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Chhattisgarh: Coal Minister Kishan Reddy takes stock of mining operations
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"Acknowledging Gevra's significant role in meeting the country's energy needs, the Minister remarked that Gevra is the pride of our country. He said while one may manage to wait for food for sometime but waiting for electricity is indispensable--and it is the coal miners who make that uninte
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Balochistan: Two coal miners die from toxic gas inhalation in Duki
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Two coal miners tragically lost their lives after inhaling toxic gas in a coal mine at the Chamalang coal field in the Duki district on Tuesday, as reported by the Dawn.
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Assam: Indian Army mobilises relief task force to rescue trapped coal mine
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The statement reads, "On being requisitioned for assistance Indian Army has mobilized a relief task force for rescuing the miners trapped in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Dima Hasao district, Assam. The relief task force comprises of specialists like divers, sappers and other relevan
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Enforced disappearances reported in Balochistan's Kech, two missing men re
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Four men were forcibly disappeared during a Pakistani forces' raid in Kech, Balochistan, on Saturday. Witnesses reported violence during the detentions. Separately, two coal miners previously missing from Quetta since August have been released. The ongoing issue of forced disappearances in B
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Pakistan: PkMAP stages protest in Duki following killing of coal miners la
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Following the killing of 21 coal miners in an armed attack by militants last week, the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) staged a protest rally in the Duki town of Balochistan, the Dawn reported on Sunday.
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More than 100 representatives attend pre-bidding meeting of the 10th coal
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Ministry of Coal said that more than 100 representatives from the industry participated in the pre-bidding meeting for the 10th round of commercial coal mine auctions.
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Coal production up by 35 per cent in first quarter of the current fiscal
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to the official figures released by the ministry on July 3, coal production surged by 35 per cent year-on-year, rising from 29.26 million tonnes (MT) in the first quarter of financial year (FY) 2024 to 39.53 MT in the first quarter of Q1 FY25.
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Govt making policy to facilitate supply of washery coking coal to steel se
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The government is working on a policy for the steel sector where the washery route will be applied as the end-route for coking coal thereby reducing the import dependence, M Nagaraju, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal said in New Delhi today.
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In a bid to increase domestic coal output, Centre to auction 60 coal block
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a bid to increase the coal production in India, the Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy will launch the 10th round of the commercial coal block auction on Friday.
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At least 11 killed after inhaling methane gas inside Balochistan coal mine
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
At least 11 people lost their lives after inhaling methane gas inside a coal mine in the Sanjdi area, some 50 km from Quetta, according to Dawn.
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Pakistan: Two coal miners killed, 3 others injured as fire erupts in priva
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Five miners were working around at a depth of 3,500 feet when fire erupted in an engine inside the mine.
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4 coal mine workers die of suffocation from explosion in Afghanistan's Bag
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
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.
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