The Tamil Nadu government has already filed a caveat in the top court seeking to be heard in the matter, before any order is passed in the ...

Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed Vedanta’s writ petition to reopen its copper smelter, in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu and upheld the stat...

The company described the verdict as "temporary setback" and said it would look into all legal options available to it while political lead...

“We are approaching the state government for necessary approvals for restarting the smelter as per SC directions,” Vedanta said.

The state government had on May 28 ordered the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to seal and "permanently" close the mining group's copper...

If you consider copper prices at $7,000 per tonne (Rs 5.03 lakh,) the revenue loss in the last six months would amount to nearly $210 milli...

A bench headed by chairperson A K Goel, said that the committee will also include representatives of the Central Pollution Control Board an...

In this regard, it said, the company is yet to receive the notice as well as the copy of the petition from the court and will evaluate furt...

Sterlite's factory had made headlines in March 2013 when a gas leak led to the death of one person and injuries to several others, after wh...

A bench headed by Acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the state government and the pollution board while seeking t...

On June 17, authorities had said leak of sulphuric acid was detected at the Sterlite's copper plant in Tuticorin triggering fear among resi...

Violence on May 22 against the Sterlite plant led to the death of 12 people and the next day another youth succumbed to injuries sustained ...

Resident have been demanding the closure of the plant, said O. Panneerselvam, the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

Violence erupted in Tuticorin, about 625 kms from Chennai affecting normal life, during a protest seeking permanent closure of the Sterlite...

The firm's application to renew its licence to operate the copper smelter facility was rejected by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.

Nine people were killed in police firing yesterday after protests for the closure of Sterlite Copper plant over pollution concerns turned v...

Earlier, TNPCB, on May 29, had ordered closure of Sterlite plant on complaints that it was emitting toxic sulphur dioxide.