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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Indian ex-climate chief denied permission to attend water summit after harassment complaint

By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Indian court on Thursday refused Rajendra Pachauri permission to attend an international water conference after the leading global voice on climate change was accused of sexual harassment by a female colleague. The Indian scientist, who has been granted protection from arrest, had asked the Delhi High Court for permission to travel to Greece to attend the Global Water Summit on April 27-28.


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