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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/hormuz-disruption-hits-184-million-barrels-daily-oil-flow-110-bcm-of-annual-lng-trade</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Around 84 per cent of crude oil and more than 80 per cent of LNG passing through Hormuz is destined for Asian markets, making the region especially vulnerable.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T13:02:09.535Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/farmers-grow-greens-on-delhis-rural-fringe-with-dark-wastewater</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ According to scientists and health experts, prolonged use of such untreated wastewater can contaminate soil, enter the food chain and pose long-term health risks to both farmers and consumers.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ However, cultivation continues in these villages given the ground realities of rising water stress in the region.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ On the far southwestern edge of Delhi, farmers are growing green vegetables using dark wastewater.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T12:57:55.751Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/explosive-winds-in-the-deadly-uttar-pradesh-storms-a-symptom-of-warming</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Nanhe Miyan was tossed at least 50 feet in the air by strong winds in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. He survived with multiple fractures on his body.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T12:36:06.535Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-may-14-2026</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T12:22:06.891Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/how-wayanads-climate-calendar-is-rewriting-farming-futures</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A paddy field owned by TAPCo.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T11:53:11.298Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/what-happened-on-the-mv-hondius-is-a-predictable-consequence-of-how-modern-mobility-intersects-with-ecological-risk</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ushuaia in Argentina.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T11:53:00.433Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/indias-waste-economy-runs-on-invisible-workers-climate-policy-keeps-forgetting-them</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Waste workers at a garbage-heap at Boragaon dumping site in Guwahati.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T11:52:49.355Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/institutional-neglect-pushed-odisha-man-to-carry-sisters-remains-to-bank-says-fact-finding-team</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Odisha Grameen Bank at Maliposhi, around 3 km from Munda’s village]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ By the time Munda returned to perform Kalra’s last rites again, the graveyard had already been sealed under concrete.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Images of Jitu Munda carrying his sister's remains on April 27, 2026 had made headlines (L); Munda now sitting inside his single room, on the iron cot he received as a donation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T11:36:10.392Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/are-small-modular-reactors-indias-nuclear-future</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-15/xihddvsv/Small-Modular-Reactors-India’s-Nuclear-Future</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ A key feature of SMR is ‘passive safety systems’, which can shut down the whole reactor without the intervention of the operator or external power in case of an emergency.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T11:31:31.837Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/simply-put-palghar-tribal-women</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T11:22:23.367Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/gujarat-vilage-resident-on-hunger-strike-says-decade-long-pollution-complaints-against-tata-chemicals-still-ignored</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T11:11:09.853Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/delhi-once-had-harsh-but-breathable-summers-now-humid-heat-is-making-the-city-harder-to-endure</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Delhi’s worsening humid heat shows why Indian cities must rethink how they build and cool.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T10:41:06.612Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/the-hills-of-indias-northeast-cannot-be-on-the-peripheries-of-its-story-they-must-be-at-its-green-frontier</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Craftsmen in Assam fashion bamboo into handicrafts. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T10:35:39.494Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/as-anti-maoist-operations-in-chhattisgarh-intensified-so-did-the-backlog-of-pending-fra-claims-analysis-shows</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A meeting which the reporter attended in a village in Dantewada district of the Bastar region. The discussion was on the Forest Rights Act and protection and management of forests.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Tribal women gather Mahua in Abujhmad, once considered the Maoist headquarters. But now it is almost insurgency free, according to the police. Mahua is an important MFP in Chhattisgarh.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The road leading to the iron ore mine owned by Jayaswal Neco in Amdai Ghati, Narayanpur district.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T09:45:39.713Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/sehat-mission-indicates-importance-of-sustainable-food-systems-in-improving-public-health</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-15/9knl6soy/SEHAT-mission-india</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T09:19:09.926Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/indias-invisible-backbone-cannot-burn-in-silence-any-longer</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T08:18:11.568Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/working-through-the-heat-how-bengalurus-gig-workers-are-bearing-the-cost-of-rising-temperatures</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Zomato delivery workers waiting outside waiting for order assignment during the afternoon, Bengaluru. April 2026. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Delivery person during heavy rainfall in Bengaluru.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Amazon delivery person arranging couriers at night, Bengaluru, April 2026. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Delivery person waiting in shade to deliver order, Bengaluru. April 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T07:14:58.672Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/covid-19-for-every-reported-death-there-were-around-two-additional-excess-deaths-related-to-the-pandemic</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-15/zhrhl7bh/COVID-19.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Funeral of COVID-19 victims in Indonesia in 2020.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T07:11:32.261Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/agriculture-in-africa-science-and-research-cant-make-an-impact-without-investment-and-good-policies</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-15/kw29hqea/Africa-farmer-woman-science-research-agriculture</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ In Uganda, Guinea and several west African countries, coordinated programmes helped accelerate adoption among smallholder farmers. Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T06:28:10.935Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/iran-is-threatening-undersea-cables-the-worlds-digital-chokepoints-have-never-been-more-vulnerable</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-15T04:56:49.417Z</lastmod>
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