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Friday, May 3, 2024
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Topic: Vedanta

Vedanta to set up 4.5 million tonne steel plant in Jharkhand

The plant will be part of the company's newly-acquired Electrosteel Steels Ltd at Bokaro.

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 stocks surge as founder Anil Agarwal plans buyout

Agarwal's offer to buy out minority groups is an effort to streamline Vedanta’s structure.

Vedanta plant’s closure to quadruple India’s copper imports

It won’t help much even if top producer Hindalco boosts its production, because a third of its output is committed for export.

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.

The element behind the Tuticorin fiasco

Even as the Tuticorin protests turn violent and take a political colour in Tamil Nadu, here’s a look at the significance of copper for the Indian economy.

In Tuticorin killings, all parties find their own favourite enemy

In any crisis or critical situation, public figures, who influence millions globally, get caught in a spiral of blame game, which often takes the focus away from showing solidarity with the victims.

Protests against Vedanta plant turns violent, 1 killed in police firing

Police said section 144 of CrPc has been invoked in and around the Sterlite unit to provide security to it as per the orders of the Madras High Court.

On Camera

Stop targetting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.