Fifteen men have been trapped inside a so-called rat-hole mine in India's north-eastern state of Meghalaya since 13 December. Priyanka Borpujari spoke to a miner who left his job at the same mine ...

The body of one of the three labourers was recovered nearly a week after they were trapped in an illegal rat-hole mine in Ledo’s Tikok area. The rescue operation, led by the State Disaster ...

Rat-hole mining is a controversial method where ... Following this in 2018, 15 miners got stuck inside a flooded mine. After the rescue operation, which lasted for about two months, bodies of ...

BP Katakey, appointed by the High Court of Meghalaya, on Tuesday said more than 30,000 coal mine openings spread across the state, some very remote, will be reactivated for illegal operations unless ...

Meghalaya mine collapse: What it's like to work in a 'rat-hole' mine Meghalaya mine: Families of trapped workers live in limbo Rat-hole mining involves digging pits into the ground to create a ...

BP Katakey has warned that over 30,000 coal mine openings across the Meghalaya are vulnerable to illegal mining.

Arunachal Democratic Party (ADP) has sought and investigation into rampant illegal coal mining in the Changlang an d Longding districts.

While the rescue of the 15 miners stuck in a ‘rat hole’ mine in the eastern state of Meghalaya in India since December 13, 2018, is still underway, two more incidents of illegal mining have ...

15 labourers have been stuck in a ‘rat hole’ mine in India for nearly a month despite multi-agency efforts to rescue them. 15 miners have been stuck in a ‘rat hole’ mine in the eastern ...

The Arunachal Democratic Party (ADP) has leveled serious allegations regarding illegal mining taking place in the Changlang and Longding districts of the state. The party has submitted a ...

Giant African pouched rats have been trained to sniff out explosives and tuberculosis. Now, the rats show promise in another area: combatting the illegal wildlife trade.