The government of Malaysia has imposed a threemonthlong ban on bauxite mining, effective from January 15. The announcement comes after protest erupted in Pahang – the country's largest bauxite producing state – asking for a complete stop to mining activity in the region.
Apr 20, 2013· The Supreme Court of India has decided that if Bauxite Mining Project of Vedanta affects the religious right of Schedule Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers like Dongaria Kondh, Kutia Kandha and others over the Niyamgiri hills in Odisha 'right has to be preserved and protected'. The Court has left it to the Gram Sabhas.
Aug 19, 2013· Plans by British resources giant Vedanta to mine bauxite in hills in eastern India were rejected Monday by tribal locals who regard the site of the project as .
The 2013 rejection of the bauxite mining plan in Odisha's Niyamgiri Hills by the local tribal gram sabhas is hailed as the first successful environmental referendum in the country. Meenal Tatpati and Rashi Misra visit the region to find out what led the people to oppose the proposed 'development'.
The staterun Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) wanted to implement the bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri hills a few years ago to make available raw materials for private sector Vedanta group's ...
Jul 14, 2011· Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, Jul 13 made it clear that there would no change in Centre's stand on the proposed bauxite .
India's Supreme Court Rejects Bauxite Mining in Odisha's Niyamgiri Hills India's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that it could not issue an order for bauxite mining to begin in Odisha without getting input from local governments and other stakeholders in the area.
Aug 17, 2015· The dates for the muchawaited Palli Sabha, or village council, that will decide the fate of bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills, are set to be declared by the Odisha government. The Palli Sabha involving 12 villages will be held on July 18, 22 and 27, and on August 1, 8, 13 and 19, say sources in the state government.
Feb 21, 2018· The score is 60 against bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills with Dongria Kondhs of Rayagada's Batudi village voting against it at the sixth gram sabha on Saturday.
Amnesty International has described the Indian government's decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa's Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous communities.
Bauxite mining should stop in Eastern Ghats, Union Tribal minister writes to Andhra governor The mining of bauxite is being undertaken by the staterun Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation in 1,876 hectares of forest areas.
Apr 19, 2013· New Delhi: Pronouncing the much awaited verdict on mining in Niyamgiri Hills, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed that Gram Sabha consent be taken for bauxite mining by Vedanta in the mineral rich hills of Kalahandi district. The Supreme Court in its judgement said, "...the question whether STs (scheduled tribes) and other TFDs (traditional forest dwellers), like Dongaria Kondh, .
The Supreme Court on Friday scrapped a petition filed by state owned mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to consider afresh the possibility of holding gram sabhas to decide bauxite mining on top of Niyamgiri hills. A bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, refused to entertain the petition.
According to their agreement, Odisha Mining Corporation was supposed to supply up to 150 million tonne of bauxite for the Lanjigarh Refinery from bauxite mined in the Niyamgiri Hills, but was unable to do that because of the ban.
India court says locals to have say on Vedanta mine. Author: BBC News. Vedanta.wants to extract bauxite from the Niyamgiri hill range which is revered by the Dongria Kondh tribe.On Thursday, the judges maintained the ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hill range and said the rights of local tribespeople must be considered.
