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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ganesh Singh Garib and his wife beside the land they once cultivated in Uttarakhand. Singh returned from Delhi to revive farming through voluntary land consolidation, but persistent crop damage by wild animals eventually drove them away from agriculture, leaving the fields uncultivated once more.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Vidyadatt Sharma of Sanguda village in Uttarakhand's Pauri district is celebrated for successful mountain farming, and his story inspired Motibagh, India's 2019 Oscars entry. Yet he recently staged a solo protest seeking protection for his orchard from wild animals.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/simply-put-green-carbon-emissions</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-12T11:31:17.507Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/rajasthans-rains-are-rewriting-desert-records-with-154-excess-rainfall-by-june-10</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/seasonal-relief-frays-ozone-emerges-as-indias-summertime-air-pollution-threat</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-12T10:12:57.449Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/around-200-districts-flagged-for-el-nino-impact-as-weak-monsoon-forecast-puts-agriculture-ministry-in-crisis-mode</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/indias-fossil-fuel-subsidy-bill-now-exceeds-its-health-budget-why-it-matters</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-12T08:22:00.867Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-storms-bring-heat-relief-to-north-india-heavy-rain-continues-in-northeast-and-south</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-12T07:10:07.424Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/bonn-climate-conference-2026-first-veredas-dialogue-focuses-on-increasing-finance-flows-adaptation-finance-and-international-barriers</loc>
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