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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/celebrating-one-of-humanitys-oldest-ways-of-living</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/u0dzvpdd/Pastoralists-2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ But pastoral landscapes are under increasing pressure from droughts, floods and other climate impacts, land degradation, animal diseases and competing land uses. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The UN-declared International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists provides a unique opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of rangelands and pastoralists.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Pastoralism is one of the oldest ways of living known to humanity.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T14:36:22.254Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/five-pioneering-researchers-named-2026-loréal-unesco-for-women-in-science-laureates</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/ubv8p445/HIrJx5dXMAAGG3G.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Clockwise from top left: Felice Jacka, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Raquel Lia Chan, Sarah A Teichmann and Liesl Zühlke]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T12:29:13.699Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/consumer-empowerment-and-policy-support-are-key-to-catalysing-indias-food-system-transformation</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/hxzlsf7t/Thali.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Photo for representation]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T12:19:07.064Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/economy/simply-put-fuelling-crisis</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/x1t98f9p/fuel-cost-rise</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/c4ogayom/Fuel-price-rise</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T12:13:14.634Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/when-mines-closed-a-hill-healed-the-shankargarh-model-of-community-led-restoration</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Location Map of Shankargarh Hills, Dewas District, Madhya Pradesh]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ NDVI distribution at Shankargarh, 2017 vs 2025. Panel A (before restoration) is dominated by barren and sparse classes; Panel B (after restoration) shows a clear shift to moderate and dense vegetation.
NDVI classification for 2017 and 2025 was done by the author using Sentinel-2A imagery, processed in ArcGIS Pro 3.5.4. Pixels were grouped into four standard classes — barren (<0.0), sparse (0.0–0.2), moderate (0.2–0.4), and dense (>0.4) — for direct comparison.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Shankargarh Hill, Dewas: from quarry pits to regenerating forest. The same landscape before active restoration (left) and after soil works, plantation and protection (right). 
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T12:05:53.398Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/india-loses-300-gwh-renewable-energy-in-2026-first-quarter-due-to-transmission-delays</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/jqgn9eok/RE-transmission</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/b4i2z0gr/RE-India-transmission</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T11:26:17.358Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/supreme-court-allows-euthanasia-of-rabid-and-dangerous-free-ranging-dogs-to-protect-public-safety</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/otjgtskg/iStock-512335316.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T11:17:12.662Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/indias-future-climate-resilience-will-depend-on-its-ability-to-build-a-public-healthcare-system-that-recognises-heat-as-a-highly-gendered-disaster</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/2rzrvp4l/Women-Heat.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ A woman with her daughter covers themselves with a scarf for protection from the sun amid scorching heat on a hot summer day in Beawar.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T10:17:24.551Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-may-18-2026</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2025-11-24/6ltnyjya/Court-Digest.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T09:39:13.140Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/indian-and-tibetan-wolves-found-to-have-important-ancient-genetics</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/0pt8uttc/Indian-WolvesD1A5573-c-Mihir-Godbole-The-Grasslands-Trust.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indian wolves.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T09:30:15.217Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/delhi-temperatures-may-touch-45c-as-campaigner-claims-paved-ghaziabad-locality-recorded-50c</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/ds3vbgou/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-19-at-12.52.29.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ A thermometer placed on a paved surface in Ghaziabad appeared to show a reading of 50°C on May 18. The reading could not be independently verified and may differ from official air temperature measurements recorded under standard weather station conditions.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T09:13:26.473Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/about-12-trillion-coal-import-risk-puts-india-at-steel-crossroads-iecc-report</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/beauu6xv/Green_steel_1.</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/jvnkoh87/Green_steel.</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/gm42536p/Green-steel-from-green-hydrogen</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The report estimated that green hydrogen can be produced in India at $3 per kilogramme by 2030.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T08:18:22.450Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/highlights-from-the-issue-42</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/estopek6/editors.png</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/68vfg3t4/30.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/v3pg81me/Ranthambore-women.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Two young women herding their livestock along a dirt track in Ranthambore.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ No entry or Non tourism area or Access denied without permission signboard by Uttar Pradesh forest department for people and tourist in barahi range of Pilibhit tiger reserve.]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-16/8e29bcu9/Gen-Z.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/hcrj0ybl/16.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The latest report by the National Statistical Office shows a growing preference for private hospitals in both urban and rural  areas]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/93f9nswl/20.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor  at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, attained criticality on April 6, 2026]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/ubd16mjf/24.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The idea of cultivated meat took form in Europe, with the first laboratory-grown beef burger patty created in the Netherlands]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-07/ikzob5vr/Spain-Syrian-refugees.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ "Refugees Welcome" placard placed on city hall building facade of Madrid in 2015, at the height of the Syrian Refugee Crisis.]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/2yr3j54m/44.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Construction of Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, the new capital city of Chhattisgarh, has been going on since 2008 and is scheduled for completion by 2031 ]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-11/zkt5srrc/p46illu-Patently-Coloumn.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/k5jkwiqu/54.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/cqptzbcz/52.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Tar village  has taken steps to establish itself as a sustainable tourist destination for wildlife enthusiasts who want to see the snow leopard in its natural habitat. In 2024 the Union government selected it as one of the winners of “Best Tourism Villages Competition” ]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/hyekudb9/01-Highlights-from-the-issue.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T07:21:35.903Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/urbanisation/rapid-construction-risks-locking-in-future-emissions-despite-gains-in-building-energy-efficiency-un-report-warns</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/acxicdan/iStock-838476004.jpg</image:loc>
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<changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
<lastmod>2026-05-19T07:11:03.892Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/conserved-by-community</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/py5had29/p53DLpix-View-of-Tar-village-in-Summer.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/64u5p1a0/p54DLpix-Seventy-year-old-Tsering-Dolker-taking-her-dzo-out-for-grazing.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Residents of Tar village continue to use the dzo (male hybrid of yak and cow) for ploughing, which is a dying practice in many villages of Ladakh]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/cqptzbcz/52.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Tar village  has taken steps to establish itself as a sustainable tourist destination for wildlife enthusiasts who want to see the snow leopard in its natural habitat. In 2024 the Union government selected it as one of the winners of “Best Tourism Villages Competition” ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:53:24.135Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/pulse-power</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/k5jkwiqu/54.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:47:30.230Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/capital-punishment</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/2yr3j54m/44.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Construction of Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, the new capital city of Chhattisgarh, has been going on since 2008 and is scheduled for completion by 2031 ]]></image:caption>
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<changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:43:40.784Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/conflict-in-the-backyard-reclassify-wild-habitats</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/zchr28ln/Pilibhit-Tiger-Reserve.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ No entry or Non tourism area or Access denied without permission signboard by Uttar Pradesh forest department for people and tourist in barahi range of Pilibhit tiger reserve.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:37:31.928Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/conflict-in-the-backyard-wildlifes-fear-on-humans-is-vanishing</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/v3pg81me/Ranthambore-women.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Two young women herding their livestock along a dirt track in Ranthambore.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:31:57.708Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/conflict-in-the-backyard-2</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/68vfg3t4/30.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:24:59.057Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/petri-dish-to-plate</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/1yf7md3j/25.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/ubd16mjf/24.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The idea of cultivated meat took form in Europe, with the first laboratory-grown beef burger patty created in the Netherlands]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:20:16.263Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/one-step-closer</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/93f9nswl/20.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor  at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, attained criticality on April 6, 2026]]></image:caption>
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<changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:15:27.599Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/no-vaccine-rising-cases-new-ebola-outbreak-explained</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/mm9dpkh8/Ebola-outbreak</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:15:19.470Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/growing-malaise-what-nso-survey-says-about-indias-health</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/7fub89zj/15.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Source: Household Social Consumption: Health (January-December, 2025); National Sample Survey 80th Round; Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-18/hcrj0ybl/16.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The latest report by the National Statistical Office shows a growing preference for private hospitals in both urban and rural  areas]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:12:01.967Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/between-coal-chaos-and-green-power</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/estopek6/editors.png</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T06:03:49.325Z</lastmod>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ebola-outbreak-that-has-the-who-concerned</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-19/p2crpf7h/iStock-950594368.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-19T04:22:56.498Z</lastmod>
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