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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Toppling the Aluminium Goliath: Reflections on a landmark victory
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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People’s victory over Vedanta
THE August 24 decision of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) refusing to allow mining in the Niyamgiri hills jointly by the Orissa Mining Corporation and Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, a Vedanta Group …
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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 …
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New television documentary on Vedanta in Orissa
Tribals fight for their rights
Indian television documentary about the struggle against Vedanta and other mining companies in Orissa
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/129855/30-minutes-tribals-fight-for-their-rights.html
(Note: one lakh = one hundred thousand; one crore = one hundred lakh, or ten …
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Tribals at Niyamgiri feel only half the battle won
There is an unusual combination of fear and fortitude on show, as the fight over Niyamgiri Hills finally draws to a close.
Even though Vedanta Resources’ proposal to mine bauxite at the sacred mountain in …
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Despite everything, Vedanta is still trying
Vedanta says looking for alternative mines after setback
Vedanta Resources said on Wednesday it would seek other sources of bauxite in India after its plans for a mine in an area held sacred by tribespeople …
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Vedanta falls for second day on LSE
Shares of Vedanta Resources fell for the second successive session today on the London Stock Exchange, after the metals and mining major failed to get an environment clearance for its USD 1.7 billion bauxite mining …
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Indian Government says “No” to Vedanta
1) India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests rejects Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project
Vedanta Mining Project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills Rejected
The Ministry of Environment and Forests rejected Vedanta mining project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills. Talking …
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Tribal leaders ‘abducted and interrogated’ over opposition to new mine
In recent weeks, two senior leaders of India’s Dongria Kondh tribe were seized and intimidated by plain-clothes police, activists say. They were active in the struggle to prevent Vedanta from mining in the Niyamgiri Hills.…
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Battles over Bauxite in East India: The Khondalite Mountains of Khondistan
Samarendra Das and Felix Padel examine the destructive nature of bauxite mining, including the impact of Vedanta’s operations in Orissa.
Bauxite mining excavates a huge surface area, and has caused environmental devastation in Jamaica, Guinea, …
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