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Orissa govt backs Vedanta, moves court against ban on mining
The Orissa government has thrown its weight behind mining group Vedanta Aluminium Limited and has moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills for the group's Rs 5,000-crore alumina refinery project at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district of the state.The state government's move came after the Jairam Ramesh-l...
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Protests at Vedanta site after 5000 contract workers sacked
Days after the environment ministry cancelled its clearance to the Vedanta mining project in Orissa and put its refinery on notice, workers are protesting at the plant site in Lanjigarh.More than 5000 workers were suddenly retrenched on Tuesday by Larsen & Turbo, the contractor for carrying out Vedanta's construction work.After protests by the ...
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Vedanta seeks alternative bauxite mines from Orissa govt
Denied permission to start mining activities atop Niyamgiri hills in Orissa's Kalahandi district, Vedanta Group has proposed to the state government to allocate it an alternative source of bauxite for running its 1 MTPA alumina refinery plant.This was stated by Vedanta's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mukesh Kumar who yesterday met officials of the ...
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Jairam says no to Vedanta mining project in Orissa
It's a battle that's being presented as India's real-life Avatar - mountains that are sacred for very different reasons to the tribals that live around them, and a UK corporate giant. (Read: Vedanta responds to charges of environmental violations)Now, the Environment Ministry has stepped in to keep Vedanta - a company promoted by Anil Agarwal - fro...
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Orissa mine attack: Naxals cornered
The Maoists attacked Asia's largest bauxite mine in Orissa's Koraput district. At least 11 CISF jawans and 4 Maoists were killed in the encounter.
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Orissa govt backs Vedanta, moves court against ban on mining
The Orissa government has thrown its weight behind mining group Vedanta Aluminium Limited and has moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills for the group's Rs 5,000-crore alumina refinery project at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district of the state.The state government's move came after the Jairam Ramesh-l...
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Protests at Vedanta site after 5000 contract workers sacked
Days after the environment ministry cancelled its clearance to the Vedanta mining project in Orissa and put its refinery on notice, workers are protesting at the plant site in Lanjigarh.More than 5000 workers were suddenly retrenched on Tuesday by Larsen & Turbo, the contractor for carrying out Vedanta's construction work.After protests by the ...
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Vedanta seeks alternative bauxite mines from Orissa govt
Denied permission to start mining activities atop Niyamgiri hills in Orissa's Kalahandi district, Vedanta Group has proposed to the state government to allocate it an alternative source of bauxite for running its 1 MTPA alumina refinery plant.This was stated by Vedanta's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mukesh Kumar who yesterday met officials of the ...
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Jairam says no to Vedanta mining project in Orissa
It's a battle that's being presented as India's real-life Avatar - mountains that are sacred for very different reasons to the tribals that live around them, and a UK corporate giant. (Read: Vedanta responds to charges of environmental violations)Now, the Environment Ministry has stepped in to keep Vedanta - a company promoted by Anil Agarwal - fro...
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Orissa mine attack: Naxals cornered
The Maoists attacked Asia's largest bauxite mine in Orissa's Koraput district. At least 11 CISF jawans and 4 Maoists were killed in the encounter.
