Telangana spotlight: Women blast through the mining barriers
The Hindu
The brief
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 and physical demands o…
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