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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicCoal mines

Topic: coal mines

3 feared dead, many trapped in ‘illegal’ coal mine collapse in Jharkhand

The incident occurred at 10.30 am Friday at Bhowra colliery area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited.

Adani Enterprises wins key NTPC coal tender as India aims to avoid energy crisis

Adani will deliver 1 million tonnes of coal to NTPC, which in October issued its first tender for coal imports in more than two years.

Companies like Adani Group, Tata Power ensure responsible coal handling across India

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.

Lok Sabha clears Mines and Mineral Laws Bill, opens up coal sector for commercial mining

The Mines and Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill also removed the current end-use restrictions, thereby allowing for wider participation and competition in auction.

Siemens under pressure from climate change protesters over coal contract with Adani

Siemens AG has come under fire for agreeing to supply rail infrastructure to the Adani Group’s controversial Carmichael coal project in Australia, which could potentially open up a new region to coal extraction.

Pakistan’s milewide open air mine shows why coal won’t go away

Wealthy nations may be able to afford to wean themselves off the combustible carbon, but in Pakistan, that is already burdened by debt, coal remains the cheap fallback.

The economics of Adani’s Australian coal mine project just doesn’t add up

Adani will lose around $220 million a year if the Carmichael coal project goes through. Which raises the question, why is everyone adamant that it goes ahead?

15 feared dead in coal mine: Come to Meghalaya to see just how ineffective NGT ban can be

Coal mining is said to be a big revenue generator for Meghalaya, where the collapse of an illegal mine this month left 15 people feared dead.

Gautam Adani’s Carmichael: The world’s most controversial coal mine set to break ground

Carmichael is located in Australia’s huge Galilee Basin, which covers around 250,000 square kilometers—about the size of the U.K

13 trapped in Meghalaya coal mine feared dead as rescue efforts over 5 days remain futile

5 days on, Meghalaya's effort to trace trapped miners fails to yield results 13 miners are reportedly trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.

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China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature

Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.