The Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest, Kirti Vardhan Singh, admitted in Lok Sabha that rat-hole mining is illegal.

The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Assam government and its various departments over rampant rat-hole coal mining and asked them to furnish what steps they have taken to stop the ...

The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Assam government and its various departments over rampant rat-hole coal ...

The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Assam government to address illegal rat-hole coal mining. This follows the ...

Gauhati HC took suo moto notice of the rat-hole coal mine disaster at Umrangso in Assam's Dima Hasao district and gave the ...

Guwahati: Gauhati high court has taken suo moto cognisance of the rat-hole coal mine disaster at Umrangso in Assam's Dima ...

High Court committee uncovers illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, recommends measures to curb activities, including aerial ...

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday (January 28) issued notice to the State authorities in a Suo Moto PIL taking note of the ...

This came as part of a suo motu public interest litigation prompted by the recent deaths of miners in Dima Hasao district.

The court asked all the respondents to file the latest status report regarding action taken by the state government to stop ...

The Assam government has set up a One-Man Inquiry Commission to investigate the Umrangso Mines tragedy, led by Justice Anima ...

At least four workers died after a coal mine was flooded with water in the industrial town of Umrangso in Dima Hasao on ...