UK tells Vedanta to "change behaviour" about mining in India...

Vedanta Resources has been criticised by the UK Government for failing to properly consult tribal populations about plans for a bauxite mine in a remote part of eastern India.

The British mining company is attempting to break ground on a massive bauxite mine in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.

The operation would destroy a large part of the Niyamgiri Mountain, home to the 8,000-strong indigenous Kondh tribal people.

The indigenous rights group Survival voiced its concern to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which then conducted its own investigation. More...

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