From banning IPL matches in Chennai to banning Rajinikanth's upcoming movie Kaala in Karnataka, protests over Cauvery water dispute are once again trying to draw people’s attention to a decades-old problem. Experts weigh in.
Copper is used in electronic vehicles, making pipes and wires, the order to shut the smelter will cut India's production about half, increasing its dependence on import.
In 2013, Sterlite was shut down by late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa. However, they approached the National Green Tribunal and got orders for resuming operations.
Tamil Nadu government set up an inquiry after nine people were reported killed this week in protests against the copper smelter. Villagers complained that pollution was hurting locals’ health.
A video purportedly showing a plainclothes police officer picking and choosing his targets from among those protesting against the Sterlite copper plant expansion has gone viral.
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10 people killed during a protest against a copper smelter unit in Tamil Nadu. Thousands of people turned out in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, as...
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