Telangana spotlight: Women blast through the mining barriers
From handling explosives and repairing heavy mining equipment to supervising underground operations and training to drive 100-tonne dumpers, women at State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited are moving into jobs long considered a male preserve after amendments to the Mines Act helped open up these opportunities to them. However, challenges remain, including workplace safety, gender bias…
We haven't written up this one. The Hindu has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
