The Coal Controller Organisation currently tracks mine closures. It lists 147 mines marked for closure. It also has a separate list for mines already closed, updated up to March 31, 2026.
By March 2026, draft DEAPs were made for 590 districts. Out of that group, 249 district committees had formally adopted them.
On the 6.089 km stretch, the plan calls for a six-lane carriageway. It will also have service roads. On both sides, there will be two-lane paved shoulders.
A Booth Level Agent (BLA) is a representative appointed by a recognised political party for electoral-roll-related work at the polling-station level.
District surveillance officers have been instructed to closely monitor ILI and SARI cases and ensure that relevant information is reported through the state’s surveillance mechanisms.
Rubber Board figures say India made 8.75 lakh tonnes of natural rubber in 2024-25. The number was 8.57 lakh tonnes in 2023-24.
It sits in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum region, and the forest stretches across around 900 square kilometres.
The immediate trigger is the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026.
The direction was delivered in the first meeting of the Governing Body of the Jharkhand Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)–State Authority.
Jharkhand Police has started distributing 627 SUVs and 847 motorcycles to districts in the second phase of its vehicle modernisation drive, aiming to improve patrolling, rescue work and emergency response.
Approximately 2,000 candidates who cleared the JSSC-CGL recruitment process have already received postings or they have already entered government service.
On August 17, CID teams also conducted searches at the JSSC office in Ranchi as part of the probe.
These are voters whose names were not found in the 2003 electoral roll but who are included in the 2026 roll and submitted enumeration forms during the first phase.
Police said 14 personnel were injured during the protests and that CCTV footage would be examined to identify people involved in stone-pelting and disruption.
The case basically grows out of allegations about serious irregularities in recruitment examinations held by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission.
Government officials reached the protest site in Ranchi on behalf of the Chief Minister and extended the invitation.
He assured students that the administration would not allow any injustice against young job aspirants and that necessary action would follow after the ongoing investigations are completed.
Jharkhand’s draft voter list has been released after the Special Intensive Revision. Over 43 lakh names were removed, while voters can submit claims and objections until September 4 if needed.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren assured protesting students that the government is taking the JPSC-JSSC recruitment row seriously.
