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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicVedanta Ltd.

Topic: Vedanta Ltd.

As it prepares for battle, Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal blames NGOs for Tuticorin plant closure

NGT and Tamil Nadu’s pollution-control board will hear Vedanta's petition to renew the license to operate the plant. 

Cairn loses $216 million Vedanta stake as Indian tax row deepens

According to Bombay Stock Exchange, Cairn held about 5 per cent stake in Vedanta as of December 31.

Copper supply shock hits India as Sterlite plant is ordered to shut down

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.  

Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal may face investor, political unrest after Tuticorin fiasco

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.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.