At least one person died and several others are feared trapped after a portion of BCCL (Bharat Coking Coal Limited) open mine collapsed on Friday, officials said.
On May 23, two separate gas explosions in the Tale Barfak and Jalgah districts of Afghanistan's Baghlan province resulted in the deaths of four coal mine workers.
The Ministry of Coal has extended the last date for submission of bids till June 27, 2023, for the ongoing seventh round of commercial coal mine auctions.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 24: Climate scientists today suggested to the state government to incentivise and urge coal mining companies on methane handling, considering that methane's potential to warm the environment is 84 times more than that of Carbon-di-oxide (CO2). Among other
Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena during his two-day visit to Chhattisgarh held high-level review meeting with the top officials of the Chhattisgarh government in Raipur.
The dispute between the Sunikhel and Akhorwal nations over the demarcation of the Bulandari Hill had been going on for a long time and a Jirga was being held between the two tribes.
The study has found that crystalline silica, a component of coal mine dust, was found in the lungs of coal miners which causes severe and irreversible lung scarring.
The explosion at three linked coal mines in Cucunuba occurred on Thursday, April 20. Rescue workers have temporarily stopped their operation in order to ventilate the mines following the accumulation of gasses.
The Ministry of Coal will hold an interactive session with coal block allottees of captive and commercial coal blocks on Wednesday here in the national capital.
The cumulative capacity of the 28 coal mines which were auctioned under the 6th round is 74 million tonne per annum ( MTPA) and these mines are expected to generate annual revenue of Rs 14,497 crores calculated.
Gevra coal mine in Chattisgarh's Korba district becomes India's first to reach 50 million tonne production mark. The mine is under South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), which is one of the largest coal producing subsidiaries of Coal India Limited.
In a notice addressed to Rajya Sabha Chairman, Tiwari further said, "That this House do suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to discuss the Government's role in promoting business interests of the Adani Group, including through inacti