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Adani coal project moving ahead but slowly: Australian Minister

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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Adani Group’s $16.5 billion Carmichael coal project in Australia is moving ahead albeit at a slow pace, Australia’s Minister for Trade Steven Ciobo said on Wednesday.

“It is certainly moving forward… I had made the point that there have been aspects of their investment that have taken much longer than I would have liked, the government would have liked,” Ciobo said during a media round table here adding, that there is a process to be followed.

“To Adani’s complete credit, they have stayed the course, they have completed the process,” he said.

“I think that India, the Adani company, Australia would be the beneficiaries of that.”

Last week, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani told the media that construction of the project would start by October and the first coal would come out by March 2020.

He said this following dismissal of appeals filed by Australian green activists against the project this month.

A full bench of the federal court in Brisbane dismissed challenges by the Australian Conservation Foundation and native title objections from a central Queensland resident, Adrian Burragubba.

The group also got a clean chit from the adjudicating authority of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on allegations that it inflated the declared value of goods imported under the power and infrastructure heads, which attract zero or less than 5 per cent duty.

In June, Adani announced that he had got the nod to open Australia’s biggest coal mine and the project has Final Investment Decision (FID) approval, which marked the official start of one of the largest single infrastructure and job-creating developments in Australia’s recent history.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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