Trust sells Vedanta shares over human rights abuse
After the Church of England, another British investor has decided to sell its shares worth 2.2 million pounds (Rs.159 million/$3.5 million) in the Indian-owned mining company Vedanta …
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Rowntree trust pulls out of Vedanta
Vedanta, Niyamgiri and the British Government
Vedanta versus the villagers: the fight for the sacred mountain
Tribes say plans by UK-listed mining firm Vedanta to mine on holy land will destroy their way of life
See http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/12/vedanta-versus-the-villagers.
Government criticises mining …
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Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project given environmental clearance
A bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri hills, sacred to the Dongria Kondh people in Orissa, India, has been given environmental clearance by the Indian Government’s Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). The clearance notification …
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