Great Barrier Reef

Fossil evidence shows how the great barrier reef could endure rising seas

revious research indicated sea levels increased approximately 40 millimetres per year over this time.

Scientists warn of Great Barrier Reef extinction as ocean temperatures reach to highest levels in 400 Years

Ocean temperatures around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have surged to their highest levels in 400 years over the past decade.

6 most spectacular destinations for snorkelling in India and abroad

Snorkelling provides people with a glimpse of underwater beauty in a way which is both exciting and relaxing at the same time.

Australia rejects Clive Palmer’s coal mining project to save the Reef

In a major win for the environment, Australian environment minister Tanya Plibersek rejected a large-scale coal mining project proposal, stating that the irreversible damage that the reef would get exposed to wasn’t worth it

UN: Great Barrier Reef should be on heritage ''danger'' list

The warning came in a report published Monday following a 10-day mission to the reef last March by officials from UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Love of Adventure | Nine gorgeous underwater diving destinations around the world

These destinations are home to abundant marine life and expert diving centres.

Trip Planner | Australia: best places, food, experiences and Covid protocols

Travellers to Australia need to complete the Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD). You can start a DPD up to seven days before your flight, and submit it online.

Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health

The committee said in a draft report on Monday that “there is no possible doubt” that the network of colorful corals off Australia’s northeast coast was “facing ascertained danger.”

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most extensive coral bleaching

February 2020 was the hottest month on record since records began in 1900, Terry Hughes, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, told Reuters.

Australia court dismisses case challenging Adani mine approval

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) had argued in the Federal Court that the former environment minister Greg Hunt failed to consider if the impact of burning coal and climate pollution was in line with global obligations to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Adani's Australia coal mine project faces another legal hurdle

Whitsunday Residents Against Dumping, claiming to save the Great Barrier Reef, brought an application to the Queensland Supreme Court that sought a hearing to determine whether the state's environment department properly considered legislative tests when approving the contentious port expansion.

Adani Power to sign deal to build $2 bn plant in Jharkhand

The utility, controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani, plans to build two power units with a total capacity of 1,600 megawatts (MW) and construction could begin by December, one of the people said, adding there is a meeting scheduled in Jharkhand next week and a deal would be sealed this month.

Australia approves port expansion plan, Adani to benefit

The Abbot Point port involves dredging 1.1 million cubic metres of spoil near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which will then be disposed off on land rather than at sea.

Adani coal mine in Australia faces fresh legal challenge

Australia's Environment Minister on October 15 reissued an environmental permit for construction of the mine, costing an estimated USD 7 billion, after clearing concerns raised in an earlier legal challenge over two rare outback species that set the project back by several months.

Dual approval needed for Adani Carmichael mine: Lawyer

Environmentalists hailed the ruling against the controversial Carmichael mine as another setback for the project, estimated to cost up to USD 16 billion, which they say threatens two vulnerable species and will endanger the Great Barrier Reef

Adani's Australia coal mine hits environmental legal snag

An Australian court on Wednesday revoked the government's environmental approval for one of the world's biggest coal mines under construction in the Australian outback by Indian conglomerate Adani Mining.

Approval delays halt work on Australia coal project: Adani

Adani Mining said the latest suspension of work on its USD 10 billion (USD 7.4 billion) Carmichael coal mine in Australia was due to delays in government approvals for the project, which environmentalists say could damage the Great Barrier Reef.

Approval delays halt work on Australia coal project: Adani

Output from the mine, one of a handful under development in the Galilee Basin of Queensland state, will be mostly exported to India, where it will be central to plans by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring electricity to hundreds of millions of people living off the grid.

Adani suspends two Carmichael contractors: SMH report

Adani Mining has suspended two major contractors on its USD 7.4 billion Carmichael coal project in Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Wednesday, raising fresh doubts about the project's future.

Adani halts engineering work on Aus coal mine project

India's mining giant Adani Group has halted engineering work related to Australia's largest proposed mine, raising speculation that it could abandon the contentious 16.5 billion dollar project altogether.

Hopeful of Unesco nod for $16 bn Adani coal project: Oz

Land issues should be resolved in 2-3 months for the USD 16 billion Adani Carmichael coal project, which is at the centre of a controversy over the green lobby apprehending danger to the Great Barrier Reef, Australian High Commissioner Patrick Suckling said

Adani defends Queensland mine project in Australian court

The Land Court heard that the burning of coal would risk the climate to a dangerous level while its extraction would not directly affect the Great Barrier Reef - a world heritage site.

Adani, GVK win Australian state backing to expand coal port

The approval, supporting separate mining projects planned by Indian conglomerates Adani Enterprises and GVK, came as a surprise. The new Labor government had been seen as less supportive of the coal industry than its predecessor conservative governmen

Adani steps up Australia coal plans ahead of Modi visit

Australia's federal and Queensland state governments are eager to see the mine go ahead following the loss of more than 4,000 coal jobs, and Queensland has said Adani may make an announcement tied to the project when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Australia next week.