Mining
SC orders Sterlite’s Thoothukudi plant to remain shut
18 Feb 2019
The Supreme Court agreed to Tamil Nadu's argument that the National Green Tribunal does not have the authority to repeal the government order and also directed the plant to go back to the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court
India to chair Kimberley Process from 1 January
30 Nov 2018
Sterlite plant shutdown is bad for economy, panel tells NGT
29 Nov 2018
The three-member committee has suggested that Vedanta take due responsibility to set waste control rules for the smelter with the Central Pollution Control Board monitoring implementation
After long grilling, Ballari baron Janardhan Reddy arrested
12 Nov 2018
Former BJP minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, facing multiple corruption charges, was remanded in judicial custody till 24 November along with a key aide
Barrick Gold to acquire Randgold in a $6.5 million all-stock deal
26 Sep 2018
The merger will create the world’s largest gold miner with combined 2017 production of 6.64 million ounces
Anil Agarwal all set to take Vedanta Resources private
04 Sep 2018
The move is aimed at acquiring a stake in Anglo American which will give the group access to diamonds, copper, platinum, coal, iron ore, nickel and manganese markets
Vedanta to invest $8 bn in aluminium, zinc, lead and crude oil projects
25 Aug 2018
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources plans to invest $2.3 bn to increase crude oil reserve base by 375 million barrels as part of the expansion programme
Vedanta chairman's family trust offers to buy rest of company
03 Jul 2018
Volcan Investments, a trust operated by Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal’s family, has offered to pay 825 pence per Vedanta share, against the London listed stock's closing price of 646.8 pence on Friday
TN orders closure of Sterlite's copper smelter in Thoothukudi
28 May 2018
“We have taken a decision to permanently shut down the plant and today issued government orders to do the same,” chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said in a statement
TNPCB orders closure of Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi
24 May 2018
Sterlite’s 4,00,000 tonne copper smelter, first proposed to be set up in Tuticorin in 1995, was rejected by three states - Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra - before it was finally allowed to set up in Tamil Nadu
Madras HC halts Sterlite’s expansion in Thoothukudi
23 May 2018
The stay order on the construction of Sterlite's copper smelter plant comes after locals complained of massive groundwater pollution in the area
SC quashes all mining lease renewals in Goa
07 Feb 2018
The apex court has directed almost all mining companies in the state to stop operations by 15 March and also asked the centre to issue fresh environmental clearances if these mines are to continue operations
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