Thoothukudi News
Thoothukudi custodial deaths: CBI files chargesheet against 9 police officers
The father-son duo were taken into custody on 19 June and were lodged in Kovilpatti sub-jail for keeping their mobile shop open during a curfew imposed during Covid-19 lockdown
1 min read26 Sep 2020Vedanta lost $200 mn due to Tuticorin plant shutdown: Agarwal
Agarwal added that the stoppage of production at the Tuticorin plant of the firm's unit Sterlite led to the country having to import copperThe Tamil Nadu government had in May last year ordered permanent shutdown of the copper smelter after bloody protests at the plant in Thoothukudi
3 min read16 Jun 2019TN: Sterlite protests return to haunt Thoothukudi ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Political outfits have been using the Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi to drum up support for their respective candidature, but most of them avoid making a campaign stop here13 people were killed in the police firing during protests against the operation of Sterlite’s copper smelter factory in Thoothukudi
4 min read10 Apr 2019One person dies as police clash with protesters at Vedanta Odisha plant
According to reports, protesters were demanding jobs for local peopleThe incident comes less than a year after police opened fire on demonstrators outside Vedanta's Tamil Nadu plant
1 min read18 Mar 2019Vedanta's daily losses since smelter shutdown total ₹1380 crore
The Tamil Nadu government ordered the smelter shut permanently on 28 May last yearDespite the troubles over its Tamil Nadu smelter, Vedanta plans to invest $8.4 billion in the country over the next three years
2 min read1 Mar 2019Supreme Court refuses to stay NGT nod to reopen Sterlite plant
The Tamil Nadu government had appealed against the December order of the National Green Tribunal that called for reopening of the Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi
2 min read9 Jan 2019NGT lifeline for Vedanta copper business awaits political test
The Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, was shut in May, and its reopening will boost Vedanta's earnings
2 min read19 Dec 2018Sterlite's Thoothukudi copper plant shutdown unjustified: NGT
The National Green Tribunal has asked Sterlite Copper and the Tamil Nadu government to file submissions on the shutdown by next week
1 min read29 Nov 2018Opinion | The Colonial state and India's gods
What the colonial regime began, secular India inherited, and this peculiar mix-up of government with temples continues to this day
4 min read9 Nov 2018Anil Agarwal to take Vedanta Resources private on 1 October
Holders of 26% of shares in Vedanta Resources have agreed to sell to Anil Agarwal's family trust Volcan Investments
1 min read3 Sep 2018Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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