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h2. Energy and affect
With rising wealth has come rising energy. Mr Agarwal donated appreciable sums to the 2 greatest political events in India.
The advisory committee of “India’s Supreme Court docket”:https://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=1554 has said that the way in which through which Vedanta’s Lanjigarh refinery secured environmental clearance ‘smacks of undue favour/leniency’. A high panel of consultants put collectively by India’s Atmosphere Minister has described the ‘appalling diploma of collusion’ of native officers with Vedanta’s ‘whole contempt for the regulation’.
“Norway’s Council on Ethics”:https://www.regjeringen.no/add/FIN/Statenspercent20pensjonsfond/Recommendation_Vedanta.pdf particulars how Vedanta and Mr Agarwal have been accused of ‘corruption, fraud, forgery, manipulation of share costs, and insider buying and selling.’
h2. Agarwal’s empire
Mr Agarwal’s empire – Vedanta Assets – now spans 4 continents, with workplaces in London and operations in Zambia, Australia and India.
He owns greater than 50% of the shares within the firm, incomes him a spot among the many richest thirty folks in Britain.
Vedanta Assets was “criticised by the UK authorities”:/information/4980 for not having a human rights coverage. The federal government mentioned ‘a change within the firm’s behaviour’ is ‘important’.
h2. Behind the Lies
Because of the mounting tribal protests and worldwide criticism of their actions in Orissa, India, Vedanta initiated a PR offensive extolling their virtues. However this brief movie reveals how simply their lies and manipulations will be debunked.
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h2. Anil Agarwal on mining within the Dongria Kondh’s land
The Indian authorities has now put a cease to Mr Agarwal’s mine on the Dongria’s land, by refusing to situation the required clearance.
At Vedanta’s 2008 AGM, Mr Agarwal mentioned, ‘I can solely promise that we’ll solely begin work if we’ve the whole permission of the Court docket and the folks.’
In January 2009, Mr Agarwal mentioned that mining would start ‘in a month or two’.
In August 2010, Mr Agarwal mentioned, ‘We’re regulation abiding folks. We is not going to begin mining in any respect till and until we get 100% clearance from the authorities involved.’h2. From the online
“*Vedanta’s web site*”:https://www.vedantaresources.com/
“*Sterlite Industries’ web site*”:https://www.sterlite-industries.com/index1.asp
“*The Guardian, UK – ‘Vedanta’s Indian mine beneath menace’*”:https://www.guardian.co.uk/enterprise/2010/aug/16/vedanta-indian-mining-project-under-threat
h2. From Survival’s web site
“*Movie: _Mine – Story of a Sacred Mountain_*”:/movies/mine
“*’Behind the lies’: Vedanta’s PR offensive*”:/behindthelies
“*7,000 march towards British mining firm Vedanta*”:/information/4105
“*’Progress can kill’ marketing campaign*”:/campaigns/progresscankill
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