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Tamil Nadu Allows Sterlite Plant To Open For 4 Months To Produce Oxygen
Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, which was shut in 2018 amid protests by locals over environmental pollution, will be re-opened for four months to produce oxygen, the state government said today. The move come
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Supreme Court Rejects Vedanta's Plea To Inspect, Operate Closed Sterlite Plant In Tuticorin
The Supreme Court today dismissed the interim plea of mining major Vedanta Ltd seeking permission to inspect its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, which is closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, and to operate it for four weeks to assess the pollution level.
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Vedanta Moves High Court For Reopening Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu
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.
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Protest-Hit Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu Will Stay Shut: Supreme Court
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...
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Setback For Sterlite Plant In Tuticorin, High Court Says Can't Reopen Just Yet
In a major setback to the Vedanta Group that owns the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the Madras High Court today put on hold the relief granted last week by the National Green Tribunal permitting the reopening of the plant.
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Faced With Sterlite Closure, Vedanta Offers 100 Crores For Public Welfare
Mining company Vedanta on Friday told the National Green Tribunal that it would invest Rs 100 crore in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu for public welfare, in addition to social work being carried out by it under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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In Sterlite Row, Tamil Nadu Rejects Centre's Tuticorin Groundwater Report
The Tamil Nadu government has rejected a Central government-sponsored report on the groundwater contamination in Tuticorin, saying it "prejudices" the state government cases in various courts against the Sterlite copper smelter plant of Vedanta Ltd.
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1,300 Tonnes Of Sulphuric Acid Removed From Sterlite Plant: Official
Days after a sulphuric acid leak was detected at Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin, a top district official on Saturday said 1,300 tonnes of the liquid has been removed so far from the premises.
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Scare Over Sulphuric Acid Leak At Non-Operational Tuticorin Sterlite Site
Sulphuric acid leaking from the Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the site of protests for over 100 days, sparked a scare in the neighbourhood. The plant, shut down a month ago following a high court order, saw a spurt of activity this morning as a team of officials and members of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board went in to inspect th...
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Second Sterlite Plant Stopped, Protest-Hit Tamil Nadu To Return Land Price
The Tamil Nadu government today cancelled the land allotted to Sterlite for second copper smelting plant in Tuticorin, a day after it ordered the permanent closure of first plant amid violent protests, which claimed 13 lives.
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Tuticorin Sterlite Copper Plan Protest Case Transferred To Crime Branch Special Wing: Updates
The E Palaniswami-led government in Tamil Nadu on Monday shut down the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tuticorin nearly a week after clashes during the protests in the port city claimed 13 lives.
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Amid Tamil Nadu Anti-Sterlite Protests, A Village Has Many Homes Battling Cancer
In a village called Silverpuram in Tamil Nadu, 31-year-old Ram Lakshmi's husband Murugan died of intestinal cancer three years ago. Visually challenged Ram Lakshmi now struggles to make ends meet. She earns Rs 2,500 a month and sends two children to school - Tamil Selvam and Tamil Selvi. Her son wants to be a police officer; her daughter is yet to ...
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Will Take All Steps To Permanently Shut Sterlite Plant: O Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said on Monday his government would take all steps to permanently shut a copper smelter run by London-listed Vedanta Resources after deadly protests demanding its closure on environmental grounds.
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Sterlite Got Green Clearance After Tamil Nadu Pollution Panel Nod: Official
The Union Environment Ministry had given clearance to the controversial Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi after getting a go-ahead from the state pollution control board, an official said on Friday, dismissing the allegations that the central government had directly cleared the copper smelting unit.
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Anti-Sterlite Protests Updates: Internet Services To Be Suspended In Tuticorin, Adjoining Districts From Tonight
The month-long protest demanding closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Tuticorin took a violent turn on Tuesday. 11 people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for calm and a prom...
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Tamil Nadu Allows Sterlite Plant To Open For 4 Months To Produce Oxygen
Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, which was shut in 2018 amid protests by locals over environmental pollution, will be re-opened for four months to produce oxygen, the state government said today. The move come
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Supreme Court Rejects Vedanta's Plea To Inspect, Operate Closed Sterlite Plant In Tuticorin
The Supreme Court today dismissed the interim plea of mining major Vedanta Ltd seeking permission to inspect its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, which is closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, and to operate it for four weeks to assess the pollution level.
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Vedanta Moves High Court For Reopening Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu
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.
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Protest-Hit Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu Will Stay Shut: Supreme Court
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...
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Setback For Sterlite Plant In Tuticorin, High Court Says Can't Reopen Just Yet
In a major setback to the Vedanta Group that owns the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the Madras High Court today put on hold the relief granted last week by the National Green Tribunal permitting the reopening of the plant.
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Faced With Sterlite Closure, Vedanta Offers 100 Crores For Public Welfare
Mining company Vedanta on Friday told the National Green Tribunal that it would invest Rs 100 crore in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu for public welfare, in addition to social work being carried out by it under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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In Sterlite Row, Tamil Nadu Rejects Centre's Tuticorin Groundwater Report
The Tamil Nadu government has rejected a Central government-sponsored report on the groundwater contamination in Tuticorin, saying it "prejudices" the state government cases in various courts against the Sterlite copper smelter plant of Vedanta Ltd.
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1,300 Tonnes Of Sulphuric Acid Removed From Sterlite Plant: Official
Days after a sulphuric acid leak was detected at Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin, a top district official on Saturday said 1,300 tonnes of the liquid has been removed so far from the premises.
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Scare Over Sulphuric Acid Leak At Non-Operational Tuticorin Sterlite Site
Sulphuric acid leaking from the Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the site of protests for over 100 days, sparked a scare in the neighbourhood. The plant, shut down a month ago following a high court order, saw a spurt of activity this morning as a team of officials and members of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board went in to inspect th...
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Second Sterlite Plant Stopped, Protest-Hit Tamil Nadu To Return Land Price
The Tamil Nadu government today cancelled the land allotted to Sterlite for second copper smelting plant in Tuticorin, a day after it ordered the permanent closure of first plant amid violent protests, which claimed 13 lives.
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Tuticorin Sterlite Copper Plan Protest Case Transferred To Crime Branch Special Wing: Updates
The E Palaniswami-led government in Tamil Nadu on Monday shut down the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tuticorin nearly a week after clashes during the protests in the port city claimed 13 lives.
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Amid Tamil Nadu Anti-Sterlite Protests, A Village Has Many Homes Battling Cancer
In a village called Silverpuram in Tamil Nadu, 31-year-old Ram Lakshmi's husband Murugan died of intestinal cancer three years ago. Visually challenged Ram Lakshmi now struggles to make ends meet. She earns Rs 2,500 a month and sends two children to school - Tamil Selvam and Tamil Selvi. Her son wants to be a police officer; her daughter is yet to ...
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Will Take All Steps To Permanently Shut Sterlite Plant: O Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said on Monday his government would take all steps to permanently shut a copper smelter run by London-listed Vedanta Resources after deadly protests demanding its closure on environmental grounds.
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Sterlite Got Green Clearance After Tamil Nadu Pollution Panel Nod: Official
The Union Environment Ministry had given clearance to the controversial Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi after getting a go-ahead from the state pollution control board, an official said on Friday, dismissing the allegations that the central government had directly cleared the copper smelting unit.
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Anti-Sterlite Protests Updates: Internet Services To Be Suspended In Tuticorin, Adjoining Districts From Tonight
The month-long protest demanding closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit in Tuticorin took a violent turn on Tuesday. 11 people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for calm and a prom...
