When the Union ministry of environment and forests said

Nistula Hebbar

New Delhi: Vedanta could have another shot at the bauxite mining project in Orissa

Leading mining group Vedanta Resources has been stripped of international safety awards amid claims that it won the prize without declaring that a chimney collapse at one of its sites had killed at least 40 workers last year, according to a media report.

Awards to Vedanta have been withdrawn by the British Safety Council (BSC) in response to findings thrown up by a broader analysis of deaths of

Priyadarshi Siddhanta

The union mines ministry

Priscilla Jebaraj

NEW DELHI: Today, he is known as a champion of tribal rights and a leader in the fight against Vedanta's proposal to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri.

Dilip Bisoi
Bhubaneshwar
   
VEDANTA HAS BEEN ASSURED SASUBAHUMALI MINES REPORTEDLY, WHICH PROMISES ABOUT 81 MILLION TONNE OF DEPOSITS

The state government would undertake a detailed examination of the Union environment and forest ministry's rejection order and would take correct and appropriate steps on the matter Naveen Patnaik, Orissa CM
Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday hoped there was `no politics' behind the environment ministry's denial of clearance for the Vedanta project.

Environment minister Jairam Rame

NEW DELHI: After a long drawn -out consultation process, the Union government has finally pronounced its verdict against Vedanta Alumina's $1.7-billion plan to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa.

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has acted boldly and impartially by relying on scientific expertise and rejecting the application from Vedanta Resources for forest clearance to start bauxite mining in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills. In doing so, he has laudably upheld due process, human rights, and environmental laws.