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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/can-parametric-insurance-really-put-a-price-on-extreme-heat-and-protect-indias-informal-workers-from-its-growing-economic-toll</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/heat-stress-disrupts-ventilation-system-in-corals-proves-fatal-at-37c-study</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Coral polyps with eight arms.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/lpg-consumption-drops-13-in-april-as-supply-disruptions-fuel-switching-and-affordability-stress-amid-west-asia-crisis-reshape-demand</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/indias-maize-led-ethanol-story-shows-how-quickly-policy-can-move-markets-but-course-correction-is-needed</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/simply-put-international-day-of-biological-diversity-2026</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/power-demand-tracker-india-meets-all-time-high-power-demand-of-2708-gw-renewable-energy-share-34</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-22T11:06:43.590Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/poor-elderly-widows-and-disabled-people-spend-much-of-their-pension-on-food-and-treatment-study-finds</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/indias-fossil-fuel-subsidy-bill-now-exceeds-its-health-budget-the-lancet-just-told-us-why-that-matters</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A hot sunny day in old Jaipur.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-22T10:19:15.143Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-may-21-2026</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-22T09:21:47.848Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/pm-modis-appeal-will-not-change-indians-gold-purchasing-behaviour-the-policy-window-it-has-opened-though-is-real</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ People buy gold ornaments at a jewellery showroom during Dhanteras.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/housing-affordability-crisis-worsens-worldwide-hits-sub-saharan-africa-hardest-un</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Informal settlement in Namibia. Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-22T07:32:46.459Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/agroforestry-is-a-climate-resilient-solution-for-indias-cotton-farmers</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/agroforestry-offers-a-sustainable-pathway-for-small-and-marginal-farmers-in-indias-rain-fed-regions</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/on-international-biological-diversity-day-vidarbhas-last-seed-keepers-fight-to-save-indias-vanishing-crop-heritage</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ On May 4 and 5, 2026, weeks before the International Day for Biological Diversity 2026, which is recognised on May 22 every year, around 40 seed conservers and farmers gathered at Seminary Hills in Nagpur for the Vidarbha Beej Samvardhan Samvad. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indigenous seeds showcased at Vidarbha Beej Samvardhan Samvad.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/poor-pay-is-holding-back-africas-biodiversity-research-and-reducing-its-contribution-to-global-science</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-05-22T06:14:27.787Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/international-biological-diversity-day-2026-how-odishas-tribal-seed-keepers-are-rebuilding-biodiversity-for-a-warmer-future</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Prabhasini Pradhan in Sasigada village of Daringbadi block in Kandhamal district, Odisha.]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-05-22/gvl8l8ec/A-Kutia-Kondh-farmer-in-her-finger-millet-millet-in-Kandhamal-district-OdishaPhoto-WASSAN.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ A Kutia Kondh farmer on her finger millet farm in Kandhamal district, Odisha.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-22T06:10:34.294Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/lake-karibas-rising-waters-bring-hope-to-communities-in-zambia-and-zimbabwe</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Lake Kariba’s levels are slowly rising after years of drought. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-05-22T04:57:40.288Z</lastmod>
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