Multiple choice

Which of the following metal companies was in the news for rejection of its application to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa on grounds of lack of environmental clearance in 2010-11?

  1. Hindustan Aluminium Co.

  2. ArcelorMittal

  3. Vedanta Aluminium

  4. Sesa Goa

  5. Jindal Steel

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C Correct answer
Explanation

In 2010, the Ministry of Environment and Forests rejected the environmental clearance for Vedanta Aluminium's bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri Hills.