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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/making-delhi-heat-resilient-in-2026-summer-sunita-narain</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T12:49:13.768Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/is-delhi-finally-cleaning-up-its-act</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The national capital also witnessed a higher number of days with relatively cleaner air during the January-May period this year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ And while there is still a lot of achieve in the fight against air pollution in Delhi, the city can take heart from this small success for now.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Delhi has recorded its cleanest air for the January-May period in the last eight years.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T12:46:15.000Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/data-on-access-to-clean-cooking-fuel-missing-from-nfhs-6-report</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-01/mujirogx/fuelwood-cooking</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T12:09:33.339Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/the-next-phase-of-indias-agricultural-transformation-must-be-export-oriented-standards-driven-and-value-chain-centric</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A grain ‘mandi’ in Rajkot.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T12:01:18.768Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/conflict-in-the-backyard-in-madhya-pradeshs-bundelkhand-crop-raiding-animals-now-bigger-worry-than-drought</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In Jhinna village, Madhya Pradesh, farmers have turned their fields into temporary homes, cooking, eating and sleeping there to guard their crops.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Stray cattle grazing just ourside a field in Madhya Pradesh. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bhavanidin, 80, with three generations of his family in Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand. After years of guarding crops from nilgai, wild boar and stray cattle, he says he does not want future generations to take up farming.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Babulal Pal (R), a farmer from Parai village in Madhya Pradesh, and his father Bhavanidin live in a makeshift hut in the fields to protect crops from animals.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T11:55:09.970Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/the-sijimali-protests-raise-a-crucial-question-why-should-financial-institutions-invest-public-money-in-projects-generating-social-environmental-and-climate-related-harm</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Vedanta head Anil Agarwal.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T11:19:21.496Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/soil-biological-health-a-blind-spot-in-indian-agriculture-experts-call-for-urgent-attention</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-01/ch1tjq8d/Soil-health</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T11:14:34.819Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/cop30-created-roadmap-processes-on-fossil-fuels-and-forests-here-is-how-countries-have-responded</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change executive secretary, at a COP31 press conference. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T11:00:59.426Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/as-wildlife-tourism-faces-growing-local-opposition-its-important-to-review-what-guides-the-safari-gaze-how-it-is-perceived-and-who-it-supports</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-01/q8x2qghk/Ranthambore-Safari.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T10:41:47.981Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/mining/simply-put-rajasthan-dust-storm</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T10:39:23.277Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/how-himalayan-chive-is-supporting-livelihoods-in-uttarakhands-border-villages</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A field of Allium przewalskianum. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indigenous Bhotiya community of Niti Valley and traditional cultivation and processing of Himalayan chives for livelihood in western Himalaya.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Value chain of faran / jambu allium from ttraditional drying and household consumption to branded retail products. Its value ranges from Rs 880 to Rs 1,575 per 100 g. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Allium przewalskianum and Allium stracheyi are traditionally utilised for culinary, seasoning, and medicinal purposes in the Himalayan region. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T09:30:55.366Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/eu-carbon-tariff-could-influence-climate-policies-beyond-its-borders-study</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-01/ycgb7cy7/CBAM-policies</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T09:10:02.621Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/indian-cities-need-parks-at-night-after-all-the-right-to-the-city-does-not-end-at-sunset</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Lalbagh Gardens in Bengaluru.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T08:44:40.339Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/western-coast-to-get-wetter-and-hotter-reduced-monsoon-rainfall-over-coastal-odisha-and-west-bengal-by-2040-warns-a-new-study</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Projections for Southwest Monsoon.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Projections for summer maximum temperature.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Projections for Northeast monsoon.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T06:59:10.974Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/nfhs-6-madhya-pradeshs-development-gains-hide-deep-child-nutrition-crisis-one-in-three-children-is-still-stunted</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T06:29:25.283Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/a-dangerous-dambuilding-race-is-threatening-south-asias-shared-rivers</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ River Padma, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T06:16:37.437Z</lastmod>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/why-africa-and-the-world-remain-dangerously-unprepared-for-the-next-pandemic</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-06-01/8v2d0bd7/iStock-2202308136.jpg</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-01T04:17:50.274Z</lastmod>
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