India: Vedanta Orissa projects ban must be upheld

Jul 25, 2011 | News

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 not be allowed to succeed,...

Orissa high court rejects Vedanta refinery expansion

Jul 22, 2011 | News

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 of the UK-based Vedanta Resources. The High Court of...

Aviva to withhold support at miner Vedanta's AGM

Jul 22, 2011 | News

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 vocal...

BP exorcised from Tate Modern

Jul 22, 2011 | News

Monday saw extraordinary scenes as we joined Reverend Billy and the Church of Earthaluyah to exorcise the beast that is BP from the Tate Modern Turbine Hall. Filling the huge space inside the former power station with singing, clapping and chanting, crowds of people...