At Jharkhand accident site, state's mining-led development dream has left residents bitter

Eastern Coalfields spent nearly 100 times more money buying waste technology for temples in Jharkhand and West Bengal than it did on healthcare for Lalmatia.

Anumeha Yadav

· Jan 21, 2017 · 09:00 am

Jharkhand disaster: Miners say they warned bosses of imminent danger but were ordered back to work

Workers at the Lalmatia coal mine, where 23 miners were killed last month, say large cracks had first been spotted on excavated material in October.

Anumeha Yadav

· Jan 19, 2017 · 09:00 am

Photos: Nine dead, several others trapped under debris in Jharkhand mine collapse

Coal India Limited officials have set up a high-level committee to enquire into security lapses by the private mining developer.

Anumeha Yadav

· Dec 30, 2016 · 05:41 pm

Eight Chinese miners found alive five days after collapse

Using infrared cameras, rescuers found the men in underground passages, weak with hunger but in good health.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 30, 2015 · 05:21 pm

Modi government’s norms for mining areas betray the promise of fair development

The rules have limited to a third the contribution of miners to funds for the welfare of mining-affected communities.

Anumeha Yadav

· Sep 30, 2015 · 09:15 am

Between the government and private companies, a coal mining town picks the bigger enemy

People living in the coal bearing areas of north Chhattisgarh are opposed to privatisation of coal mining.

Raksha Kumar

· Feb 18, 2015 · 07:30 am

The land acquisition law itself needs to be rescued before it can save villages from mining

By amending the land acquisition law through an ordinance, the Modi government has made it harder for people in Chhattisgarh's mining areas to fight displacement.

Raksha Kumar

· Feb 17, 2015 · 07:30 am

As coal auctions begin in Delhi, a splendid forest in Chhattisgarh awaits slow death

Auctions might introduce greater transparency in coal mine allocations but won't resolve the questions over social and environment costs of mining.

Raksha Kumar

· Feb 16, 2015 · 07:30 am