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Leonardo DiCaprio's brush with India

Last updated on: September 24, 2010 13:27 IST

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio met Indian Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh at an event in New York on Thursday.

Leonardo, who has launched an organisation with the World Wildlife Fund to protect endangered tigers, was seen shaking hands with the minister as they discussed on issues like climate

change, the reduction of rural poverty, and the protection of bio diversity and natural habitats in developing countries.

Photograph: Snaps India