Vedanta Resources' head abandons talk after Survival announces protest
Anil Agarwal has pulled out of a conference where he was due to speak after Survival announced plans to demonstrate.
News from the Dongria Kondh
Largest Indian business paper sides with the Dongria Kondh
India’s leading business paper, the Economic Times, has called for Vedanta’s planned mine in Orissa to be blocked.
Vedanta mine slammed by Indian government team
A team of experts from the Indian government has released a damning report on the activities of FTSE 100 company Vedanta Resources, and its plans to mine for bauxite on tribal land in Orissa, India.
Vedanta snubs British government again
Vedanta Resources has once again snubbed a British government investigation into its planned mine in Orissa, India, by labelling government calls for a change in its corporate behaviour ‘one-sided’, and urging it to ‘rest the case’.
Dongria Kondh tribe hold mountain festival and vow to stop Vedanta's mine
The Dongria Kondh tribe in India this weekend held their annual festival of worship on the top of their sacred mountain, which UK company Vedanta Resources is determined to mine for aluminium ore.
Survival applauds Rowntree decision to sell Vedanta shares over ethical concerns
Survival International welcomes the news that the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust is selling its shares in Vedanta Resources due to concerns over the company's human rights record. Two other shareholders, the Marlborough Ethical Fund and Millfield House
Amnesty slams Vedanta Resources
Amnesty International this week released a report condemning the behaviour of FTSE 100 mining company Vedanta Resources.
Tribal people appeal to James Cameron
Tribal peoples’ rights organization Survival International has appealed to Avatar director James Cameron on behalf of an Indian tribe through an advert in the film industry magazine Variety (published today 9 February 2010).