A committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to carry out an “independent probe” into the closure of the Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday said that the closure was n

The Tamil Nadu government has been punching the air since ordering the “permanent closure” of Sterlite Copper smelter in Tuticorin on Monday, but legal experts say the grounds of the order are so w

Former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today rejected reports in a section of the media that he had a role in granting clearance to the controversial Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin.

Tuticorin: Tense moments prevailed at the Sipcot industrial estate on the outskirts of the city here on Monday as more than 2,000 people, including 1,250 women, from 18 villages around the Sterlite

Chief minister Edappadi K Palanisami has sought a detailed report on the Sterlite row from the Tuticorin district administration.

On Sunday, shops in Tuticorin remained shut following a call given by activists against the Sterlite Industries copper plant.

An inter-ministerial group (IMG) tasked with suggesting punitive measures for allottees idling their captive coal blocks is learnt to have recommended cancellation of 30 mines, making it the single

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper, India’s largest copper producer and part of the $15-billion Vedanta Resources, is all set for major expansion at its Tuticorin plant in Tamil Nadu.