New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) Vedanta Resources Ltd (VRL), the UK-headquartered parent company of Vedanta group, said it has secured a USD 1.25 billion loan from private credit lenders to refinance/repay part of the USD 3.2 billion debt maturing in 2024 and 2025, but this did not prevent S&P Global from downgrading its ratings.
SUB: Â Withdrawal of UAPA cases against leaders, activists and supporters of the movement led by Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti and unconditional release of Krushna
The donation was higher than Rs 123 crore the firm gave in 2021-22 (April 2021 to March 2022), the annual report for 2022-23 said. It did not give the names of the beneficiary political parties. Vedanta-Owned by Billionaire Anil Agarwal Donates Rs 155 Crore to Political Parties Through Electoral Bonds in Fiscal Year 2023.
Niyamgiri case today serves as textbook example of good usage of free, prior informed consent, without which asymmetry of power between state & indigenous communities will continue