Church of England dumps Vedanta's mining project in India...

The Church of England has said that it will withdraw investment from a firm involved in a controversial mining project in the Indian state of Orissa.

In a statement released on Friday, the church said that it was not satisfied that the company, Vedanta, has shown enough respect for human rights.

Campaigners said that the lives of indigenous people were threatened by the mining project.

Vedanta has not commented on the church's move. More...

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