The coal industry faces several problems which, if not tackled expeditiously, will only worsen in the years to come

Kudremukh tribals refuse to budge

The period between 1999 and 2003 has seen a sudden spurt in the diversion of forestland for non-forestry purposes. A recent collation of data of the Union ministry of environment and forests spotlights this retrogressive pattern. The Atal Bihari Vajpayee-

Contrasting sentiments marked the opening of the 19th World Mining Congress in New Delhi on November 1. President A P J Abdul Kalam warmly welcomed potential foreign investors as he inaugurated the five-day mega meet. But the event got a cold reception fr

September saw a slew of developments giving renewed impetus to the global movement against asbestos

For the second time in four months, a major accident in the coal mines of Singareni Collieries in Andhra Pradesh has claimed 10 lives of miners. While in the October 16 accident the miners died in a

In a major mishap, 10 miners were killed and two others injured when a roof collapsed in an underground mine at the state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Godavarikhani in