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Topic: coal miners

Assam coal mine tragedy: Another body recovered as search for trapped workers enters Day 6

PTI -
The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Lijen Magar, a resident of village number 1 of Kalamati in Dima Hasao.

Body of one of 9 trapped workers recovered from coal mine in Assam

PTI -
Chances of survival of eight others appear grim since the mine was flooded by a sudden gush of water on Monday.

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

Smruti Deshpande -
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

Bloomberg News -
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.

Second decomposed body brought out of rat hole mine in Meghalaya

PTI -
The body has now been dispatched to a civil hospital for post-mortem at the district headquarter in Khliehriat.

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

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

Meghalaya miners still trapped, NGT cracks whip on illegal mining in state

PTI -
The NGT has asked the Meghalaya Police to investigate nearly 1200 cases of illegal quarrying across the state.

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

ThePrint Team -
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

Ritika Jain -
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

Moushumi Das Gupta -
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. 

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Opinion

Musk’s golden touch is on the line. Tesla needs him to do what he does best — sell a pen

Nisheeth Upadhyay -
Tesla sales have been sliding, profits have been shrinking, and brand loyalty is faltering. Elon Musk’s politics has something to do with it.

Chinese chatter says Trump tariffs will make India turn to China and Russia

Kerala BJP losing favour with Church. Sangh not on board with Christian outreach

Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Javaria Rana -
Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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