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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicThoothukudi

Topic: Thoothukudi

As engineers turn tea sellers, Thoothukudi’s struggles fuel fresh call to reopen Sterlite Copper plant

Plant shut in 2018 over allegations of violation of environment norms. Trade unions, former plant employees, fishermen, lorry drivers say closure led to displacement of 3,000 families.

Shut since 2018 violence, TN Sterlite plant’s closure cost economy Rs 14,749 cr, says study

Copper plant in Thoothukudi was closed after protests turned violent & police firing left 13 people dead. Job losses one of major impacts, says study by NGO CUTS International.

Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper oxygen plant halts production after developing ‘technical snag’

The company said it anticipated a 'minor technical fluctuation' since the plant remained unattended for three years. A technical expert group has been onsite to monitor the situation.

How India turned copper importer from exporter in 3 yrs & Pakistan stepped in to fill the gap

India was a major copper exporter but with the shutting down of Sterlite plant, it has now turned into a net importer. This has been advantageous to Pakistan, say exporters.

‘In economy vs environment, latter reigns supreme’ — why HC upheld Vedanta plant closure

Madras HC dismisses Vedanta’s claims of being ‘victimised’ with the closure of its Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi.

Tamil Nadu activists to appeal in Supreme Court against Sterlite order

NGT set aside Tamil Nadu govt order closing down the copper factory, which was at the centre of a violent protest over alleged pollution earlier this year.

NGT asks Tamil Nadu to allow reopening of controversial Sterlite Copper facility

Sterlite Copper smelter in Tuticorin was shut in May after violent protests that ended in killing of 13 people in police firing.

How a small protest in Thoothukudi turned into an explosive cocktail

From a local fishermen’s issue in the mid-1990s, the anti-Sterlite movement grew to include locals, activists from across TN, and Leftist bodies.

Vedanta says it has permission to expand in Thoothukudi, activists say no

The latest controversy centres on whether the Sterlite plant is located within an industrial area which already had environmental clearance, or not.

On Camera

Bihar beyond Buddha and Mandal—why the 2025 polls are critical for Indian democracy

It is not often noted, but in the North, Bihar is the only state where the BJP has not come to power on its own. The party's desire to turn Bihar into UP should not be ignored.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.