Sterlite

Vedanta's Sterlite Copper Appoints New CEO Amid Battle To Reopen Smelter

India News | Reuters | Friday March 15, 2019

Vedanta Ltd on Friday named metals industry veteran Pankaj Kumar as Sterlite Copper chief executive, amid struggles to reopen its smelter in Tamil Nadu that was shut last May after police killed 13 demonstrators protesting against the plant.

Vedanta Moves High Court For Reopening Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 27, 2019

Vedanta group firm Sterlite on Wednesday moved the Madras High Court seeking a direction to allow the reopening of its copper smelter unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu which was closed last year over pollution concerns.

Just 43 Non-Lethal Bullets Used Before Sterlite Crackdown Killed 13: RTI

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Tuesday February 26, 2019

Tamil Nadu police used just 43 non-lethal bullets - 18 rubber and 25 plastic - before firing 69 rounds of live ammunition, a National Human Rights Commission inquiry into the deadly crackdown on demonstrators protesting against Vedanta's copper smelter in Tamil Nadu in May last year has found. At least 13 people were killed in the operation in Thoo...

"Will Decide Way Forward": Sterlite Plant On Top Court's Order To Keep It Shut

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Sterlite Copper on Monday said it would go through in detail the Supreme Court order, setting aside the NGT directive to reopen its plant at Tuticorin and consult its legal team before deciding on the future course of action.

Protest-Hit Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu Will Stay Shut: Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday February 18, 2019

The controversial Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu, closed after protests last year over alleged pollution, will stay shut, the Supreme Court said today. The court was hearing the Vedanta group's request for a direction to Tamil Nadu's pollution control body to implement an order by the National Green Tribunal which allowedthe copper pl...

Top Court To Give Verdict On Sterlite Plant's Reopening On Monday

India News | Written by A Vaidyanathan | Saturday February 16, 2019

The Supreme Court will deliver a verdict on Monday on the reopening of the Sterlite plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government had approached the top court against the National Green Tribunal's order allowing the Sterlite plant to reopen, in a case that's seen as politically sensitive.

High Court Asks Pollution Body To Study Impact Of Sterlite Plant On River

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

The Madras high court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to inspect the effluent of Sterlite plant and its impact on the Uppar river in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin).

Sterlite Plant Can't Be Allowed To Operate, Supreme Court Told

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 30, 2019

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Vedanta's Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi can't be allowed to operate as it was involved in a series of violations resulting in an alarming level of groundwater pollution.

Will Approach Tamil Nadu Government For Reopening Copper Plant: Sterlite

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 8, 2019

Vedanta group firm Sterlite Industries Tuesday said it will approach the Tamil Nadu government for necessary approvals for restarting its copper unit in Tuticorin, hours after the Supreme Court paved the way for its reopening by declining to stay a green tribunal order.

Supreme Court Clears Reopening Of Vedanta's Copper Smelter, Shares Rise

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday January 8, 2019

The state government appealed against the environment court's order in December to set aside Tamil Nadu's order to close the copper smelter permanently.

Supreme Court Clears Reopening Of Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Reuters | Tuesday January 8, 2019

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Vedanta to reopen its copper smelter in Tamil Nadu by refusing to stay an order from the environmental court, the company's lawyer said.

US Journalist Working On Sterlite Documentary Asked To Leave India

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday January 3, 2019

An American journalist who was working on a documentary on the health impact of the Sterlite copper smelter plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin has flown back, after he was directed by the police to leave the country, citing violation of visa conditions.

Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Rejects Sterlite Plea For Consent Renewal

Tamil Nadu News | Reported By J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday January 2, 2019

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today refused to consider Sterlite's plea for renewal of consent for its copper-smelting plant in Tuticorin, citing an appeal filed against it in the Supreme Court.

US Journalist Investigating Tamil Nadu Sterlite Plant Questioned By Cops

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday December 31, 2018

An American journalist, who was visiting villages affected by the alleged pollution by Sterlite Copper Smelting factory in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, was taken away from his hotel and questioned for several hours by the police before being let off on Sunday.

Vedanta To Move Supreme Court Against Order On Sterlite Plant: CEO

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 22, 2018

The Vedanta Group company Sterlite has said it would move the Supreme Court to implement the National Green Tribunal order to reopen its copper plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin.