The suggestion made by the PMO to set up an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to ensure timely clearances from the ministry of environment & forests for coal blocks, before auctioning takes place, makes eminent sense.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/dense-regulation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-regulations
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef