Posts tagged "mining law"

Indian Environment Minister to review Vedanta clearances

Ramesh to review Posco, Vedanta clearances

Controversy-prone Indian minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has now decided to review the forest clearances granted to Posco and Vedanta Resources. Both the giant Korean firm (Pohang …
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Deadly conflict over mining laws in Peru

Marijke Deleu and Thomas Quirynen from LMN member group CATAPA were caught up in the brutal police response to recent Indigenous protests over laws opening the Peruvian Amazon region to mining, oil and timber development. …
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