RK Pachauri (PTI)Environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, a former TERI chief under whose chairmanship the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, passed away on Thursday. In a statement, his family said Pachauri underwent a major heart surgery before succumbing to his deteriorating health. Pachauri, who had been admitted to a heart institute on Tuesday, passed away at his residence in the national capital with his wife, daughter and son by his side. The entire TERI family stands with the family of Dr Pachauri in this hour of grief,” TERI director-general Ajay Mathur said in a statement. Pachauri won the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

Source: The Telegraph February 13, 2020 20:45 UTC