Sterlite Industries
SC orders Sterlite’s Thoothukudi plant to remain shut
18 Feb 2019
The Supreme Court agreed to Tamil Nadu's argument that the National Green Tribunal does not have the authority to repeal the government order and also directed the plant to go back to the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court
Sterlite plant shutdown is bad for economy, panel tells NGT
29 Nov 2018
The three-member committee has suggested that Vedanta take due responsibility to set waste control rules for the smelter with the Central Pollution Control Board monitoring implementation
TN orders closure of Sterlite's copper smelter in Thoothukudi
28 May 2018
“We have taken a decision to permanently shut down the plant and today issued government orders to do the same,” chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said in a statement
TNPCB orders closure of Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi
24 May 2018
Sterlite’s 4,00,000 tonne copper smelter, first proposed to be set up in Tuticorin in 1995, was rejected by three states - Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra - before it was finally allowed to set up in Tamil Nadu
Madras HC halts Sterlite’s expansion in Thoothukudi
23 May 2018
The stay order on the construction of Sterlite's copper smelter plant comes after locals complained of massive groundwater pollution in the area
