The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal of the Vedanta group seeking direction for the reopening of its Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. The Supreme Court, while dismissing the plea, said that the plant is a chronic violator of air and water pollution laws. Earlier in August 2020, the Madras High Court had rejected Vedanta’s plea for …
Thoothukudi: Member of Rajya Sabha, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, who is expected to be the DMK candidate in the Lok Sabha election for Thoothukudi constituency, has expressed suspicion on the Tamil Nadu government's stand regarding the Sterlite issue. Responding to mediapersons at the airport here on the State government's stand that the ruling party men had been boasting of victory on the …