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Natarajan stops fresh Vedanta bid to mine Niyamgiri hills
Environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan nixed yet another attempt by Vedanta to get Niyamgiri bauxite mines in Odisha that Rahul Gandhi had stood up against, saving the Congress and its scion some blushes. On Tuesday, she ordered that the
Tags: Vedanta, public hearing, Niyamgiri mines, million tonnes, Niyamgiri Hills, preliminary nod, aluminium refinery, India, new delhi, environment
Indian Tribe Stands Firm As Vedanta Mine Appeal Adjourned
Dongria Kondh and Niyamgiri supporters held their own public hearing' in Orissa state, where they restated their resolve not to allow mining on their sacred mountain. The meeting coincided with a Supreme Court appeal in Delhi, which sought to
Tags: Niyamgiri Hills, Supreme Court, Survival International, Dongria Kondh, India, new delhi, appeal, government, Kondha
India: Vedanta Orissa projects ban must be upheld
Ongoing attempts by UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources to overturn an Indian government decision blocking a proposed bauxite mine and expansion of an alumina refinery in Orissa should not be allowed to succeed, new report by Amnesty
Tags: Amnesty International, Vedanta, alumina refinery, orissa, Supreme Court of India, Niyamgiri Hills, Vedanta Resources, Orissa Mining Corporation
Orissa moves Supreme Court against denial of green nod to Vedanta mining project
The Orissa Government today approached the Supreme Court challenging the Centre''s decision to reject environmental clearance to the Vedanta bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills. Challenging the Environment Ministry''s order of August 24, 2010,
Tags: Orissa Mining Corporation, The Supreme Court, Niyamgiri Hills, Vedanta Alumina Ltd., India, new delhi
Orissa bats for Vedanta, moves SC
The Orissa government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre's decision to disallow bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills for Vedanta's Rs 5,000-crore alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. The state government's
Tags: Niyamgiri Hills, Vedanta Aluminum Limited, Orissa Mining Corporation, OMC-Sterlite Industries, India, new delhi
The Real Avatar Tribe - Mine: Story of a Sacred Mtn.
There's a real Avatar Tribe in Orissa India and Survival International has made an award winning film about their struggle with a mining company. Mine: Story of a Sacred Mountain
Tags: Niyamgiri Hills, Forest Rights Act, Survival International, humanitarian-news, film festival, environment, entertainment-news, India, Raipur, Geology
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘sipahi’ syndrome
The Adivasis, who had flocked Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s Lanjigarh rally in thousands, cheered joyfully when he announced, “This is your victory. You saved your own land.” Adding further that he is just a
Tags: Congress party, Human Rights, India, Rahul Gandhi, Vedanta Resources, Niyamgiri Hills, Kalavati Bandurkar, Anil Agarwal, adivasi, Jairam Ramesh
Vedanta taps Gujarat for bauxite for Orissa refinery
In the next 15-20 days, we are likely to finalise something with them," he said. Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh last week rejected the company's bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri hills in Lanjigarh, saying it will affect the
Tags: environment, mining, mining project, vedanta, kalahandi district, Mukesh Kumar, orissa, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, Niyamgiri Hills, India
Hota appeals people to foil bauxite mining from Gandhamardan
Expressing concern on the evil eyes of different industrial houses, including Vedanta, Mr Hota said that a central committee headed by Dr Nag Choudhury, in the 1980s had rejected the proposal of Bauxite mining in the line of the current one by N C
Tags: mining, Niyamgiri Hills, minister naveen, Chief minister, orissa, patnaik, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Environment, Sambalpur
My work as your ‘sepoy' has just begun: Rahul
All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday told the Dongria Kondh tribals living in and around the Niyamgiri hills in Orissa that his work as their sepoy in New Delhi had just begun. Mr. Gandhi was speaking at a rally at
Tags: Niyamgiri Hills, Rahul Gandhi, Vedanta, orissa, India, new delhi
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