Running with Sterlite, hunting with courts

An RTI query by Chennaibased activist Dharmesh Shah shows a conflict of interest in NEERI assessing Sterlite The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, or NEERI, studies Sterlite in 1998 and finds it in violation of many laws Between 1999 and 2007, Sterlite pays NEERI

R1.27 crore for 10 studies, including two environment impact assessments None of these are harsh on Sterlite, have discrepancies and help the company avoid the law