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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/un-methane-alert-system-expanded-to-coal-and-waste-sectors-after-indian-landfill-named-among-worlds-top-emitters</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Top 5 methane sources.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Among the top 50 methane emitters identified by UNEP, 22 were coal mines and 11 were waste facilities or landfills.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/southeast-asia-bets-on-deepwater-20-gas-push-amid-tight-economics</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-05T08:57:55.774Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/methane-leaks-wasting-gas-equal-to-twice-losses-from-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-says-iea</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Fossil fuel production is the highest source of methane emissions.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-05T08:35:05.757Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/mining-growth-and-inequality-after-25-years-jharkhands-development-story-is-still-unfinished</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Nearly 30 per cent of Jharkhand’s population lives in severe poverty despite the state supporting much of India’s steel, power, and growth.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-05T07:11:11.366Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/80-of-africas-fertiliser-is-imported-how-food-systems-can-adapt-to-iran-shock</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Fertiliser disruptions and the damage to agrifood systems in Africa have happened before.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-05T06:14:58.228Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/what-is-hantavirus-the-disease-that-has-killed-3-cruise-ship-passengers</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-05T04:57:40.016Z</lastmod>
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