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Nearly two weeks after Chhattisgarh power plant blast killed 25 people, Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal on Monday said the entire responsibility for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the facility was entrusted with NGSL, a joint venture between power giant NTPC and GE. "What weighs heavily on my mind is this: at our Athena plant, we had put in place the highest standards of safety. The entire responsibility was entrusted to NGSL, a partnership between NTPC and GE, among the most respected and trusted institutions in India. The contractors, the teams, the technical expertise, all were theirs. "It was on the strength of this trust that we had confidently outsourced the plant's operations and maintenance. And yet, this unfortunate tragedy occurred," Agarwal said in a social media post. Drawing an analogy, he compared it to vehicle owners handing over their cars to trusted drivers, expecting them to follow rules and stay safe. "It is a lot like a vehicle owner placing his trust in
Vedanta Group is targeting to increase women representation across all organisational levels to 35 per cent from 23 per cent at present. The company has also announced the launch of nationwide campaign #HerAtTheCore and a LinkedIn-led hiring drive inviting women to build careers across mining, metals, oil and gas, power and technology, a statement said. Quoting Annual Survey of Industries, Vedanta said women accounted for around 18 per cent of direct employment across industries in 2023-24, while in core sectors such as mining and metals, their share remained only 6 per cent. The campaign seeks to highlight the fact that India is entering a defining decade of industrial growth, powering the global energy transition, building EV supply chains, and strengthening its role in advanced manufacturing and technology, Vedanta said. Metals, minerals, oil & gas, and power are crucial for the growth of these industries. And yet, women represent only about 6 per cent of the workforce across ..
Mining giant Vedanta Ltd on Saturday said it has reported a rise in production of aluminium, zinc and iron ore during the December quarter. However, production of steel, and oil and gas dropped during the third quarter of the current fiscal year. The company's total aluminium production during the quarter rose marginally by 1 per cent, mined metal production at Zinc India increased 4 per cent, and mined metal production at Zinc International rose 28 per cent. In the oil and gas segment, Vedanta's average daily gross operated production dropped 15 per cent during the quarter to 84,900 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). The production of saleable iron ore rose 3 per cent to 1.6 million tonnes during the quarter. The quarterly saleable ore production was "up 3 per cent YoY and 49 per cent Q-o-Q with improved operational efficiencies", Vedanta said in a filing to the BSE. The saleable steel production during the quarter declined marginally by 1 per cent, the filing said. Ved
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Friday said it has bagged an order in the range of Rs 2,500-5,000 crore from Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc for designing and commissioning of one of its plants. The project has been awarded to the minerals and metals business vertical of L&T, a company filing said. As part of its expansion plans, Hindustan Zinc is setting up a 250 kilotonne per annum (KTPA) leaching, purification and cellhouse facility, along with a 125 KTPA Jarosite Circuit at its Debari Smelter Complex in Rajasthan. The facility will produce special high grade zinc cathodes. "The scope encompasses design and engineering, procurement, complete site services including installation and commissioning of calcine storage, leaching, purification, and electrowinning (Jumbo Cell House) plant," the filing said. "This win reaffirms L&T's leadership in the minerals and metals sector and underscores our commitment to delivering excellence that ensures customer satisfaction," T ...