Vedanta Aluminum Ltd may try to make a fresh proposal to obtain environmental clearance for the expansion plans at its aluminum unit in Lanjigarh, Orissa.
See http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/vedanta-may-apply-afresh-for-green-nod/443543/.…
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Amnesty International press release, 24 July 2011
Ongoing attempts by UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources to overturn an Indian government decision blocking a proposed bauxite mine and expansion of an alumina refinery in Orissa should …
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There’s been yet another Vedanta mining-related disaster – one occurring on 16 July at the UK company’s huge iron ore operations in North Goa.
Vedanta’s environment clearance to mine the Niyamgiri hills has been withdrawn as the rejection of forest clearance had made the green nod ‘inoperable and infractuous’, the environment ministry told the National Green Tribunal on Thursday …
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Amnesty International has urged the Indian authorities to order the immediate clean-up of an alumina refinery in the state of Orissa, following a high court decision to reject plans for its expansion by a subsidiary …
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Asset manager Aviva Investors still has concerns over miner Vedanta’s social conscience and corporate governance standards, despite a high-profile campaign last year that saw the group under pressure from shareholders and activists. Aviva, small but …
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Since 2010, the major Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS have financed the world’s most controversial mining firm: Vedanta Resources. Vedanta earned the number two spot on a 2009 list of “most environmentally and socially …
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London-listed mining group Vedanta Resources has completed the first tranche of its purchase of Cairn Energy’s Indian subsidiary after acquiring a 10 per cent stake for $1.5 billion. Vedanta acquired 191.92 million equity shares of …
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Vedanta Resources PLC’s bauxite mining project in eastern India hasn’t received environmental clearance, the Indian government has said. Reacting to a Times of India report that an environment panel had reviewed and cleared the project …
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Concerned about the plunder of resources caused by rampant mining in Goa, non-resident Goans (NRGs) in London have come together in a bid to end the pillage.
The ‘Save Goa Campaign UK’ has been started …
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Andhra Pradesh government to approach Indian government over pollution due to Vedanta plant
Andhra Pradesh government has decided to approach the Centre with regard to the pollution of river Vamsadhara in Srikakulam district due to …
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First Quantum Minerals has agreed to pay Zambia $224-million in tax arrears. The company has also been singled out along with Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), owned by London-listed Vedanta Resources, and Glencore‘s local …
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