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Vedanta to invest another $1.5 bn in Zambia

Vedanta Resources, the metals and mining major headquartered in London and promoted by non-resident Indian Anil Agarwal, plans to invest $1.5 billion in Zambia to expand its production of copper cathodes to half a million tonnes by 2013.

The single largest foreign investor in Zambia, Vedanta has already invested $1.5 billion and is also looking [...]

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Orissa to investigate alleged violations by Vedanta

Bhubaneswar, Nov 29 (IANS) Orissa will look into charges that metals and mining major Vedanta had starting work on a mining project in the state in violation of a government guideline, a senior official said Sunday.

‘I have asked the district administration to see if there has been any violation,’ said state Steel and Mines Secretary [...]

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Yet another apex court judge quits hearing a business case

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, Justice S.H. Kapadia Friday quit hearing a lawsuit involving a business firm on the ground that he has shares in the firm’s sister concern.

Justice Kapadia’s move comes close on the heels of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice Markandey Katju withdrawing Wednesday from [...]

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Chhattisgarh official suspended for Balco accident

Raipur, Oct 5 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Monday suspended a senior labour official after an under-construction chimney collapsed at a Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) power plant Sep 23, and left 45 workers killed under its debris.

Satyaprakash Verma, assistant labour commissioner, was suspended on chages of dereliction duty for remaining absent in the aftermath of [...]

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