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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/eastern-and-southern-africa-face-highest-refugee-resettlement-needs-in-2027-unhcr</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-06-22T08:23:27.069Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/banda-broke-records-this-summer-but-climate-change-is-only-half-the-story</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Groundwater level of a selected village of Banda district.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Pond in Village Tindwara - Year 2012.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Pond in Village Tindwara - Year 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The open well in Badokhar Block of Banda, once working as a lifeline for the villagers, now defunct.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-22T07:34:22.037Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/rapid-urbanisation-puts-pressure-on-housing-and-services-in-south-sudan-says-world-bank-report</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A market in Juba, South Sudan.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-22T06:34:00.864Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/indian-states-spent-rs-19-lakh-crore-on-power-subsidies-in-a-year-cag-report-says</loc>
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