Anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu turns violent, at least 11 killed in police firing
At least 30 others were injured when police opened fire to quell the protest
After a 23-year-long battle, Tamil Nadu's Sterlite plant finally shuts down, permanently
On Monday evening, the state government passed a government order to shut down Vedanta group's Serlite copper smelting plant permanently
Sulphuric acid leak in Sterlite plant: 50,000 litres to be shifted to a safe destination
The sterlite plant used to sell about 600,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid
India’s MSMEs must pare emissions and climate finance may be the nudge they need
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Environment ministry, Tamil Nadu Pollution Board must own up to Tuticorin killings
Until we reform environmental governance fundamentally, cases like Sterlite will keep happening and environmental conflicts will only grow
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Madras HC stays expansion of Sterlite copper smelter; power supply cut
Protests against the expansion of the smelter have been going on for three months
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Stopping pollution is everybody’s collective responsibility, says Gujarat High Court
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MoEFCC finalises emission standards for small boilers; but silent on whether they’re applicable for Delhi-NCR
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Fly ash dyke breach in Singrauli points to a bigger problem of fly ash disposal
Two people have died as a result of the breach in the fly ash dyke of Reliance’s Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project in Singrauli
Anti-Sterlite stir: Tension continues as kin of those killed don’t get dead bodies
Activists say the government plans to cremate the protestors who died in police firing on its own
Anti-Sterlite stir: Parts of Tuticorin return to normal, but activists say it’s far from over
Despite a court order, ban on internet has not been lifted and activists claim police are harassing people
Community boilers for clusters of small-scale enterprises way forward in curbing industrial pollution
A win-win situation for industries, regulators and community
SC asks Tamil Nadu to restore Sterlite power supply
Apex court schedules next hearing for Thoothukudi plant on January 29
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An elephant cow and her calf being transported from Assam to Jamnagar is once again raising several questions
The transfer, on intervention of an animal rights group, shows that illegally captured & tortured elephants will have to travel as far as …
Mali Hill bauxite mine: Villagers resist project as Odisha govt extends Hindalco’s mining lease
The public hearing disrupted by protests has been rescheduled to November 22
Courts must dispose of 57 environment cases a day to clear backlog in a year
The current rate is just nine cases a day
Cyclone Yaas: Landfall in Odisha but flood scares in Bengal
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Is Vedanta trying to re-enter Sterlite through the leak?
The conglomerate blames the government for the sulphuric acid leak and demands that power supply be restored in the plant