Newsmakers: Australia clears Adani project, FB to launch news app and more

Aus clears way for Adani's coal project: The Australian government reissued an environmental permit for construction of one of the world's biggest coal mines to Adani Enterprises, after clearing concerns about two rare outback species - yakka skink and ornamental snake. (Seen in the picture: Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani)

FinMin wants CBI to put Bank of Baroda forex case on fast-track: The Finance Ministry wants CBI to expeditiously complete the probe in the alleged funds transfer case of Bank of Baroda so that the offenders could be brought to the book and the exact amount in the fraud is known.

Call drops can be resolved, says Vodafone CEO: Regretting the problem of call drops in India, Vodafone said the issue can be resolved in six months through "collective efforts". Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao said the problem of call drops is because of operational conditions in the country on which the government is working "positively". (Seen in the picture: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (L) with Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao)

Govt to import pulses to cool prices: With pulses spiking to a record of up to Rs 190 per kg, the government swung into action with a number of measures including use of price stabilisation fund and imports to cool prices and create a buffer stock. An inter-ministerial group headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reviewed the price situation as rates peaked to Rs 187-190 a kilogram in retail markets across the country.

Facebook to launch news app: The social networking giant Facebook is reportedly working on a breaking news app called "Notify", and is ready to launch it by October-end. The app will reportedly allow users to aggregate their favorite content into real-time notifications.