It’s nothing new for UK-listed Vedanta Resources to be accused (or found guilty) of committing illegal acts – something that’s happened on many occasions since the Indian-focused company listed on the London Stock Exchange seven …
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Indian officials accused of conniving with Vedanta to avoid water penalties
‘Why waive Rs 9 crore penalty on Vedanta?’
The move by the Orissa State Government in India to waive Rs 9 crore penalty on Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) for withdrawal of water from Bheden river and Hirakud reservoir came in for sharp criticism …
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Vedanta at Lanjigarh: developer or landgrabber?
Despite Vedanta’s roaring hoardings of ‘Mining Happiness’, forceful grabbing of adivasi land by the company in Lanjigarh has always been a burning issue. Adivasis had been knocking all possible doors for justice: from the local …
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Indian Supreme Court gives Vedanta a month on Niyamgiri
The Supreme Court has given a month’s time to the Centre, the Orissa government and UK-based Vedanta’s Indian arm Sterlite Industries on the challenge made by the state’s mining corporation to the cancellation of environmental …
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Red mud spill at Vedanta plant
The people surrounding the Vedanta Alumina Project at Lanjigarh narrowly avoided a disaster on 5th April 2011. A crack developed in the dam holding back the company’s toxic red mud waste pond after a 45 …
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Vedanta: justice may be denied
Indian court orders closure of Vedanta’s “polluting” copper plant, but justice may still be denied
A case, alleging massive pollution by UK-listed Vedanta Resources at India’s largest copper smelter, has been set aside by the …
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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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Vedanta’s silent independent directors
Given the serious allegations against the firm, did these members of the board fail in their duty to safeguard the interests of stakeholders?
Vedanta Resources had environment clearance to set up a 1-million tonne alumina …
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No pollution clearance, Vedanta runs 10 units
The Vedanta group is operating a large aluminium smelter plant and nine captive power units in Orissa’s Jharsuguda district without clearances from the state pollution control board (OSPCB). Sources said there is massive political pressure …
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