The Orissa High Court on Tuesday rejected the plea of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) for a six-fold expansion of its one-million-tonne per annum alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Orissa's Kalahandi district.
Vedanta had filed a petition in the HC on November 12, 2010, praying to quash the order of the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to maintain the status quo and allow the exp
Judgement passed on 19.07.2011 by the Hon'ble High Court of Orissa, Cuttack in case of W.P.(C) No.19605 of 2010 in the matter of Vedanta Aluminium Limited Vs Union of India, regarding expansion of Alumina plant and Captive Power Plant at Lanjigarh in Orissa.
Bhubaneswar: Observing that environment must be protected by all means, new Union environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Sunday said that she would ensure speedy decisions on major projects like Posco and Vedanta.
In an interview to a national news channel, she said that there should be clarity on decisions taken on environmental projects and that once a clearance is made, it sh
Just about a year after his open support for the Dongaria Kondh tribals in Niyamgiri who are protesting the mining of bauxite by Vedanta Alumina, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lent his support to the people facing displacement by the 12 million tonne Posco project in Orissa
New Delhi The new mining Bill cleared by a group of ministers last week envisaging direct benefit to people from the minerals underneath the land they own, also has a provision for setting up a clutch of ultra mega mining plants (UMMPs) in the country.
As per the proposal, state governments will identify locations for large mines with respect to specific minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, chro
This report highlights deficiencies in the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) undertaken by Vedanta Resources Plc for its proposed bauxite mine in Niyamgiri, Orissa, its alumina refinery in Lanjigarh, Orissa, and the proposed expansion of this refinery. Vedanta Resources Plc is a UK-registered mining company with strong Indian connections.
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL), a unit of Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources PLC, will invest about . 10,000 crore to complete its aluminium smelter and independent power plants at Jharsuguda.
The company has so far invested around. 40,000-crore in its Lanjigarh and Jharsuguda projects in Orissa.
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL), a unit of Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources Plc, today said it has invested Rs 40,000 crore in its Orissa projects and aims to achieve 3,615 MW of generation capacity at its Jharsuguda power plants by the end of next year.
"So far, we have achieved 2,415 MW in our two power plants at Jharsuguda.
