Vedanta"s smelting plant in Tamil Nadu feels the heat of protesters again

The smelter in Tamil Nadu accounts for nearly half of the country's copper output.....»»

DMK working president and Leader of Opposition M K Stalin condemned the "police atrocities" and "violence" that took place in Tuticorin.....»»

Protesters have alleged that the plant was polluting groundwater in their area; CM Palaniswami announced a compensation of Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakh).....»»

Vedanta's Sterlite Copper facility in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, has been in the eye of a storm since a police firing claimed the lives of 12 of the protesters who were demanding closure of this unit.....»»

Tamil Nadu government issued orders closing the copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi.....»»

The closure of Sterlite Copper, the copper smelting unit of Vedanta Group, is expected to impact the fertilisers and chemicals industry in Tamil Nadu, as it is one of the major supplier of phosphoric acid and sulphuric acid, the.....»»

The smelter, run by Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit, is controlled by Vedanta Ltd, a majority-owned subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resources.....»»

PCBL is setting up a 60-acres greenfield plant in Ennore in Tamil Nadu at an investment of Rs 6 billion.....»»

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has adjourned a hearing to grant Vedanta a renewal of consent to operate the smelter until that date.....»»

Agitation crosses 100 days, was initiated after company, which represents Vedanta's copper business, announced expansion of its unit.....»»

The death toll in the Sterlite protest incident has climbed to 13. No fresh protest has been reported overnight as large number of police has been deployed in the coastal areas......»»

The city started calming down on Thursday after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced the closure of the plant and the State Pollution Control Board ordered snapping power supply to it.....»»

While welcoming the order, protestors said they need cabinet decision on this or company will move court to get a stay.....»»

When it closed close down the copper plant at Thoothukudi in 2013. Its orders were held illegal by the NGT on procedural grounds.....»»

When it closed close down the copper plant at Thoothukudi in 2013. Its orders were held illegal by the NGT on procedural grounds.....»»

While welcoming the order, protestors said they need cabinet decision on this or company will move court to get a stay.....»»

The people of Thoothukudi were protesting against the construction of the copper plant by the Sterlite Copper, claiming that it was polluting groundwater, and was hazardous for the environment.....»»

The metals and mining conglomerate got hit with bad publicity last week, when police fired on a crowd of protesters at the Sterlite Copper smelting unit in Tuticorin......»»

Protesters try to storm Tesla plant in Germany.....»»

Apple is facing pressure from activist groups to stand against the detainment of climate experts in Vietnam, a significant manufacturing base for the tech giant. read more.....»»