Director General, TERI Dr. R K Pachauri has been removed. He will be replaced by Dr Ajay Mathur. The decision was taken at the meeting of the governing council of the organisation held at Bengaluru today. Currently Mr Mathur is Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. <br/><br/>Dr Pachauri was accused of sexual harassment by his junior colleague. Last week, a Delhi court allowed Dr Pachauri access to all TERI offices in the country except the ones in Delhi and Gurgaon. <br/><br/>74-year-old Pachauri had shared Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with former US Vice President Al Gore for work on climate issues. He has led and built The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI, over the last 34 years from a concept to a major, financially autonomous, professionally dynamic organization on the global stage.
News On AIR | July 23, 2015 8:50 PM
RK Pachauri removed as TERI chief, to be replaced by Dr Ajay Mathur