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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/around-58-million-new-businesses-sprang-up-in-a-year-across-india-but-daily-earnings-did-not-even-reach-rs-600-report</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T13:17:09.229Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/delhi-uses-processed-legacy-waste-to-reclaim-waterlogged-land</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ One the one hand, they are using processed legacy waste from the Bhalswa landfill in an effort to clear the site.]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/glh323ay/Delhi-Landfill-3.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ One the other, they are using the waste to make waterlogged areas in northwest Delhi more habitable.]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/mkxpoh47/Delhi-Landfill-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ This photo shows authorities in Delhi killing two birds with one stone.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T12:55:23.375Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-enforced-amid-farmers-fears-of-unfair-competition</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/5xoribvd/EU-mercusor-deal</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ France wants stronger protections for farmers.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T12:22:43.963Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/maharashtra-state-compressed-biogas-cbg-policy-2026-is-expected-to-open-a-new-growth-path</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A compressed biogas plant.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T12:03:53.139Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/indias-real-time-forest-monitoring-is-becoming-more-advanced-but-the-response-system-remains-dangerously-slow</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A thick forest in Kerala.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T11:33:48.213Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/simply-put-100-ethanol</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/0ijj7uu8/Ethanol-in-car</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T10:46:32.864Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/fertiliser-fallout-a-war-its-impacts-on-what-we-produce-eat</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/zf2e06ah/Fertiliser-fallout</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T10:38:13.088Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/delhis-next-ev-challenge-is-not-adoption</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/tcvo6y70/Delhi-EV.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The larger challenge in Delhi is no longer simply the number of chargers installed.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T10:36:12.538Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/from-representation-to-real-power-what-panchayati-raj-teaches-us-about-womens-leadership</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/lmh6hjty/Women-leaders.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T10:35:07.865Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/april-2026-witnessed-second-highest-sea-surface-temperatures</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/wb5xiu1p/Sea_surface_temperature.</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/kmqlsl59/Global_daily_sea_surface_temperatures.</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/ml8d66ft/Sea-surface-temperature</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sea surface temperatures correspond to 'strong' marine heatwave conditions.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T09:53:19.728Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-heat-tracker-7-cities-record-above-normal-maximum-temperatures-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/czm5f71k/Daily-Heat-Tracker.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T08:55:44.694Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/weather-conditions-at-the-hajj-going-to-be-increasingly-dangerous-in-the-decades-ahead-study</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T08:40:55.332Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/the-green-industrialisation-agenda-for-the-global-south-aconversation-with-ilias-alami</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ CSE’s Avantika Goswami (Left) in conversation with Ilias Alami. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T08:03:03.114Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/every-degree-of-warming-erases-years-of-crop-productivity-gains-in-india</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/mb1sdslb/Climate-change-and-crop-yields</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Distribution of long-run all-crop yield impacts (percentage change in yields) across districts for 20% decrease in rainfall and 1°C increase in temperature.]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/t5lie63n/Warming-an-dcrop-yield-reduction-india</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rice, India’s most widely consumed staple, suffered a 9 per cent short-run decline. The long-run impact was higher.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T07:10:44.249Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/as-david-attenborough-turns-100-today-chilean-wasp-named-in-his-honour</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/6sop5zdx/David-Attenborough.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T06:54:37.043Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/non-tariff-barriers-now-cost-more-than-tariffs-for-most-countries-unctad</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/3a7sknic/Tariff.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T06:08:26.583Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/recreational-fishing-in-the-us-catches-far-more-fish-than-previously-estimated</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/xb6b6k8l/United-States-recreational-fishing</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The immensity of recreational fishing also likely has effects on freshwater ecosystems that have gone unrecognised by fisheries managers.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T06:01:13.919Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/urbanisation/un-habitat-releases-new-catalogue-in-response-to-mounting-global-challenges-related-to-housing-inequality-and-basic-urban-services</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-08/b28g44re/Slums-Dharavi.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Dharavi in Mumbai.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-08T05:00:14.870Z</lastmod>
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