copper smelter
Vedanta lost USD 200 mn in profits in one year of Tuticorin plant shutdown: Agarwal
As many as 20,000 direct and indirect jobs have been lost due to the shutting of the smelter.
Vedanta says it loses 50 million rupees daily due to smelter shutdown
Vedanta Chairman Agarwal said the company could face a loss of USD 100 million if the plant remained shut for a year.
Supreme Court clears way for reopening Vedanta's copper smelter
Vedanta will now file an application with the Tamil Nadu pollution regulator seeking consent to operate the smelter.
NGT says committee to decide fate of shut Vedanta copper smelter
The smelter has an annual production capacity of more than 400,000 tonnes.
NGT grants Vedanta conditional access to its copper smelter
The Tamil Nadu government ordered the permanent closure of the Thoothukudi plant and disconnected its power supply.
TN govt to ask court to dismiss Vedanta plea to reopen copper smelter
The Tamil Nadu government ordered the permanent closure of the plant and disconnected its power supply in May.
Minor leakage at Vedanta's south Indian copper smelter, says official
Police opened fire on a crowd of protesters on May 22 calling for the shutdown on the grounds of pollution.