{
  "id": 17164953,
  "title": "Telangana spotlight: Women blast through the mining barriers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/telangana-spotlight-women-blast-through-the-mining-barriers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T02:30:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/women-blast-through-the-mining-barriers/article71642321.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}