Two arrests have been made in the case. Accountability would be fixed, and an independent or central agency probe could be ordered if required, the high court has said.
It has been three days since blast in Thangsko region of East Jaintia Hills. While 27 mine workers are dead, nine are in hospital and more bodies are believed buried in illegal mines.
Global media also reports on India reopening ‘defunct’ coal mines & India and Pakistan’s efforts to control the narrative around last month’s conflict.
The Coal Controller Organisation, subordinate office of the Ministry of Coal, issued the certificates after verifying that the mine owner had completed all protective, reclamation, and rehabilitation works.
The accident was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of mine run by Madanjoo company, state TV said. There were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion.
To provide proper safety conditions in coal mines, the department is also considering the adoption of eco-friendly surface miners for blast-free safe mining.
When sophisticated heavy-duty machines gave up, it was a band of 12 rat-hole miners who became the saviours of workers trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse.
To ensure responsible handling of coal, companies like Tata Power and NTPC have committed to not building new coal plants while Adani Group in Goa has adopted several initiatives.
India is too close to Israel for Iran’s trust, yet still blindsided. It risks losing assets like Chabahar port and export markets, while key partners don’t factor in its concerns.
IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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