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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/conflict-in-the-backyard-in-himachal-damage-from-wild-animals-exceeds-natural-disasters</loc>
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<news:title>Conflict in the backyard: In Himachal, damage from wild animals exceeds natural disasters</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/gauhati-hc-to-hear-kaziranga-adivasi-farmers-plea-against-luxury-hotels</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-04/53g9xya7/Gauhati-luxury-hotels</image:loc>
<image:caption>Jagannath Gowala with a cheque of Rs 3 lakh from Assam CM's Relief Fund. He received it recently from the Golaghat District Administration.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Geeta Gowala (right) and Minali Gowala are in the forefront of the movement to protect their land from luxury hotels next to Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Gauhati HC issues notice to ATDC on Adivasi farmers’ plea against Kaziranga luxury hotel project</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/simply-put-forest-vs-development</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T10:53:51.930Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Simply Put: Forest vs ‘development’</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/india-must-now-manage-its-conservation-success</loc>
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<image:caption>Closeup of a tiget at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T09:39:07.560Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India must now manage its conservation success </news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Tiger Conservation, big cats, PROTECTED AREAS, fortress conservation, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006, Wildlife Protection Act, project cheetah, Human-wildlife coexistence</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/worlds-fourth-mass-coral-bleaching-event-fastest-and-widest-on-record-likely-ended-in-2025</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-04/5ppq2xno/Coral-reef</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T09:32:36.329Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>World’s fourth mass coral bleaching event, fastest and widest on record, likely ended in 2025</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Global Warming, El Nino, Pacific Ocean, Coral, coral bleaching, western australia, Indian Ocean, Australia, Mass bleaching event</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/cse-dte-launch-soe-in-figures-2026-on-eve-of-world-environment-day</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-04/er8vbnwc/iStock-1272850211.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The report used official government data to track trends across climate, extreme weather and more.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T07:35:58.401Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CSE-DTE launch SOE in Figures 2026 on eve of World Environment Day</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/monsoon-2026-has-arrived-but-indias-rain-season-begins-under-el-niño-shadow</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T07:11:08.874Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Monsoon 2026 has arrived, but India’s rain season begins under El Niño shadow</news:title>
<news:keywords>Climate Change, Southwest monsoon, India Meteorological  Department (IMD), Kerala, Indian Ocean Dipole, Western Disturbances, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (UNOAA), El Niño, Super El Niño, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Super El Niño impact, Southwest Monsoon 2026, Below-normal rainfall</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/state-of-indias-environment-2026-in-figures</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-04/zas908fn/1080x600-SOE-in-fig-2026-dashboard-3.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T07:06:25.443Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>State of India's Environment 2026: In Figures</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/soe-in-figures-2026-five-most-populous-states-perform-poorly-on-environment-development-metrics</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-04/dcof5gvz/SOE-2026-in-figures</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T06:43:26.091Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in figures 2026: Five most populous states perform poorly on environment, development metrics</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/ai-offers-promise-for-agriculture-but-smallholder-farmers-risk-being-left-behind</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-04/uq8yo2r2/iStock-1303739227.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T05:00:45.536Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind</news:title>
<news:keywords>Agriculture, Africa, World, Farming, food system, solutions, Climate solutions, Artificial intelligence (AI), Agriculture + Land, Science and innovation for development</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/soe-in-figures-2026-fertility</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-26/ibqkktin/Population.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:38:30.160Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Fertility</news:title>
<news:keywords>Health, Population, fertility, birth rate, Data classroom, demographic</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/soe-in-figures-2026-energy</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2025-12-05/6d12res4/renewable-energy-India</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:37:37.478Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Energy</news:title>
<news:keywords>Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy, Data classroom</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/soe-in-figures-2026-waste</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/g8dydd9m/legacy-waste</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:36:46.695Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Waste</news:title>
<news:keywords>Waste, Waste, Data classroom</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/soe-in-figures-2026-forest-biodiversity</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/y0cdbujl/forests</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:35:39.004Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Forest &amp; biodiversity</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Biodiversity, forest, Data classroom</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/soe-in-figures-2026-air-pollution-mobility</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/mla5ti1f/Air-pollution</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:34:41.323Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Air pollution &amp; mobility</news:title>
<news:keywords>Air, Air Pollution, mobility, Data classroom</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/soe-in-figures-2026-agriculture</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/vikkb7dp/Farm-crisis</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:33:44.949Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Agriculture</news:title>
<news:keywords>Agriculture, Agriculture, Farming, farm suicides, Data classroom</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/state-of-health</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/8zu1zs8v/Health</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:32:37.724Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Health</news:title>
<news:keywords>Health, Health, wellbeing, Disease, Hospital, morbidity, Data classroom, healtchcare</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/soe-in-figures-2026-water</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:31:22.459Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Water</news:title>
<news:keywords>Water, Water, Data classroom, SOE</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/soe-in-figures-2026-displacement</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/b9rt6ov3/Displacement</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:30:22.287Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Displacement</news:title>
<news:keywords>Natural Disasters, Disaster, Displacement, Conflicts, Climate Displacement, Data classroom</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/soe-in-figures-2026-heat</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/ryi2t975/SOE-in-figures</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:29:18.535Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Heat</news:title>
<news:keywords>Climate Change, heat, exteme heat, Data classroom, heat days</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/soe-in-figures-2026-state-of-extreme-weather</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/d47u8t72/Extreme-weather</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:28:00.988Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Extreme weather</news:title>
<news:keywords>Climate Change, Extreme weather, Data classroom</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/soe-in-figures-2026-climate</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:26:23.090Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Climate</news:title>
<news:keywords>Climate Change, Climate, Data classroom</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/soe-in-figures-2026-state-of-states</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/bxtk3sxm/SOE-pollution</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T04:25:46.513Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: State of states </news:title>
<news:keywords>Environment, Agriculture, Environment, public health, Land, STATES, ranking, Data classroom</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/indias-solar-ambitions-face-a-factory-floor-test-rollout-of-new-rules-sparks-industry-concerns-over-domestic-cell-shortage-stranded-investments</loc>
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<image:caption>India can make the solar panels, but not yet enough of the cells inside them</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-03T15:24:28.566Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India’s solar ambitions face a factory-floor test: Rollout of new rules sparks industry concerns over domestic cell shortage, stranded investments</news:title>
<news:keywords>Energy, Renewable Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), energy transition, Solar Cells, solar modules, Domestic Content Requirement (DCR), solar manufacturing, ALMM List-II, TOPCon</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-june-2-2026</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-04-07/29scgekk/Court-Digest.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-03T12:00:01.850Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 2, 2026)</news:title>
<news:keywords>Environment, Cancer, Environment, Stone quarrying, Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/world-environment-day-how-khasi-farmers-are-reviving-meghalayas-soil</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/94sgrwdy/Khasi-farmer</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tebalin L Nongbri stands beside a nursery of indigenous chilli varieties on her farm in Nongsohma village, Meghalaya.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chilli plot</image:caption>
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<image:caption>King Chilli, also known as Bhut Jolokia, and bird's eye chilli grown in Meghalaya.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Local variety of chili plant.</image:caption>
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<news:title>World environment day: How Khasi farmers are reviving Meghalaya’s soil    </news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/highlights-from-the-issue-43</loc>
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<image:caption>The flag of Switzerland.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/m071rgvq/Tigers-and-money.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational photo.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A tiger in the Bandhavgarh National Park in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A tribal family outside their home in Mavinhalla, on the foothills of Ooty. Residents say tigers are often spotted near the village, raising concerns for the safety of people and livestock.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/37zjf2iu/42.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Some of the highest rates of livestock depredation by tigers in India now occur outside protected areas, precisely where lantana dominance is highest</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Families in Odisha’s Koraput district store seeds of traditional rice varieties at home for cultivation and consumption</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/jzvjugk3/16.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Establishing sewage treatment plants to prevent untreated wastewater from entering the Ganga river system is a major component of the Namami Gange programme</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-03T09:10:32.981Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Highlights from the issue</news:title>
<news:keywords>Environment, Tiger Conservation, Tiger Reserves, Development, Sewage discharge, civil war, Environmentalism, ICAR, POPULATION CONTROL, Chimpanzee, river cleaning, seed heritage, Lantana tigers, Conservation economics</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/human-rights-must-align-with-conservation</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/y9on6tnf/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-03-at-12.18.27.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A tribal family outside their home in Mavinhalla, on the foothills of Ooty. Residents say tigers are often spotted near the village, raising concerns for the safety of people and livestock.</image:caption>
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<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-03T08:19:48.463Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Human rights must align with conservation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Governance, Tiger Conservation, Human-wildlife conflict, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), International Big Cat Alliance, Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, Human-wildlife conflict in India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/big-cat-diplomacy-protecting-them-is-about-safeguarding-ecosystems-livelihoods-and-planetary-health</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/55d8hp8d/dig028010-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A tiger in the Bandhavgarh National Park in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh.</image:caption>
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<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-03T07:57:07.599Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Big cat diplomacy: Protecting them is about safeguarding ecosystems, livelihoods and planetary health</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Biodiversity, wildlife conservation, Project Tiger, Tiger Conservation, global biodiversity framework, apex predators, International Big Cat Alliance, Big cat conservation, Human-wildlife coexistence</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/hormuz-disruption-50-oil-price-increase-can-add-20-billion-to-import-bills-of-vulnerable-economies</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/3mf14vwx/Mauritiana-port</image:loc>
<image:caption>Harbour of Nouakchott in Mauritania. Photo for representation.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/6wn91y8f/oil-price-rise</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/x9joehuk/LDC-gdp</image:loc>
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<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-03T07:29:53.680Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hormuz disruption: 50% oil price increase can add $20 billion to import bills of vulnerable economies</news:title>
<news:keywords>Economy, Energy, Economy, Inflation, SIDS, crude oil, Oil import bill, LDCs, Strait of Hormuz, hormuz</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/ebola-may-have-spread-beyond-africa-how-are-health-authorities-responding</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/sjbj9ub8/Ebola-Africa</image:loc>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-03T06:49:15.993Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Africa, Health, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ebola, Australia, Ebola outbreak, Bundibugyo strain, Bundibugyo</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/andhra-pradesh-natural-farming-programme-wins-2026-food-planet-prize</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-03/ry4uqg1r/food-planet-prize.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-03T04:50:53.608Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andhra Pradesh natural farming programme wins 2026 Food Planet Prize</news:title>
<news:keywords>Food, Agriculture, Environment, sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, natural farming, Andhra Pradesh, Agroecology, andhra pradesh community-managed natural farming (apcnf), indian farmers, Food Planet Prize, Women’s self-help groups, Rythu Sadhikara Samstha</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/the-new-environmentalism</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/fvfwknt1/World-Enviroment-day-copy.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:04:16.753Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The new environmentalism</news:title>
<news:keywords>Environment, Coal, Oil, Environmentalism, United Nations, Gas, World Environment Day 2026</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/no-feather-in-the-cap</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/q8v9lox2/Switzerland-Flag.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The flag of Switzerland.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:04:03.924Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>No feather in the cap</news:title>
<news:keywords>Health, Population, Demography, immigration, Switzerland, The Lancet, demographic winter</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/rivers/ganga-runs-polluted</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/jzvjugk3/16.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Establishing sewage treatment plants to prevent untreated wastewater from entering the Ganga river system is a major component of the Namami Gange programme</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/wmm0ugqd/15.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:03:51.464Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ganga runs polluted</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rivers, Water, uttarakhand, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Namami Gange, Ganga, Ganga pollution, CAG</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/harvest-of-heritage</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/b7khxjdq/20.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Families in Odisha’s Koraput district store seeds of traditional rice varieties at home for cultivation and consumption</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:03:37.772Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Harvest of heritage</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Odisha, Seeds, Koraput, traditional seeds</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/rethinking-conservation-the-saga-of-the-lantana-tiger</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/37zjf2iu/42.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Some of the highest rates of livestock depredation by tigers in India now occur outside protected areas, precisely where lantana dominance is highest</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:03:21.283Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rethinking conservation: The saga of the ‘lantana tiger’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Cattle, Tigers, Lantana, Rethinking conservation, Lantana tigers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/rethinking-conservation-indias-striped-cats-are-unevenly-distributed</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/a1ypqe3c/28.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/uirha1s4/30.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:03:06.888Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rethinking conservation: India’s striped cats are unevenly distributed</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Tiger Conservation, Tiger Reserves, Tigers, PROTECTED AREAS, Rethinking conservation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/rethinking-conservation-project-tiger-may-have-expanded-but-funding-has-not-kept-pace</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/m071rgvq/Tigers-and-money.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Representational photo.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:02:54.264Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rethinking conservation: Project Tiger may have expanded but funding has not kept pace</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Project Tiger, Tiger Conservation, Tiger, Funding, Rethinking conservation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/rethinking-conservation-indias-tiger-story-must-move-beyond-rising-numbers-and-expanding-protected-areas</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/3xmtxv04/27.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:02:40.855Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rethinking conservation: India’s tiger story must move beyond rising numbers and expanding protected areas</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Tiger Conservation, Tigers, PROTECTED AREAS, Tiger Population, Rethinking conservation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/conflict-in-the-backyard-in-karnataka-the-forest-has-entered-the-field</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/4v8jh7l2/RAT9270.NEF.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Madhava Gowda was attacked by a tiger in his field on the forested edge of Saragur taluk, bordering Bandipur Tiger Reserve. He is today blind and totally dependent on his family.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/i78modsm/RAT9313.NEF.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dhana Naika’s family with his portrait in front of their house.</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T13:05:04.900Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Conflict in the backyard: In Karnataka, the forest has entered the field</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Agriculture, Karnataka, Human-wildlife conflict, Conflict in the backyard</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/conflict-in-the-backyard-is-fortress-conservation-at-the-root-of-keralas-human-wildlife-clashes</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/uvk6nf5t/RAT9090.NEF.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A man keeps guard over a paddy field in Kerala.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/8zfqoxxa/RAT9087.NEF.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A bow to shoot stones at monkeys with.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/y4rkv6i6/RAT9016.NEF.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>An elephant attack victim with her husband.</image:caption>
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<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T12:42:34.242Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Conflict in the backyard: Is ‘Fortress Conservation’ at the root of Kerala’s human-wildlife clashes?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, Agriculture, Compensation, Kerala, Human-wildlife conflict, fortress conservation, Conflict in the backyard</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-june-1-2026</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/0aapcoof/court.jpg</image:loc>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T12:39:12.630Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 1, 2026)</news:title>
<news:keywords>Environment, Waste, Forests, forest rights act, solid waste management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Koraput, PURI, leachate, SIRSA, Bakriyanwali dump site, Ballada bauxite mines, Gramya jungle</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/newly-recorded-lakshadweep-potato-patch-coral-could-be-one-of-the-worlds-largest-living-colonies</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/07ptevm7/potato-collage.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A giant potato coral (Pavona clavus) patch documented on the southeastern side of Kadmat Island in 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/0o69rnhw/measure-potato.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The team REEF measuring Giant potato patch in Southeastern side of the Kadmat Island.</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/wmqberi4/shamsuddin-2016.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The giant potato coral (Pavona clavus) patch as documented in 2016, providing an earlier record of its presence in the reef ecosystem.</image:caption>
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<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T12:12:35.354Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Newly recorded Lakshadweep ‘Potato Patch’ coral could be one of the world’s largest living colonies</news:title>
<news:keywords>Wildlife &amp; Biodiversity, marine heatwaves, Climate Change, Marine biodiversity, Coral, coral bleaching, coral reefs, Indian Ocean, Lakshadweep islands, Lakshadweep, Kadmat Island, Potato Patch coral, Pavona clavus</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/novel-antibiotic-zaynich-brings-relief-to-the-drought-in-antibiotic-innovation</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-02/qv5ajr0b/Zaynich</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>downtoearth</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-02T12:11:30.848Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Novel antibiotic Zaynich brings relief to the drought in antibiotic innovation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Health, Antimicrobial resistance, Antibiotic resistance, E coli, urinary tract infection, klebsiella pneumoniae, antibiotic, Zaynich, Wockhardt, cUTI, multidrug resistant, UTI</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
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