Niyamgiri tribals to intensify protest against Vedanta
Peeved over Naveen Patnaik Government’s fresh bid for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills to ensure raw material supply to Vedanta’s alumina refinery in Kalahandi.
Silicosis: why African miners' fight for compensation is a just one
Mining giants Anglo American South Africa and AngloGold Ashanti have agreed to pay R464 million to more than 4400 miners who contracted silicosis and TB from working on the their mines. The settlement follows 12 years of protracted litigation against Anglo American South Africa and four years of litigation against AngloGold.
Silicosis: why African miners’ fight for compensation is a just one
Mining giants Anglo American South Africa and AngloGold Ashanti have agreed to pay R464 million to more than 4400 miners who contracted silicosis and TB from working on the their mines. The settlement follows 12 years of protracted litigation against Anglo American South Africa and four years of litigation against AngloGold.
Science Museum Hit by BP Sponsorship Protest After Tate Announces its Deal Will End
Campaigners projected large satellite images of BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill onto the side of the Science Museum, in protest at the company’s sponsorship of the museum’s Cosmonauts exhibition.
ENRC failed to respect human rights in DRC, says UK government watchdog
ENRC left the London Stock Exchange recently. Whether it was forced out or chose to quit of its own accord, faced with the prospect of further revelations, is somewhat moot.