Karnataka Unanimous Against Kasturirangan Report: Congress' Ponnanna
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Legal Advisor to the Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress MLA AS Ponnanna on Tuesday stated that there is complete unanimity across party lines in opposing the Kasturirangan Committee report on the Western Ghats, emphasising that environmental conservation must not come at the expense of local livelihoods
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TypeNews
SourceDeccan Chronicle
PublishedTuesday, 22 September 2026
Affected PopulationAll citizens, 275 million forest-dependent people
Key Numbers
Net-zero target: 2070
50% non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030
Green Climate Fund: $3 billion committed
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NDA IIIBJP-led NDA
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