Church takes 'unprecedented' step to sell stake in Vedanta
In a shock move, the Church of England decided to disinvest from controversial miner Vedanta Resources on ethical grounds, dealing a devastating blow to the company’s credibility.
In a shock move, the Church of England decided to disinvest from controversial miner Vedanta Resources on ethical grounds, dealing a devastating blow to the company’s credibility.
The Church of England is meeting this week to decide what to do with its £2.5 million investment in UK mining company Vedanta Resources.
Following Avatar’s win at the Golden Globes, tribal people say the film tells the real story of their lives today.
Human rights investigators in India have been harassed and intimidated by large gangs of men apparently paid to stop any outsiders reaching the site of a controversial proposed mine in India.
Metals giant Vedanta Resources’ Indian subsidiary has launched an unprecedented attack on Survival International, apparently to drive their researchers out of an area where the company is planning to mine.
The UK government today blasted FTSE-100 company Vedanta Resources over its treatment of the Dongria Kondh tribe in Orissa, India.
Thousands of people rallied yesterday against billionaire Anil Agarwal’s mining company, Vedanta Resources, which wants to mine a sacred mountain in India for aluminium ore.
A meeting of bankers, NGOs and lawyers took place in London this week to discuss concerns over British company Vedanta Resources’ mining operations.