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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/india-on-e-wheels-hubbali-dharwads-ev-market-is-growing-but-sustainable-mobility-still-has-a-long-way-to-go</loc>
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<image:caption>A charging station near Hubbali.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Vinayak Navali.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Vinay Kumar Pujar.</image:caption>
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<news:title>India on e-wheels: Hubbali-Dharwad’s EV market is growing but sustainable mobility still has a long way to go</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-very-heavy-rain-threat-grips-several-states-as-flood-relief-continues-in-agartala</loc>
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<image:caption>Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha visits flood-affected areas near Ashram Chowmuhani in West Tripura district.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T05:30:12.694Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Daily weather tracker: Very heavy rain threat grips several states as flood relief continues in Agartala</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/china-opens-new-arctic-trade-route-but-obstacles-will-prevent-its-wider-use</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T05:04:41.897Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>China opens new Arctic trade route — but obstacles will prevent its wider use</news:title>
<news:keywords>Northern Sea Route, Arctic shipping, Sea Legend, China Arctic, Polar Silk Road, Arctic trade, Suez alternative, Red Sea risks, icebreaker escorts, climate change, Russian permits, Arctic geopolitics, Busan hub, Felixstowe route, Malacca dilemma</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/india-on-e-wheels-uttar-pradesh-performs-better-in-india-electric-mobility-index-but-challenges-of-charging-stations-incentives-persist</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-23T08:26:42.151Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India on e-wheels: Uttar Pradesh performs better in India Electric Mobility Index, but challenges of charging stations, incentives persist</news:title>
<news:keywords>Air, Energy, Uttar Pradesh, charging stations, ev charging stations, India on e-wheels, India Electric Mobility Index</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/india-on-e-wheels-evs-are-making-their-presence-felt-strongly-on-uttar-pradeshs-roads-but-are-yet-to-become-personal-choices</loc>
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<image:caption>The occupancy of electric autos and rickshaws on the roads of Lucknow is increasing.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-23T07:26:42.540Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India on e-wheels: EVs are making their presence felt strongly on Uttar Pradesh’s roads but are yet to become personal choices</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/overtourism-in-india-in-northern-keralas-kannur-people-are-protesting-against-a-rich-laterite-ecosystem-being-loved-to-death</loc>
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<image:caption>Hundreds of people taking a pledge on August 22 evening to protect Madayipara from overtourism and encroachment.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>An old view of the flowering season at Madayippara. Such sights have almost completely disappeared from Madayippara in recent years.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Construction activities at Madayippara.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Madayippara turning golden during the summer.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-23T05:01:56.772Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Overtourism in India: In northern Kerala’s Kannur, people are protesting against a rich laterite ecosystem ‘being loved to death’</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-heavy-rainfall-alert-as-low-pressure-system-intensifies-across-central-and-northern-india</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-22T06:56:22.285Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Daily weather tracker: Heavy rainfall alert as low-pressure system intensifies across Central and Northern India</news:title>
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