry, on Friday for beedi, ...
29 Jun, 2024, 09.07 PM IST
Reskilling of coal mine workers must for transition towards renewable energy: ReportThe country needs a strong action plan to reskill coal mine workers in order to protect their interests while making a transition from conv...
14 Apr, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation invites portfolio managers to handle its corpusConsultancy firm Brickwork India was recently appointed to guide the organisation through the selection process.
28 May, 2019, 08.16 AM IST
70,000 contract workers to get Coal Mines PF coverThe govt is planning to transfer workers covered by EPFO in the coal mining industry to CMPFO. Those who are not members of any provident f...
11 Sep, 2018, 08.58 AM IST
Coal Mines PF merger with EPF will benefit workers: Piyush GoyalI believe that for the future, EPFO, which is the largest national body, should also look after the provident fund of the coal mines worker...
12 May, 2017, 04.23 PM IST
CIL to adopt high-tech equipment for underground, open cast miningIn view of the rising mine fatalities, state-owned CIL will adopt high-tech equipments for both underground and open cast mining.
11 Mar, 2016, 09.36 PM IST
24 workers killed, 52 injured in China's coal mine fireThe fire occurred in the coal mine under Hengda Coal, a subsidiary of Fuxin Coal, a major coal producer in the province.
26 Nov, 2014, 10.36 AM 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
- BJP workers stage demonstration against coal allocation
Bhartiya Janata Party workers today staged a demonstration in front of the Legislative council here to protest against allotment of coal mi...
29 Aug, 2012, 04.51 PM IST