Video blogger Lalji Kurmi is waiting to go viral. It’s an unusual dream for a resident of India’s oldest coalfield, Jharia, where fires rage underground, bare trees stand guard morosely around mines ...

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Low levels of water in the rivers flowing in the region bring precious stones and minuscule gold granules that are hand-collected by local women Visible plumes of fumes escape through cracks in the ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Revised Jharia Master Plan (JMP) for addressing issues related to fire, land subsidence, and the ...

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved the Rs 5,940-crore revised master plan to deal with Jharia coalfield fire in Jharkhand and rehabilitation of affected families. The decision on the same ...

The Government on Wednesday approved the Rs 5,940-crore revised master plan to deal with Jharia coalfield fire in Jharkhand and rehabilitation of affected families. The decision on the same was taken ...

Educated younger generation shuns dirty coal-mining work New 'just transition' taskforce to map out cleaner job options Lack of alternatives keeps parents tied to risky coalfields JHARIA, India, Dec ...

After nationalisation, a Polish team and Indian experts were appointed in 1978 for studying the Jharia coal fire predicament. A committee will be set up to monitor the progress of implementation of Rs ...