Last month, Vedanta was indicted on several acts of pollution at its smelter in Orissa. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=9388. It’s also being accused of illegal land acquisition for the same project. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=9385. Meanwhile the company’s executive chairman has received permission to establish a massive global university – despite dire predictions of the consequences. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=9389.