New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Coal has decided to establish a Sustainable Development Cell (SDC) in order to promote environmentally sustainable coal mining in the country and address environmental concerns during the decommissioning or closure of mines.
Sichuan [China], Dec 15 (Xinhua/ANI): Rescuers have located 14 miners trapped underground in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday.
Beijing [China], Dec 14 (ANI): At least three people were killed and 15 others remain missing after water gushed into a coal mine in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, local media reported.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Flames, hazardous gases and smoke from fires leaping from the earth's fissures, those residing in the outskirts of Dhanbad in the vicinity of coal mine area say it is akin to living in a gas chamber.
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): With the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the Pakistani Hindu refugees staying at Sanjay colony in Bhatti Mines area in Delhi, rejoiced at the prospects of getting Indian Citizenship on Thursday.
Badakhshan [Afghanistan], Dec 12 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five people were killed in a landslide at a gold mine in the province of Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan, while 35 others went missing, Nek Mohammad Nazari, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Pakistani Hindu refugees staying at Bhati Mines in Sanjay Nagar here on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre and Union Minister Amit Shah for the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh on Thursday asked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Vijay Goel not to show masks, mineral water bottles, and pictures of air purifiers in the House.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday assured CMD of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) that that the state government will give an extension to NMDC's mining leases that expire on March 2020.
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): In a move to study the signs of ancient life on Mars, NASA had last year announced that it will be sending a rover to the red planet in 2020.