In Tamil Nadu, a small breakaway group is attempting to make inroads in one district by promising to shutter a copper smelter run by mining giant Vedanta Ltd.
Red Kite in 2017 sued Barclays for $850 million, alleging that the bank's traders were able to see the hedge fund's confidential trading positions on the London Metal Exchange.
Rio Tinto's warning to mining lobby groups that they have to acknowledge the threat of climate change is likely a sign that the industry will inevitably fracture into two camps.