Many Quacks In Glacier Science Both In India And Abroad: Jairam Ramesh

"There are many quacks in glacier science. There are many international quacks. Some of them have been exposed," the minister said without naming anyone.

Speaking after launching a Plan to study the effect of Black Carbon on global warming here, the minister said, "I hope that this programme would really provide solid scientific foundation for our issues."

"There is complete difference in behaviour of Himalayan glaciers and arctic glaciers which need to be studied and need to establish our own scientific capacity to understand this change," he said. Read the full report here.

Source: DNA, New Delhi.