Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Tamil Nadu government and the state pollution control board on mining major Vedanta's plea challenging the state's order to permanently shut down its Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin. At least 13 people were killed and several injured on May 22 …
The Tamil Nadu government had ordered the state Pollution Control Board to seal and "permanently" close the group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns. The National Green Tribunal on Thursday will hear a plea moved by metals and mining giant Vedanta Ltd challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s order …
‘Declare order sealing the plant illegal exercise of power’ Sterlite Copper on Tuesday said it has filed an appeal before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, challenging the orders passed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board directing the closure of its copper smelter unit at Thoothukudi in the …
MADURAI: A team of experts entered the sealed Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin on Sunday evening in the wake of reports that there was a suspected chemical leak in a storage unit, said district collector Sandeep Nanduri. Speaking to reporters in Tuticorin on Sunday evening, the collector said a team …
Board withdraws CTE for phase 2 after SIPCOT cancels land allotment CHENNAI: Is it the end of the road for Vedanta Sterlite’s expansion plans in Thoothukudi? The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has withdrawn the Consent to Establish (CTE) granted to the second copper smelter unit for which work …
Former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today rejected reports in a section of the media that he had a role in granting clearance to the controversial Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin. "The facts speak for themselves. I became Minister of Environment and Forests on May 31, 2009. The Sterlite project …
NEW DELHI: Being at the centre of controversy since it was proposed in 1995, the four lakh tonne capacity of smelting plant of Sterlite at Tuticorin was rejected by three states – Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra – before it was finally allowed to be set-up in Tamil Nadu. Sharing details …
Anti-Sterlite protest: Protesters at the site have cited pollution from the copper plant, including issues relating to disposal of copper waste and effluents from the operational unit, demanding its permanent closure. CONCERNS over pollution have dogged Sterlite Copper unit that has been in operation in Tuticorin since its inception over …
Locals in and around the plant have for long been protesting demanding the closure of Vedanta's copper smelter unit on the ground that it allegedly caused pollution, a charge rejected by the company MADURAI: The Madras High Court today reserved its order on a PIL seeking quashing of the environmental …
In a massive movement similar to the 2017 'Jallikattu Protest', thousands of people in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi are unanimously protesting on the streets, demanding the closure of the Sterlite Copper Smelter Plant for allegedly causing long-term pollution to residents. Several shops had remained shut on Sunday in response to a …
Adani has been asked to conduct a public hearing before proceeding with the project, which costs Rs 10,000 cr, and the estimated environment protection cost is Rs 900 cr. Adani Enterprises is in the process of setting up a copper smelter project with a capacity of one million tonnes per …
Pollution data of 271 industries covering pesticides, pharma produces, pulp and paper, zinc, copper, aluminium, tie-dye, chloride, sugar, distillery, tannery, power, cement, fertilizer, iron and steel, oil processing, and petrochemical products in the State will be monitored online. A system to update and monitor pollution data from various industries across …
Expansion of the Malanjkhand mine, which is the single largest copper deposit of India with nearly 70% of the country's reserves, has already been delayed by about two years Expansion plans of state-owned Hindustan Copper’s have been delayed further as the company is yet to secure the National Board for …
Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper, India’s largest copper producer and part of the $15-billion Vedanta Resources, is all set for major expansion at its Tuticorin plant in Tamil Nadu. Having complied with all the 32 NEERI norms on environment and gas emission with an investment of R500 crore in the last …
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has proposed that disconnection of power supply to consumers, who violate pollution norms, be avoided. A draft to this effect has been circulated seeking response within 15 days. In the case of many industrial units, including the Sterlite copper smelter in Tuticorin , …
Sterlite Industries (India) jumped 5.18% to Rs 80.25 at 12:14 IST on BSE after the company said that the National Green Tribunal upheld its interim order of 31 May 2013 and allowed the company's Tuticorin Copper Smelter to continue operations. The company made the announcement after market hours on Thursday, …
The factory was asked to close in end-March by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Sterlite’s copper smelter factory at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu is allowed to carry on production, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on Thursday, in continuation of its interim order of last month, permitting resumption of …
Rejecting Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's contention about gas emissions from Sterlite's copper smelting plant in Tuticorin, the National Green Tribunal on Thursday allowed the company to continue operations. The board had on March 29 asked Sterlite, a subsidiary of Vedanta , to close the copper smelter unit after it …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd Thoothukudi Vs the Chairman Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Chennai and Others dated 08/08/2013 regarding closure of M/s. Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd.
The National Green Tribunal on Monday allowed Sterlite Industries to resume normal operations at its Tuticorin copper smelter, which has been shut since March after an order of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The clean chit was based on the report of an expert committee, set up by the green …
