Sterlite Plant
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NGT orders reopening of Sterlite plant in TN, asks Vedanta to spend over Rs 100 crore for 'welfare activities'
India | Dec 15, 2018, 02:29 PM ISTThe order was passed by the tribunal after a three-member committee constituted by the NGT to look into the allegations of environmental pollution against the mining giant.
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Tamil Nadu: Acid leak reported from Sterlite Plant in Tuticorin, experts rushed to spot
India | Jun 18, 2018, 10:57 AM ISTDistrict Administration have formed a team of experts who are investigation the reported chemical leakage right now inside the plant, the sources said.
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Sterlite protests: TN Govt appoints retired HC judge to probe Thoothukudi police firing
India | May 24, 2018, 11:36 AM ISTThe inquiry will cover the "law and order incidents following the siege of the District Collectorate by thousands of persons violating prohibitory orders," an official release said.
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11 killed in police firing as protest over Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu turns violent
News | May 23, 2018, 09:17 AM ISTThe 100-day-old protest against the Vedanta group’s Sterlite Copper’s plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district took an ugly turn with agitators clashing with the police, triggering violent incidents in which 11 persons were killed.
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Anti-Sterlite protests: Nine dead in police firing amid sporadic violence in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin
India | May 24, 2018, 11:39 AM ISTChief Minister K Palaniswami confirmed reports about the death of nine people in "police action", while reports claimed many, including policemen, were injured in clashes.
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'Courts can't be swayed by emotions', SC rejects demand for closure of Sterlite plant
Oct 11, 2012, 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 11: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot be swayed by emotions or public protests in directing closure of polluting industries but have to go strictly by law in deciding demands