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Article: INDIA OBJECTS TO ASIAN BROWN CLOUD REPORT.
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- October 17, 2002
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NEW DELHI, Oct 17 Asia Pulse - India Wednesday rejected a UN agency's report terming the aerosol layer observed over the Indian ocean as `Asian Brown Cloud', as an exaggerated ecological hazard, saying there was a "hidden agenda" behind the report to possibly divert attention from carbon dioxide emissions in the developed countries.
Announcing the constituion of an expert committee to examine the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, Indian Meteorological Department officials also indicated a possible role of "oil and gas lobby" behind the development as the report projected carbon soot as the main culprit for the observed layer.
In a bid ...