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<image:caption>In Pahalgam, a wolf moves calmly across high-slope scrub under the weak winter sun.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A pair of wolves in Sonamarg.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Vanishing shadows: Why conserving the Himalayan wolf in Kashmir is crucial for ecosystem balance</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/rethinking-the-report-card-b-schools-must-reimagine-assessment-in-the-age-of-ai</loc>
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<image:caption>IIM Ahmedabad.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T07:42:03.585Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rethinking the report card: B-Schools must reimagine assessment in the Age of AI</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/conservation-must-protect-its-most-proactive-stakeholder-tribals</loc>
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<image:caption>Woman from the Kutia tribe in the Odisha region of India, resting at the door of her house.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Conservation must protect its most proactive stakeholder, tribals</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/madagascars-ancient-baobabs-store-700-years-of-climate-secrets-what-they-reveal</loc>
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<news:title>Madagascar’s ancient baobabs store 700 years of climate secrets — what they reveal</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/when-snow-quietly-blooms</loc>
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<image:caption>Snowdrops.</image:caption>
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<news:title>When snow quietly blooms</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/how-abandoned-frp-boats-are-hurting-indias-fishers</loc>
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<news:title>How abandoned FRP boats are hurting India’s fishers</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/gobar-times-all-about-farmer-producer-organisations</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-19T07:33:28.635Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gobar Times: All about Farmer Producer Organisations
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/nearly-a-third-of-stps-discharge-untreated-sewage-into-ganga-in-uttarakhand-despite-rs-1000-crore-spend-cag-report</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-19T05:48:57.031Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nearly a third of STPs discharge untreated sewage into Ganga in Uttarakhand despite Rs 1,000 crore spend: CAG report</news:title>
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