Traces of mercury, a neuro-toxic heavy metal, from coal particles have found their way into the Mandovi and the edible oysters harvested from the river, a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, and the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has found. The study suspects that the river gets the mercury most […]
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Hopes fade for 3 men trapped in abandoned coal mine in Bengal as poisonous gas foils rescue bid
Poisonous gas prevented rescuers from descending into an abandoned coal mine in Bengal’s Kulti area on Tuesday to extricate three persons trapped since Sunday afternoon amid fears that they could be dead, officials said. The shaft through which the three men descended is also too narrow to allow deployment of rescue equipment, officials said. Santosh […]
Tribunal releases pvt firm’s assets attached by ED in coal block case
In the first ever dismissal of the Enforcement Directorate’s proceedings against a private company in the coal block allocation case, a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) appellate tribunal has released the assets of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its promoters RC Rungta and RS Rungta stating that the company never received any benefits […]