The premier of Australia’s Queensland state on Wednesday asked India’s energy giant Adani to sit down with the environment regulator to work out a “definitive timeframe” to obtain approvals for its controversial coal mine project in the state. It comes days after Labor suffered a poor voter turnout across the state in the federal election, […]
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Australian state leader calls for time frame on Adani coal mine approvals
Australia’s Queensland state premier on Wednesday called for India’s Adani Enterprises to sit down with the state regulator to work out a definitive timeline to obtain approvals for a controversial coal mine project in the state. Premier Anna Palaszczuk said the community required certainty on the long-delayed Carmichael mine’s outlook, and was tired of waiting […]
Incumbency wave in India, Australia boosts stocks of Adani group
Shares in various Adani Group companies, including those of flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd, surged on Monday after exit polls predicted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would return to power, even as Australian poll results also spelled good news for the Indian conglomerate. Adani Enterprises rose as much as 29 per cent in afternoon trade, its […]
End of coal round the corner? The world’s last plant will soon be built
Fossil-fuel advocates have a favorite rejoinder to those who predict a global shift to renewable energy: Coal has never been more popular. It’s a decent argument because it happens to be true. While coal-fired power has declined by nearly a quarter in Europe and almost 40 percent in North America over the past decade, the […]
Coal imports to surge to a record in 2019, shipments will climb 11%: Adani
India’s thermal coal purchases are expected to surge to a record this year and remain robust through the next decade as domestic supply lags demand, according to the country’s largest importer. Overseas shipments will climb almost 11% to 184 million metric tons during the financial year started April 1, and rise further to average about […]
SC agrees to hear Essar Power MP plea on surrendering Jharkhand coal mine
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear Essar Power MP’s plea against the government decision to invoke its bank guarantee worth Rs 200 crore, but said would not call upon the Centre to return the guarantee while the hearing was on. The top court will also hear the company’s plea to return the Tokisud […]
Australia rejects Adani’s bird species protection plan; delays mine project
Australia’s Queensland state government has rejected a management plan of Indian energy giant Adani to protect an endangered black-throated bird species, saying the company’s proposals do not meet the approval conditions for the proposed billion dollar mine project. The environment department’s decision will delay the controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project indefinitely, media reports said Friday. […]
India may save 270,000 lives a year by curbing dirty fuel emissions: Study
India could make a major dent in air pollution and save about 270,000 lives a year by curbing emissions from dirty household fuels such as wood, dung, coal and kerosene, a study co-led by researchers from IIT Delhi has found. Eliminating emissions from these sources — without any changes to industrial or vehicle emissions — […]
7 independent candidates join hands to oppose Adani’s Queensland coal mine
A group of independent candidates for this month’s federal elections in Australia have vowed that, if elected, they would use their influence to stop the Indian energy giant Adani’s billion-dollar controversial coal mine in Queensland as part of their climate change action. Businessman Gautam Adani-led Adani Group entered Australia in 2010 with the purchase of […]
Coal India using space technology to curb pilferage and illegal mining
After surpassing coal output of 600 million tonne (mt) last fiscal, state-owned Coal India is banking on space technology and mobile apps to control pilferage and illegal mining. The company has come up with the Coal Mining Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) portal, developed by the coal ministry in coordination with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space […]
Coal India sets production target of 655 mt; 3-fold rise from last fiscal
The coal ministry has set a production target of 655 million tonne (mt) for Coal India Ltd for the current fiscal year after the Maharatna company closed last fiscal year with 607 mt of production, registering a 7.23 per cent growth in actual production. In the last fiscal year, the ministry had set a production […]
Adani urges Australian govt to give ‘a fair go’ for coal mine project
Indian energy giant Adani has urged the Australian government to give its controversial coal mine project “a fair go” and indicated that the opposition party would not derail the proposed billion dollar project if it comes to power. Gautam Adani-led Adani Group entered Australia in 2010 with the purchase of the greenfield Carmichael coal mine […]