1 dead, 14 rescued after lift collapses in Rajasthan mine

Hindustan Copper Limited's chief vigilance officer Upendra Kumar Pandey died after a lift collapsed at a mine in Rajasthan's Neem Ka Thana, the police said on Wednesday. IMAGE: Rescue operation......

Rescue ops at Dhanbad mine called off, toll reaches 5

After extricating five bodies from an abandoned coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, government authorities and the Eastern Coalfields limited Wednesday called off the rescue operation, while......

Jharkhand coal mine collapse: Death toll climbs to 17

The death toll climbed to 17 in the coal mine collapse at Lalmatia open cast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd even as rescue operations were on Sunday underway at the site. R R Mishra,......

AP mine mishap: Four company officials suspended

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited on Friday suspended four officials, holding them responsible formine mishapat Godavarikhani that claimed 17 miners on June 16. Executive Director T R K Rao......

Are Modi's labour reforms strong enough to uplift the poor?

The Modi government's rapid approval of labour law amendments by the Rajasthan Assembly and the Shramev Jayate Yojna proposals suggest a strong commitment to reform. But is this enough? Image: A......

Why India is running short of pilots

'People have been flying for years on the basis of a police clearance and an airport entry pass.''Then they came out with a convoluted thing -- that your police clearance must be from your place of......

Why automobile vendors are flocking to Gujarat

Apart from around 40 Japanese companies and five global vendors of MG Motor India, many other biggies are eyeing Gujarat for either greenfield opportunities or brownfield expansion,......

India's concrete facts in Paris

‘The Indian cement sector is the most energy-efficient worldwide, mainly due to modern technology used in the plants but also because of efficient monitoring of a plant’s performance on......