Govt panel slams Vedanta project, terms it illegal

Govt panel slams Vedanta project, terms it illegal New Delhi: Vedanta Resources' $ 1.7 billion bauxite mining project in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills is illegal and must be shut down, says an expert panel set up by the environment ministry. The project will not be allowed unless the local tribal communities give their consent and village councils agree to the use of forestland for the project, a government panel said on Monday. The panel has also slammed the Orissa...
10:46 AM, Aug 17, 2010

Vedanta defends human rights record after protests

Vedanta defends human rights record after protests Vedanta denies that the mine to extract the raw material to make aluminium in Orissa would harm the local people. ...
09:24 AM, Jul 29, 2010

Orissa tribal buys company shares to protest project

Orissa tribal buys company shares to protest project Vedanta Resources has proposed mining project in Niyamgiri, Orissa. ...
05:29 PM, Jul 29, 2009

Vedanta to go ahead with mining sacred Orissa hill

Vedanta to go ahead with mining sacred Orissa hill  Activists argued mining at Nyamgiri akin to demolishing Stonehenge. ...
03:33 PM, Jul 28, 2009
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