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India, Japan cool to Colombo offer of new port project Days after the Sri Lankan cabinet decided to allocate Colombo’s West Container Terminal (WCT) to an Adani Group consortium to compensate for cancelling the East Container Terminal (ECT) agreement, previously signed by India and Japan, both New Delhi and Tokyo have signaled their distancing from the decision. “Our High Commission in Colombo has already conveyed to the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) that their media release, in so far as their reference to the approval of the (Indian) High Commission, is factually incorrect,” Ministry...

Top 15 Serial Entrepreneurs In The World T op 15 Serial Entrepreneurs in the World. Click to skip ahead and jump to the Top 5 Serial Entrepreneurs in the World. Serial entrepreneurs start new companies, make them successful, and sell them to move on to their next startup. Serial entrepreneurship is on the rise in the U.S. Success stories of figures like Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, Square founder Jim McKelvey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Gumroad’s Sahil Lavingia, 23andMe’s Anne Wojcicki and several others are fueling inspiration across the country among young people to launch startups. ...

Business by Anthony Marx Premium Content Subscriber only   ADANI'S LATEST HEADACHE The company formerly known as Adani (now Bravus) faces a fresh headache after the state government confirmed this week it had launched an investigation into allegations of new environmental breaches at the enormous Carmichael coal mine. The Indian resources giant, which has previously copped fines for such violations, denies any wrongdoing. Greenies sparked the probe after claiming that a failure to prepare construction sites along the rail corridor to the mine had resul...

Bravus (formerly Adani) accused of environmental breaches, amid concerns about 'significant erosion' FriFriday 5 updated FriFriday 5 The Mackay Conservation Group alleges there has been erosion at locations including Serpentine Creek. ( Share Print text only Cancel Environmentalists have alleged Bravus (formerly known as Adani) failed to properly manage erosion at its inland rail project, potentially contaminating waterways, according to a complaint made to Queensland's Department of Environment and Science. Key points: A complaint filed to the Queensland Government alleges inadequate erosion...

Obadiah Mulder and Ida Kubiszewski Shutterstock Australia is in the midst of tropical cyclone season. As we write, a cyclone is forming off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, and earlier in the week Queenslanders were bracing for a cyclone in the state’s far north (which thankfully, didn’t hit). Australia has always experienced cyclones. But here and around the world, climate change means the cyclone threat is growing – and so too is the potential damage bill. Disadvantaged populations are often most at risk. Our recent research shows 54 cyclones struck Australia in the 50 years betwe...