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After Cyclone Michaung Disaster, Blame Game Erupts Over Chennai Oil Spill
Days after an oil spill in northern pockets of Chennai - a city limping back to normalcy after flooding due to Cyclone Michaung - the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited have begun a blame game.
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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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Toxic Foam Blankets Chennai's Marina Beach, Causes Pollution Hazard
A menacing white foam covered one of the most famous beaches in Chennai for the fourth straight day today creating a new pollution hazard for the country.
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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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High Court Asks Pollution Body To Study Impact Of Sterlite Plant On River
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).
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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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Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Rejects Sterlite Plea For Consent Renewal
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.
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Pollution Board Asks Industries To Strive For Plastic-Free Tamil Nadu
With the deadline for the ban on plastic items inching closer, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today appealed to nearly 3,000 large and medium-scale industries to take up various initiatives on shunning plastic and submit a report to the board by mid-December. Among the initiatives, the board has asked the firms to form committees of top, mi...
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Pollution Dips In Tamil Nadu Day After Diwali; Over 1,000 Cases Filed
Air pollution levels dipped across Tamil Nadu on Diwali, the state pollution control board said Wednesday, a day after the festival was celebrated in the state for the first time after the Supreme Court order on the two hour window for bursting crackers came into force.
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Refusal To Renew Consent To Operate Bad In Law: Sterlite To Green Court
Mining major Vedanta on Monday told a panel, constituted by the National Green Tribunal, that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's refusal to renew consent to operate its Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin was bad in law, according to sources.
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Tamil Nadu To Ask Green Court To Dismiss Vedanta Plea To Reopen Plant
Tamil Nadu will ask the Green Court to dismiss a Vedanta Ltd petition seeking to reopen its copper smelter, a lawyer representing the state government said on Wednesday.
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Green Court Denies Vedanta's Interim Request To Reopen Sterlite Plant
The National Green Tribunal has disallowed Vedanta Ltd from reopening its copper smelter in the Tamil Nadu which had been shut by the Tamil Nadu Government following protests which had turned violent.
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Notices To Tamil Nadu Government, Pollution Board Over Sterlite Closure
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government and the State Pollution Control Board on a plea moved by metals and mining giant Vedanta Ltd.
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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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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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After Cyclone Michaung Disaster, Blame Game Erupts Over Chennai Oil Spill
Days after an oil spill in northern pockets of Chennai - a city limping back to normalcy after flooding due to Cyclone Michaung - the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited have begun a blame game.
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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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Toxic Foam Blankets Chennai's Marina Beach, Causes Pollution Hazard
A menacing white foam covered one of the most famous beaches in Chennai for the fourth straight day today creating a new pollution hazard for the country.
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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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High Court Asks Pollution Body To Study Impact Of Sterlite Plant On River
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).
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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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Tamil Nadu Pollution Board Rejects Sterlite Plea For Consent Renewal
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.
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Pollution Board Asks Industries To Strive For Plastic-Free Tamil Nadu
With the deadline for the ban on plastic items inching closer, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today appealed to nearly 3,000 large and medium-scale industries to take up various initiatives on shunning plastic and submit a report to the board by mid-December. Among the initiatives, the board has asked the firms to form committees of top, mi...
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Pollution Dips In Tamil Nadu Day After Diwali; Over 1,000 Cases Filed
Air pollution levels dipped across Tamil Nadu on Diwali, the state pollution control board said Wednesday, a day after the festival was celebrated in the state for the first time after the Supreme Court order on the two hour window for bursting crackers came into force.
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Refusal To Renew Consent To Operate Bad In Law: Sterlite To Green Court
Mining major Vedanta on Monday told a panel, constituted by the National Green Tribunal, that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's refusal to renew consent to operate its Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin was bad in law, according to sources.
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Tamil Nadu To Ask Green Court To Dismiss Vedanta Plea To Reopen Plant
Tamil Nadu will ask the Green Court to dismiss a Vedanta Ltd petition seeking to reopen its copper smelter, a lawyer representing the state government said on Wednesday.
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Green Court Denies Vedanta's Interim Request To Reopen Sterlite Plant
The National Green Tribunal has disallowed Vedanta Ltd from reopening its copper smelter in the Tamil Nadu which had been shut by the Tamil Nadu Government following protests which had turned violent.
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Notices To Tamil Nadu Government, Pollution Board Over Sterlite Closure
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government and the State Pollution Control Board on a plea moved by metals and mining giant Vedanta Ltd.
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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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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.
