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Vedanta Can't Reopen Sterlite Copper Plant, Public Health Important: Supreme Court
In a jolt to Vedanta Limited, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its plea for reopening of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi while underlining the importance of health and welfare of the local residents.
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Tamil Nadu "Talking To Big Names" To Reopen Ford Plant: Minister
In 2021, the US automobile manufacturer announced the closure of its Chennai plant as it restructured businesses in India.
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"National Crisis": Supreme Court Allows Sterlite To Run Oxygen Plant
The controversial Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu, closed in 2018 following protests against alleged pollution, has been allowed by the Supreme Court to run an oxygen plant to help the country tackle its deepening coronavirus crisis.
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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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Rajinikanth Summoned Over Comment On 2018 Anti-Sterlite Protests
Superstar Rajinikanth has been summoned to help with the investigation into the 2018 violence at the Sterlite factory in Tuticorin -- officially called Thoothukudi -- over a remark that was seen to justify police use of excessive force on protesters. Thirteen people had died as protesters demanding permanent closure of Vedanta's Sterlite copper sme...
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Vedanta Moves Supreme Court On Reopening Of Sterlite Copper Plant
Mining giant Vedanta Limited on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order refusing to grant permission for the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
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Madras High Court Refuses To Allow Reopening Of Vedanta's Copper Smelter
The Madras High Court said in its 815-page judgment on Tuesday the shutdown "cannot be treated as knee-jerk reaction".
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Sterlite Plant, Shut After Huge Protests, Can't Reopen: Madras High Court
In a setback to Vedanta, the Madras High Court today rejected the company's plea to reopen Sterlite Copper smelting plant in the state's Tuticorin district. The plant has been shut since April 2018. Thirteen people were killed in police firing in May the same year during protests against the plant. Today's court order upheld the Tamil Nadu governme...
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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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Court Reserves Order On Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Plea On Vedanta Plant
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's plea against December 15, 2018 National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking it to give its consent to Vedanta for restarting operations at its copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi.
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Sterlite Plant Can't Be Allowed To Operate, Supreme Court Told
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.
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US Journalist Investigating Tamil Nadu Sterlite Plant Questioned By Cops
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.
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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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Month After Tuticorin Police Firing Killed 13, Fear Stalks Protesters
Nearly a month after 13 people were killed as police fired at protesters demanding closure of the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, fear is palpable in villages in the area, with hundreds of men going into hiding.
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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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Vedanta Can't Reopen Sterlite Copper Plant, Public Health Important: Supreme Court
In a jolt to Vedanta Limited, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its plea for reopening of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi while underlining the importance of health and welfare of the local residents.
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Tamil Nadu "Talking To Big Names" To Reopen Ford Plant: Minister
In 2021, the US automobile manufacturer announced the closure of its Chennai plant as it restructured businesses in India.
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"National Crisis": Supreme Court Allows Sterlite To Run Oxygen Plant
The controversial Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu, closed in 2018 following protests against alleged pollution, has been allowed by the Supreme Court to run an oxygen plant to help the country tackle its deepening coronavirus crisis.
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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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Rajinikanth Summoned Over Comment On 2018 Anti-Sterlite Protests
Superstar Rajinikanth has been summoned to help with the investigation into the 2018 violence at the Sterlite factory in Tuticorin -- officially called Thoothukudi -- over a remark that was seen to justify police use of excessive force on protesters. Thirteen people had died as protesters demanding permanent closure of Vedanta's Sterlite copper sme...
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Vedanta Moves Supreme Court On Reopening Of Sterlite Copper Plant
Mining giant Vedanta Limited on Wednesday filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order refusing to grant permission for the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
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Madras High Court Refuses To Allow Reopening Of Vedanta's Copper Smelter
The Madras High Court said in its 815-page judgment on Tuesday the shutdown "cannot be treated as knee-jerk reaction".
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Sterlite Plant, Shut After Huge Protests, Can't Reopen: Madras High Court
In a setback to Vedanta, the Madras High Court today rejected the company's plea to reopen Sterlite Copper smelting plant in the state's Tuticorin district. The plant has been shut since April 2018. Thirteen people were killed in police firing in May the same year during protests against the plant. Today's court order upheld the Tamil Nadu governme...
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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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Court Reserves Order On Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Plea On Vedanta Plant
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's plea against December 15, 2018 National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking it to give its consent to Vedanta for restarting operations at its copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi.
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Sterlite Plant Can't Be Allowed To Operate, Supreme Court Told
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.
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US Journalist Investigating Tamil Nadu Sterlite Plant Questioned By Cops
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.
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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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Month After Tuticorin Police Firing Killed 13, Fear Stalks Protesters
Nearly a month after 13 people were killed as police fired at protesters demanding closure of the Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, fear is palpable in villages in the area, with hundreds of men going into hiding.
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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.
