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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The closure of about 40 tea gardens in the Northern Bengal region, Terai, Dooars and Darjeeling, is impacting the industry.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Women pluck tea leaves at a tea garden in Northern Bengal. The entry of duty-free tea from Nepal is impacting the brand value of Darjeeling tea exported worldwide.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/fra-2006-needs-urgent-reforms-to-bridge-the-gap-between-promise-and-delivery</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/assams-underground-waters-reveal-a-blind-skull-less-fish-lineage-millions-of-years-old</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Gitchak nakana (a) in life, (b) after preservation, and (c) under MicroCT. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-23T09:27:54.819Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/rivers/the-ganga-waters-treaty-must-hold-but-for-that-the-river-basin-itself-must-remain-resilient</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Padma river in Bangladesh.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/how-an-indian-citizen-science-network-helped-uncover-a-space-phenomenon-never-clearly-seen-before</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/indias-rooftop-solar-boom-is-real-and-deeply-lopsided-analysis</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/conflict-in-the-backyard-in-rajasthan-farmers-say-stray-bulls-now-damage-crops-more-than-nilgai</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Villagers in Pipron, Dholpur, Rajasthan, set up a temporary gaushala in 2025, led by young farmer Neeraj Sharma and supported by community donations. The shelter housed stray cattle, helping reduce crop damage across nearly 5,000 bighas of farmland in the area.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-06-23T05:37:32.557Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/the-first-case-of-h5n1-bird-flu-in-australia-has-been-confirmed-what-does-this-mean</loc>
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