Prof. C.N.R. Rao left many a scientist slack-jawed with the disclosure at the platinum jubilee meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences
India's top-most advisory panel on climate change has no climate change scientists.
The Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change comprises half-a-dozen Central ministers, senior bureaucrats, economists and representatives of industry.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/advisory-panel-minus-expert
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-institute-science-iisc
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-institute-technology-iit
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/r-k-pachauri
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india