After the inspecting that lasted nearly two hours, the team visited places around the plant such as South Veerapandiapuram, D Kumaragiri and Kayaloorani.

The Supreme Court Monday asked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to decide on the merits and maintainability of the issue raised by the Tamil Nadu government on Vedanta's plea challenging the closu

A three-man committee constituted to examine the closure of the plant

The Tamil Nadu government today moved the Supreme Court challenging the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order allowing mining major Vedanta to enter the administrative unit inside its Sterlite copper

Chennai: Sterlite Copper on Thursday received National Green Tribunal’s conditional nod for limited access to carry on administrative functions only, but not restarting the smelter or other manufac

The Tamil Nadu government is expected to submit a reply defending its position against the action taken against Sterlite.

Considering all the factors, the tribunal has posted the matter for final hearing on August 9.

NEW DELHI: Noting groundwater contamination in an around the Sterlite Copper plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, the government on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the analysis of samples from the un

Thoothukudi resident Prince Cardoza has filed a writ petition in Madras High Court's Madurai bench seeking to quash the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to Sterlite Copper in 2007 for the exist

The Tamil Nadu government had on May 28 ordered the state pollution control board to seal and "permanently" close the mining group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns