Jayanthi To Review Ramesh's Mining Order

Stage-I clearance is for conducting environment impact studies and stage-II is the final approval. 

Any mining project on forestland needs two clearances — forest and environment — to operationalise mines. Till the March 31 order, the companies were allowed to simultaneously apply for the two clearances. 

Ministry, with Ramesh's approval, changed the rule and also advised companies to seek approval only for non-forestland where the ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee was considering mining projects for final approval without mandatory forest clearance. Read the full report here.

Source: Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, Delhi.