SAIL – IISCO Steel Plant partners with TEXMiN-IIT Dhanbad to promote technological advancements in mining and metallurgyThe collaboration focuses on nurturing intellectual capacity skills through specialised programs in futuristic and advanced domains, provid...
30 Dec, 2024, 12.23 PM IST
Tata Steel starts an all-women shift at Noamundi iron mineTata Steel launched an all-women mining shift at its Noamundi iron mine in Jharkhand, a first in India. This initiative builds on their "Wo...
16 Dec, 2024, 07.34 PM IST
India should use mining proceeds to train workforce and raise productivity: Mining Skill Council ChiefIndia's mining sector faces challenges due to low productivity and outdated practices. Pankaj Satija, Chairman of the Skill Council for Min...
17 Sep, 2024, 03.53 PM IST
NTPC targets 40 MT coal productionNTPC targets 40M tonnes coal production in FY25, a 17% increase. In-house mining to cover 15% of fuel needs. Strategies like mine planning,...
07 Apr, 2024, 10.56 PM IST
NTPC Mining logs 23.22 MMT coal output in FY24 so farNTPC Mining has achieved coal output of 23.22 Million Metric Tonne (MMT) in FY24 so far, surpassing 23.20 MMT achieved in entire 2022-23 fi...
15 Dec, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
Mahanadi Coalfields to provide VR-based safety & operational training to 17,000 workforceMahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, has introduced a Virtual Reality (VR)-based programme to provide safety and ...
07 Jul, 2023, 08.52 PM IST
NTPC's captive coal mines production nearly doubles to 8.48 MMT in April-JuneTo achieve sustained growth in coal production, NTPC has implemented a range of strategies and technologies. These include the adoption of ...
01 Jul, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
Austrade signs MoU with CII on technical vocational education, training programmesThe MoU will focus on Australian training standards and delivery in sectors including automotive, allied health, mining, IT, cyber security...
01 Feb, 2023, 09.17 AM IST
At farms or mines, driving heavy vehicles no big deal for women“The Pakri-Barwadih coal mining project is the first mine in India with woman operators, who are operating large-size dump trucks,” said a ...
13 Jan, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
Cabinet nod for pact with Germany on occupational safety and healthThe collaboration till date has immensely helped in adopting modern training techniques and tools on various aspects of OSH in different se...
07 Mar, 2019, 06.31 PM IST
Modi government to skill 40.2 crore people by 2022The government has set a target of skilling 40.2 crore people by 2022, under the new National Policy for Skill Development.
10 Jul, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
PM Modi to launch National Skill Development Mission on Jul 15The PM will also unveil the new National Policy for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship on the very same day to mark the World Youth Day.
09 Jul, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
Steel minister Narendra Singh Tomar suggests three-layer framework for skill developmentUnion steel & mines minister Narendra Singh Tomar has suggested a three-layer framework for skill development to meet the country’s require...
12 May, 2015, 06.40 PM IST
'Australia should increase immigration intake to boost economy'Australia should increase its immigration intake, particularly skilled migrants, by over 15 per cent from the next financial year to boost ...
13 Jan, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
Australia plans to hire thousands of Indians to plug skills shortageUp to 30,000 Australia-trained Indian graduates could be hired to help deal with skills shortage that threatens its resources sector.
06 May, 2011, 03.22 AM IST
- Oz plans to hire thousands of Indians to plug skills shortage
Up to 30,000 Australia-trained Indian graduates could be recruited to help deal with a skills shortage that threatens to severely impact th...
05 May, 2011, 01.48 PM IST
- WCL to introduce multi-job concept in coal mining
Faced with rapid reduction of manpower, Western Coalfields Ltd, a Coal India subsidiary, has planned to introduce multi-job concept in mini...
13 Apr, 2008, 03.39 PM IST