IPCC chief Pachauri admits mistake but refuses to resign

Addressing the media persons to clarify his stand at New Delhi, R K Pachauri head of the UN's inter-governmental panel on climate change (IPCC) termed as a human error the findings in its report about melting of Himalayan glaciers, but ruled out his resignation on the issue. Pachauri who is under attack from various quarters over the IPCC's 2007 report that said the glaciers in the Himalayas will disappear by 2035 due to global warming, said the mistake was unfortunate.