Kalahandi (Orissa): Janak Sahu, a paddy farmer in Harekrushnapur village, used to practice single crop farming for around 140 days. The rest of the year he worked as a daily wage labourer, and his annual income never exceeded Rs.25,000. But today, his fields remain green throughout the year and his earning has shot up to Rs.80,000. […]
Vedanta Zambia mine workers win 11 pct pay hike
Wage increase above 9.6 pct January inflation rate Vedanta Resources Plc’s (VED.L) Zambian copper mining unit Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) awarded its workers an 11 percent pay rise, after unions vowed to strike if they failed to win above-inflation pay increases. The inflation rate in Zambia, Africa‘s leading copper producer, stood at 9.6 percent year-on-year […]
VAL initiative to treat 300 cataract, hydrocoel patients
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has launched a unique health initiative project, Dristi and Everson of Sac – targeting cataract and hydrocoel patients of Jharsuguda, at the CDMO office. VAL will jointly implement the project in partnership with the District Health System. The selection of patients suffering from matured cataract and hydrocoel (collection of fluid in […]
Vedanta’s earnings shine on higher global metal prices
Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources Plc on Wednesday said the group’s core earnings for the third-quarter ended December 31, 2009, grew after metal prices jumped in the global markets. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebidta) rose to $662.5 million in the three months ended December 31, 2009 from $10.1 million a year earlier, the […]
Amnesty International is ‘damaged’ by Taliban link
An official at the human rights charity deplores its work with a ‘jihadist’ A SENIOR official at Amnesty International has accused the charity of putting the human rights of Al-Qaeda terror suspects above those of their victims. Gita Sahgal, head of the gender unit at Amnesty’s international secretariat, believes that collaborating with Moazzam […]
The project area & its environmental context – Amnesty falsehood hold no ground
It is really sad and unfortunate Vedanta is dragged into this needless controversy with utter disregard to propriety and whether all this is believable. Among the multiple roles played by media, the most important one is to enable readers make intelligent choices. Amnesty is just making an attempt to tarnish the image of Anil Agarwal […]