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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicCoal miners

Topic: coal miners

Rat-hole mining is banned and booming in Meghalaya. 22,000 mines run in plain sight

Banned rat-hole mining in East Jaintia Hills, where a blast killed 31, is a low-investment, high-profit model. A 10-year ban hasn't budged it—'They won't get such money anywhere else.'

Navy deep divers roped in to rescue 9 miners trapped in flooded Assam mine for over 24 hrs

Water level in the mine has risen by 100 ft, says CM Himanta Sarma. At least 3 miners are feared dead. Indian Army, Assam Rifles, SDRF & NDRF are also part of rescue efforts.

Russian coal seeks new market in India as war upturns previous commodity flows

Russian coal sales to Europe have declined in advance of a planned European ban on coal shipments. Russia has increased supply to India in search of low-cost markets.

Search for Meghalaya miners’ bodies has become an expensive & hopeless wait for a miracle

In nearly 2 months, a 100-member contingent of Navy divers, NDRF rescuers, doctors and Army personnel have recovered just one body.

These are the 15 Meghalaya miners trapped in a rat-hole coal mine

The district police have released the list of names of the 15 Meghalaya coal miners trapped in a rat-hole mine in East Jaintia Hills. 

The NGT had slammed coal mafia while banning rat-hole mining in Meghalaya

The NGT ban on rat-hole mining had come on petitions that warned of the exact same scenario that left 15 miners trapped this month.

Missing officials & missing pumps delay rescue of Meghalaya miners

NDRF official says water inside mine is over 70 feet and divers can’t do much unless level comes down. State human rights commission orders inquiry. 

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.