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Vedanta ran covert lobbying campaign to weaken environmental laws: OCCRP
Updated On: 02 September, 2023 08:32 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
“In one case, Vedanta led a push to ensure mining companies could produce up to 50 per cent more without new environmental approvals,” it said.
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Mining and oil giant Vedanta ran a “covert” lobbying campaign to weaken key environmental regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) alleged in a new report.
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