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<news:title>India’s framework on weather data collection &amp; sharing needs focus: Experts highlight key issues  </news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/world-environment-day-indias-rise-of-bio-composites-offers-a-way-to-build-without-deforesting</loc>
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<image:caption>Furnitures made with Enwud.</image:caption>
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<news:title>World Environment Day: India’s rise of bio-composites offers a way to build without deforesting</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/conflict-in-the-backyard-in-jharkhand-a-single-night-of-elephant-raids-can-wipe-out-months-of-farm-work</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/world-environment-day-guardians-of-the-commons-and-the-living-forests-of-odishas-community-led-conservation-movement</loc>
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<news:title>Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 3, 2026)</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/world-environment-day-india-can-measure-its-air-now-it-must-learn-how-to-respond</loc>
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<news:title>World Environment Day: India can measure its air, now it must learn how to respond</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/conflict-in-the-backyard-in-odisha-wild-boars-push-farmers-from-paddy-to-kewra-cultivation</loc>
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<image:caption>A solar fence installed around a farm to protect crops from wild animals.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T14:25:34.938Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Conflict in the backyard: In Odisha, wild boars push farmers from paddy to kewra cultivation</news:title>
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<url>
<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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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/gauhati-hc-to-hear-kaziranga-adivasi-farmers-plea-against-luxury-hotels</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-04T11:36:38.131Z</news:publication_date>
<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>
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<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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<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>
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<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: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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<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>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/ai-offers-promise-for-agriculture-but-smallholder-farmers-risk-being-left-behind</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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<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>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/soe-in-figures-2026-waste</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>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/soe-in-figures-2026-forest-biodiversity</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>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/soe-in-figures-2026-air-pollution-mobility</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>
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<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>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/state-of-health</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>
<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>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/soe-in-figures-2026-displacement</loc>
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<news:title>SOE in Figures 2026: Heat</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/soe-in-figures-2026-state-of-extreme-weather</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>
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