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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/maharashtras-shift-away-from-plantation-targets-is-acknowledgement-that-ecological-restoration-is-not-only-about-forests</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A male blackbuck in the grasslands of Solapur, Maharashtra.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/thirteen-major-reservoirs-below-50-storage-as-river-basins-across-india-record-rapid-water-decline</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/odisha-farmers-fear-setback-to-millet-mission-as-shree-anna-abhiyan-budget-is-cut-despite-high-fund-use</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The reduction in financial allocation has also resulted in a decline of 50,000 hectares in the millet demonstration area.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/how-decentralised-energy-is-reshaping-rural-livelihoods-through-women-led-enterprises</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-heat-tracker-heatwave-conditions-in-north-central-india</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-may-15-2026</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/the-autonomous-classroom-is-indian-higher-education-ready-for-agentic-ai</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-18T08:55:36.066Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/how-a-sikkim-village-is-planning-for-water-security-in-a-changing-climate</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Water bodies around Yakten, Pakyong. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Yakten is mapping its watershed and prepare for the more variable monsoons.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/around-74-asian-investor-groups-adopt-net-zero-goals-but-only-42-publish-transition-plans</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ One of the clearest shifts was in climate policy engagement.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-18T07:11:56.109Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/is-v-d-satheesan-the-green-chief-minister-that-kerala-always-needed</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ V D Satheesan rejoices after winning the Kerala elections in Ernakulam.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-18T06:43:30.399Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/the-world-bank-wants-to-change-the-way-it-manages-complaints-fixes-that-could-make-it-better</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-18T06:26:01.217Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/mining/drc-is-sending-in-the-military-to-guard-mines-and-critical-minerals-will-it-be-enough</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The DRC is one of the most resource rich countries in the world.]]></image:caption>
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