Ah, the desperate whiff of worried PRs. London-listed mining giant Vedanta Resources had a bruising encounter with tribal rights charity Survival International last year.
Now, says the charity, “it appears that Vedanta has sent down …
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Vedanta in a spin as it digs hole for itself
Vedanta officials meet Indian PM on Niyamgiri mining project
Vedanta is hoping to overturn the Indian Government’s ban on mining in the sacred Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa.
See video news item at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tv/corporate/vedanta-officials-meet-pm-on-niyamgiri-mining-project/videoshow/7217066.cms.…
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Statement on the Saxena Committee Report on the Indian Forest Rights Act
India’s 2006 Forest Rights Act* is potentially the most significant pro-Peoples legislation of its kind in the country’s history. If thoroughly implemented, the Act stands to benefit more forest-dependent communities, impacted by mineral projects, than …
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Media exposure rocked mining boat in Niyamgiri: Filmmaker
International media exposure acts like oxygen and helps to optimise the effect of people’s agitations against rampaging multinational corporations, according to a leading Indian documentary filmmaker. This helped defeat Vedanta in the Niyamgiri Hills.
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Vedanta Hymn: The Scion’s Political Gambit
Rahul Gandhi claimed that he will represent the tribal people in Delhi’s power corridors. It is good that he has decided to raise the issue of displacement and dispossession of the people, their lands and …
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Finsbury wins ‘PR Disaster of the Year’ award 18 October
On the eve of the PR Week Awards, Survival has presented its ’PR Disaster of the Year’ Award to Finsbury PR and its founder Roland Rudd for their work with FTSE-100 mining company Vedanta Resources.…
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Chhattisgarh: Vedanta Resources Brews Controversy Over Bauxite Mining In Maikal Hills
After the Niyamgiri ban, a controversy is brewing in Chhattisgarh over bauxite mining by Vedanta Resources, the UK-based conglomerate, in the Maikal hill ranges in Kawardha district with the opposition Congress demanding a probe into …
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The Niyamgiri struggle may be over, but a far greater battle is still to be won
Pravin Patel is a leading Indian tribal rights activist, who recently revealed the true extent of the disaster caused by Vedanta’s faulty chimney construction in Chhattisgarh. In a recent article he roundly condemns the UK …
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Vedanta blames “foreign-funded” NGOs for its problems
Foreign funded NGOs are responsible for Vedanta crisis, says Mukesh Kumar, Vedanta COO.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10363.…
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Toppling the Aluminium Goliath: Reflections on a landmark victory
The campaign is so startlingly global and diverse and multi-faceted that most campaigners don’t even know of the existence of most of the other campaigners. “Who are you people? Where do you come from?” a …
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UK pension funds slam Vedanta on ESG issues as share price tanks
A group of UK pension funds has slammed Vedanta Resources, the FTSE100-listed metals and mining group, for ignoring shareholder lobbying on ESG issues after the company’s share price slid by 10% last week – wiping …
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Vedanta Alumina gets violation notice
The environment ministry has issued environmental violation notice to Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Alumina’s Lanjigarh refinery. Violations include failure to adhere to environment protection norms, unauthorised expansion of capacity to 6 million tonnes and sourcing of …
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