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TopicMeghalaya coal miners

Topic: Meghalaya coal miners

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

+TFP Nootan Sharma -
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.'

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. 

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Opinion

Modi mainstreamed Israel like no Indian PM before. Delhi must stay alert to regional realities

Swasti Rao -
Four broader factors will shape the trajectory of India-Israel relationship. Failure to anticipate these possible unintended consequences now may complicate its future direction.

Operation Sindoor shows India’s private sector is ready for the global defence market

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Economy

Indian economy to grow faster than expected at 7.6% in FY26, shows govt data under new series

Udit Bubna -
Under new base year, FY2025-26 GDP growth revised up to 7.6 percent; Chief economic advisor revises growth for FY 2026-27.

Defence

India orders more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up plant to fill ‘empty’ arsenal—Warsaw’s envoy

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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