Clampdown on Vedanta

Alumina refinery’s illegal expansion under scanner

Our quality of mercy

The balancing act

Tribunal cancels three environmental clearances; upholds three

Heavy metal

Battle for Niyamgiri turns ugly

Odisha government tries to manipulate forest rights claims of Niyamgiri tribals

Vedanta and lessons in conservation

Niyamgiri answers

People veto bauxite mining, but Vedanta is unlikely to let go of the bounty

Letters

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

Vedanta

Activist film maker Surya Dash attended a public hearing in Orissa. It was held to discuss the fall outs of the proposed expansion of Vedanta's …

The Curious Case of Golden Peacock

An international gathering...desi style tamasha. A DowntoEarth exclusive on what happened at the award ceremony at Palampur

Degree of commerce

Vedanta gets tracts of thorium-rich land along the Orissa coast for a university. Allegations fly

Forest alert

Saxena panel report on Niyamgiri puts states under watch for forest, tribal rights violations

Vedanta smelter plant: Affected villagers end 12-hr protest after written assurance

Residents of Katikela were demanding rehabilitation, permanent jobs and abatement of pollution by the company

NEAA cancels environmental clearance to Vedanta bauxite mining

In three separate decisions says no to Vedanta, Kotli-Behl but approves Bhavanapadu power plant

Gram sabha gets a boost

Supreme Court asks gram sabhas to see if Vedanta’s bauxite mine harms religious rights

2 killed, 50 injured in clash at Vedanta’s refinery in Lanjigarh

The deaths occurred after security men severely beat displaced tribals demanding jobs and education from Vedanta

Baigas in exile

Once called lords of the jungle, the Chhattisgarh tribals are being evicted without adequate relief

Is the Tamil Nadu govt order to shut down Sterlite plant legally standing?

While the state says the order was based on the pollution control board’s findings, the opposition and activists doubt its legal strength

Dramatic twists on Vedanta plant public hearing in Odisha

Orissa HC first stays, then allows hearing to take place; decision deferred till October 5

Jharsuguda activists seek fresh public hearing on Vedanta smelter expansion

Orissa High Court had asked the collector to respond by October 12 on holding another public hearing about expansion

Supreme Court foils Odisha government’s bid to takeover the sacred Niyamgiri Hils

The apex court asked the state government to file a fresh plea with all the stakeholders including the Dongria Kondhs on board

OMC moves Supreme Court seeking fresh palli sabhas in Niyamgiri

The application is yet to be listed for hearing and any formal comment could be made only after the apex court hears the matter

Dongrias decide

Niyamgiri gears up for India’s first environment referendum. Odisha limits number of villages that can have a say

Phuldumer advises Vedanta not to return to Niyamgiri

Seven straight rejections means a majority of the 12 villages have said ‘no’ to proposed bauxite mining