Tue Nov 10, 5:52 AM ET

Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh came under fire Tuesday from scientists for denying climate change was causing Himalayan glaciers to melt and disputing the work of the UN's top global warming body. (AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)

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