Adani Carmichael Coal Mine Project

The project had faced protests from a section of population with several banks even refusing to fund it.

Australia has discovered there is no easy fit for India

The move marks the latest blow to the long-delayed Carmichael mine, which has yet to line up financing

Carmichael has been delayed by court challenges from environmentalists and indigenous groups

Carmichael has been delayed for years by court challenges from environmentalists, indigenous groups

After an Australian delegation visited the Adani Group headquarters here in Ahmedabad on Thursday, urging the Group to drop their the Carmichael coal mine project near the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland Premier today reaffirmed the government's commitment to the $16.5 billion project. Adani said in a statement that they hosted a high level delegation led by Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland, Australia at Mundra Port on Friday who reaffirmed Queensland government's commitment to the $16.5 billion Carmichael mine project.Last year, the Queensland state's department of environment and heritage protection (EHP) issued a final environmental authority (EA) for Adani's Carmichael Mineproject in the Galilee Basin. "The EA application was vigorously assessed by the department and acted on recommendations made by the land court. Adani group is confident of fulfilling the strict conditions placed on the EA, including extra requirements based on the land court's recommendations and ...

Adani Group's plan to build one of the largest coal mines in the world that had received a green signal form the federal and Queensland state governments end of last year, has run into some fresh protests. This time eminent Australians including former captains of Australia cricket team Ian and Greg Chappell have urged Adani to drop the $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine project near the Great Barrier Reef. In a letter to Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, prominent Australians have said, "It would be a great shame if this one project were to damage the image of India in Australia." A delegation from Australia today visited Adani head office here in Ahmedabad today and handed over a 'No Adani Coal Mine' letter to the company which has been signed by 90 prominent Australians including senior business leaders, sporting legends, authors, musicians, economists, artists and community leaders from that country. Apart from the Chappell brothers, the names include Missy Higgins Australian ...

The letter calls on Adani to invest in renewables instead