A famous battle is won – now to end the war!
India’s environment ministry damns Vedanta’s Nyamgiri mine It wasn’t a foregone conclusion. However, following the unequivocal high-level condemnation of Vedanta’s proposed bauxite mining of the Nyamgiri hills in Orissa, a fortnight back, it would have been surprising had India’s environment minister not halted the project in mid-stream. It’s also little wonder that both domestic and [...]
Vedanta’s Balco accused of encroachment, environment ministry orders probe
There is fresh trouble for Vedanta Resources. The environment ministry has ordered a probe into allegations of encroachment of forest land by its Balco plant in Chhattisgarh. Vedanta has 51% stake in the plant, through its subsidiary Sterlite Industries. The probe was ordered in response to allegations that the Balco plant has occupied forest land. [...]
Is Vedanta the “world’s most hated company”?
Anil Agarwal and his cronies had it coming. Their company, Vedanta Resources, last week confronted a far more vocal and aggressive presence at its London annual general meeting than ever before. For the first time too, a handful of investors stuck their head above the parapet – one of them ( Aviva) going on to [...]
Vedanta faces protests at AGM over ethical record
The environmental and human rights record of the miner Vedanta Resources will be put under the spotlight during its annual meeting next week, when the India-based group will face protests from pressure groups and an attempt by activist shareholders to remove members of the board. Vedanta, the world’s biggest zinc producer, declined to comment yesterday [...]
London Calling applauds condemnation of Vedanta
… and urges broader campaign against “criminal” company For the past six years, UK-listed Vedanta Resources has been castigated by Adivasi (Indigenous Peoples) groups, environmentalists and human rights organisations, for numerous alleged violations of Indian law. Hardly a month has passed when accusations of illegality – ranging from land encroachment to pollution, bribery and even [...]
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