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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/in-parts-of-kashmir-the-quiet-act-of-laying-the-dead-to-rest-extracts-an-unintended-cost-trees</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A forest in Kashmir.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/sea-of-plastic-chennais-plastic-crisis-fight-to-stop-marine-litter</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Should the responsibility of tackling plastic waste fall only on citizens, or must packaging companies and manufacturers be held accountable too?]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T09:20:31.903Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/a-monsoon-shield-for-every-farmer-why-protective-irrigation-must-become-the-centrepiece-of-indias-water-strategy</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A sprinkler irrigation system in Raichur, Karnataka. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ What farmers need today is not water for maximising yield, but timely access to water to prevent crop failure during dry spells.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T08:50:24.723Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/solar-villages-no-electricity-for-decades-until-solar-mini-grid-reached-simdega-villages</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T08:08:39.114Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/debt-crisis-deepens-gender-inequality-puts-millions-of-womens-jobs-lives-at-risk-undp</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-12/wpwhe65z/Women-jobs</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Women’s per capita income is projected to decline by 17 per cent, while men’s incomes remain largely unchanged, further widening gender income disparities.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T07:37:50.667Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/fuelling-the-kitchen-burning-the-climate</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T07:37:17.429Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/the-missing-link-in-americas-critical-minerals-push-isnt-mining-its-processing-expertise</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine and processing facility in California was for years the only U.S. rare earth elements mine.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T07:24:55.023Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-may-8-2026</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-12/wh30exvz/court.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T07:04:42.260Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/birds-of-prey-in-south-africa-are-in-trouble-a-study-analyses-data-from-16-years-of-road-counts</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-12/fjyczonq/South-Africa</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Map of the study area showing the distribution of all road counts conducted between 2009 and 2025. The black polygon indicates the core survey area.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Secretarybird. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T06:32:49.969Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-the-wfh-dilemma</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T06:17:48.956Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/simply-put-99-not-100</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-12T06:11:46.801Z</lastmod>
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