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DMK MLAs walk out of Assembly in protest against re-opening of Sterlite pl
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court ordered re-opening of Vedanta's Sterlite copper smelter plant at Thoothukudi, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLAs on Tuesday staged a walk-out from Tamil Nadu Assembly.
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TN govt approaches SC challenging NGT order of reopening Sterlite plant
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of reopening the Sterlite copper smelter plant at Thoothukudi.
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Sterlite to invest Rs 100 cr, plant 1 million trees in Tuticorin
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Sterlite Industries Ltd. has announced to invest Rs 100 crore on infrastructure plans for the Tuticorin district including planting of one million trees, construction of school among others.
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UP: Coins dating back to Kushan period found in Baghpat
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Copper coins, which may date back to the Kushan period, have been found in the Khaprana village in Barnawa area of Baghpat.
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Rare two-headed snake found in Virginia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 24(ANI): In a rare discovery, a venomous two-headed baby copperhead snake was found in the yard of a resident in Virginia.
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Centre's Thoothukudi groundwater report pro-Sterlite: Stalin
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 09 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Sunday snubbed the Centre's report on groundwater contamination in Thoothukudi district, where the Sterlite copper smelter plant is located and said that the analysis was pro-Sterlite.
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TN rejects Centre's 'unscientific' report on Sterlite
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 09 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu Government has rejected Centre’s report on groundwater contamination in Thoothukudi district, where the Sterlite copper smelter plant is located.
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Exposure to toxic metals linked to cardiovascular diseases
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 30(ANI): Exposure to environmental toxic metals such as arsenic, lead, copper, and mercury has become a major global health concern. The metals like arsenic, lead, copper and cadmium are linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart diseas
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6 wounded in Balochistan suicide attack
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chaghai (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Aug 11 (ANI): A suicide attack on a convoy of Saindak Copper-Gold project employees left six people injured, including two Chinese nationals, on Saturday.
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Sterlite urges Madras HC to provide manpower, electricity
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 20 (ANI): Representatives of the Vedanta Group-owned Sterlite Copper plant on Wednesday approached the Madras High Court, appealing for the provision of the minimum manpower and electricity to maintain the factory.
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Process of removing chemical leakage at Sterlite plant begins
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 18 (ANI): The process of removing leakage in the sulfuric acid warehouse at the Sterlite Copper Smelter plant storage unit in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi has begun.
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Vedanta says impact of copper operations shutdown in India marginal
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], June 1 (ANI): Confirming that it has received an order from the Government of Tamil Nadu to close its copper smelter plant in Tuticorin with immediate effect, the United Kingdom-based Vedanta plc admitted that it would have a marginal impact on other business segment
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