Sterlite's argument is that there is a case for heightened pollution in the Thoothukudi area, but it has not been conclusively proven anywhere that Sterlite specifically was the cause of it
We are far away from establishing a fair and rule-based free-market capitalistic system. What happened in Tuticorin is perhaps a grim reminder of this
The ministry has also sought a report from the district collector and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
People have been protesting against the Sterlite Copper smelter plant for the past 100 days, with 11 protestors being killed after the police opened fire on them on Tuesday