A policeman stops school children, brought together by Greenpeace for a climate change demonstration, carry placards near the venue where U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet India's foreign minister in New Delhi July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has blocked foreign funding to the local branch of Greenpeace and restricted some activities, a government statement said on Thursday, with New Delhi accusing the environmental group of misusing funds.
Bank accounts of Greenpeace India were frozen as they were found violating financial regulations, the interior ministry said in the statement.
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