Nalco rejects Vedanta's request for alumina

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 18:16

Aluminium major NALCO has rejected a request to sell surplus alumina to bauxite starved Vedanta for its smelter at Jharsuguda, saying it was against the Navaratna PSU's policy to supply it in domestic market.

Vedanta to discuss bauxite mining issue with Odisha govt

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 23:23

"Our priority is to run the plant through domestic supplies of raw material. However, we will discuss the issue (of opposition to mining in the Niyamgiri hills) with the state administration soon," a company official told PTI.

Vedanta Aluminium optimistic of getting bauxite from Odisha

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 20:30

Days after restarting its refinery in Odisha's Kalahandi district following a seven-month shutdown due to a bauxite scarcity, Vedanta Aluminium Limited is optimistic about getting the ore from the state itself.

Tribals in Niyamgiri demonstrate against Bauxite m

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 17:38

More than 3000 tribals assembled in Muniguda village of Rayagada district on Wednesday (May 22), to protest against mining in the Niyamgiri hills.

'SC ruling on Vedanta case a recognition of indigenous rights'

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 17:30

The Supreme Court's ruling on rights of adivasi communities while deciding on Vedanta's demand for development of bauxite mine in Odisha is a recognition of indigenous rights in India, says Amnesty International.

SC stalls Vedanta's Niyamgiri mining, Gram Sabhas to decide rights

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 11:23

Vedanta Group's Bauxite Mining Project in Niyamgiri hills of Odisha would remain stalled as the Supreme Court Thursday directed that clearance to the venture would be subject to the Gram Sabha deciding the cultural and religious claims of the tribes and forest dwellers of Rayagada and Kalahandi districts.

Labourers demand bauxite for Vedanta refinery

Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2013, 13:41

Demonstrations are being staged by labourers of Vedanta's Lanjigarh almunia refinery demanding bauxite for the factory.

Par panel to Mines Min: Take up NALCO lease issue with Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 14:10

"The Committee is dismayed to find that the coal block, which was alloted by the government to NALCO in 2004 to meet its coal requirement of new power units has still made no headway," the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel has said in its recent report tabled in Lok Sabha.

Nalco resumes bauxite mining with temporary work permit

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 20:48

The mining operation, which was halted since November 17 following the expiry of Nalco's 30-year mining lease over the Panchpatmali reserve, resumed yesterday, company sources said on Tuesday.

Vedanta's alumina refinery shuts down in Odisha

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 15:53

"We are forced to close down the Lanjigarh refinery due to depletion of stock of bauxite. Despite efforts over the past three months, we were unable to ensure sustainable supplies," CEO of Vedanta Aluminium Mukesh Kumar said over phone.

Vedanta hopeful of arranging certain bauxite for its refinery

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 22:30

"The state government is taking steps to arrange bauxite and we are doing it in our level. We hope to arrange some bauxite for the purpose," Vedanta Chief Operating Officer Mukesh Kumar told reporters.

NALCO stops operation at bauxite mine as lease expires

Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012, 16:49

The company hopes to obtain a temporary permit from the authority to resume operations by the end of this month as lease renewal is a complex and time consuming process.