What are the key business sectors of the Adani Group as outlined in the news?

The Adani Group operates across multiple sectors: Energy (thermal coal mining, power generation via Adani Power and Adani Green Energy, transmission via Adani Energy Solutions, and piped natural gas distribution through Adani Total Gas); Data centres (partnering with Uber and planning $100 billion in renewable-powered AI-ready data centres by 2035); Airports (operating eight airports including Mumbai, Jaipur, and Thiruvananthapuram via Adani Enterprises); Port operations (Adani Ports, India’s top private port operator with 15 domestic ports including Mundra, plus four overseas ports in Australia, Colombo, Israel, and Tanzania); Cement (entered in 2022 via acquisition of Holcim’s stakes in Ambuja Cements and ACC, aiming to overtake UltraTech Cement); and Media (majority stakes in Quintillion Business Media, NDTV, and IANS).

What recent legal developments involving Gautam Adani are reported in the news?

The U.S. Justice Department is close to dropping criminal fraud charges against Gautam Adani, and he has resolved a related civil fraud lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concerning an alleged scheme to bribe Indian government officials.