Stephen Fields of Chauncey was drilling a test hole in a coal seam when the rock came loose from a highwall due to freezing ...

High Court committee finds ongoing illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, recommends drone surveillance and increased monitoring ...

Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and ...

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, meters from excavators, has ...

Regional party in Meghalaya seeks Article 371 for coal mining, citing Nagaland as an example; elections on February 21.

Guwahati: State govt submitted a preliminary response to the suo moto petition taken by Gauhati high court over the rat-hole ...

Guwahati: Assam govt has taken several steps, including drone surveillance, imposition of restrictions under relevant laws, ...

Owing its industrialization to coal, its mining has shaped the destiny of this small nation of 3.1 million inhabitants. But ...