Extinction watch: A jaw-dropping, colour changing BoaOnce prevalent all over Mauritius, the introduction of pigs and rodents led to a huge population decline and animal grazing destroyed its h...
03 Mar, 2020, 12.12 AM IST
Extinction watch: Undone by fraud, deforestationThe forest owlet is small and stocky but preys on animals up to even twice its own size. . It is found in the shrinking forests of central ...
03 Feb, 2020, 11.41 PM IST
Adani’s Australia mine project ready to go after getting final nodMove allows Gautam Adani-led group to start work on Carmichael project, which will still require other approvals as it progresses.
14 Jun, 2019, 09.56 AM IST
Australian native group loses bid to block Adani mineThe verdict is a big relief for Adani’s $16.5-billion Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland’s in Galilee Basin which has been marred w...
17 Aug, 2018, 11.21 PM IST
- Oldest reptile that could shed its tail to escape predators identified
Scientists have identified ancient reptiles dating back to 289 million years ago that could detach their tails to escape the grasp of their...
07 Mar, 2018, 01.41 PM IST
Queensland coal project: Adani clears another hurdle in bid to get mining leaseAdani now needs to strike a similar compensation for council infrastructure as well as landholders and native title holders before getting ...
24 Feb, 2016, 01.48 PM IST
Adani's coal mine project in Australia gets environmental approvalQueensland's Department of Environment and Heritage Protection said it has issued a final environmental authority for Adani's Carmichael Mi...
02 Feb, 2016, 04.47 PM IST
Australia clears Adani’s Abbot Point coal terminal expansion planAustralia’s Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt issued the approval with a strict rider to reduce the dredging for the project by 97% fr...
23 Dec, 2015, 05.18 AM IST
Australia approves coal port expansion to support projects like Adani Group's Carmichael mineThe approval lists a number of strict conditions that the project must fulfil before going ahead, including how and where the sediment can ...
22 Dec, 2015, 06.59 PM IST
Australia court rejects plea to stop Adani's Carmichael mineThe ruling is a boost for Adani’s Carmichael mine, which has faced resistance from local environmental groups, scaring banks from lending t...
16 Dec, 2015, 12.20 AM IST
Adani group seeks uncontestable nod from Australia for its mega projectsAdani group has sought an omnibus legislation from the Australian government, for an uncontestable final goahead, chairman Gautam Adani sai...
08 Dec, 2015, 05.48 AM IST
Adani group stocks rally up to 13% as Australia gives environmental nod to $7-bn coal projectThere were concerns over the project that it may threaten the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, off the coast of Q...
15 Oct, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
Commonwealth Bank of Australia exits Adani group's Carmichael mine projectAdani Group’s financial advisor for its Carmichael mine project, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has exited after a federal court revoked e...
07 Aug, 2015, 04.13 AM IST
Sydney court revokes green nod for Adani’s $7 billion Carmichael mine projectThe Sydney court said environment minister Greg Hunt had ignored the advice of his dept regarding the harm posed to the two vulnerable spec...
06 Aug, 2015, 02.21 AM IST
Australia court revokes approval for Adani's coal mine projectEnvironmentalists hailed the ruling against the Carmichael mine as another setback for the project, estimated to cost up to $16 billion.
05 Aug, 2015, 02.33 PM IST
- 18 reptile species in Western Ghats face threat
Reptile species in the Western and Eastern Ghats and South India in general are under threat of extinction, a report says.
27 Apr, 2015, 02.07 AM IST
New species of lizard discovered in AustraliaResearchers from The Australian National University found the six centimetre long Ctenotus ora, or the Coastal Plains Skink, living in the ...
29 Oct, 2012, 09.21 PM IST