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
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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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 University a closed chapter
As Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Resources battles to save its 1 MTPA alumina refinery project at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district from the axe of Ministry of Environment and Forests, the much-vaunted Vedanta University project in Puri …
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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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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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Rosaiah invites Anil Agarwal Foundation to relocate Vedanta university to Andra Pradesh
Even as the Congress and BJP, two parties in the opposition bench in Orissa, are stiffly opposing the setting up of the Vedanta University Project at Puri, two south Indian states, where the government of …
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