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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/himalayan-pangolin-confirmed-as-a-distinct-species-was-earlier-classified-as-subspecies-of-chinese-pangolin</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A Chinese pangolin or Manis pentadactyla. The Himalayan pangolin was earlier classified as a subspecies of this species.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/rivers/pyre-protest-against-ken-betwa-link-project-resumes-in-madhya-pradesh</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Houses being demolished in Palkonha village of Chhatarpur district for the Ken-Betwa project. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The pyre protest has resumed. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-04T08:39:06.163Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/only-26-of-water-remains-in-166-dams-across-india-situation-dire-in-karnataka-tamil-nadu-odisha-and-jharkhand</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Water levels in many reservoirs have dropped significantly. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-04T06:31:17.167Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/a-european-heatwave-that-felt-like-home</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A cyclist along the Seine with the Eiffel Tower in sight in Paris, France.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-04T04:52:48.739Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/what-do-you-fall-back-on-when-income-fails-food-insecurity-migration-and-covid-19</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Migrant workers walking back from Bengal to Bihar during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-04T04:52:36.711Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/the-hidden-cost-of-chennais-data-centre-boom-can-the-city-afford-ais-water-and-power-hunger</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Marina Beach in Chennai.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-04T04:52:22.104Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/built-against-cold-not-heat</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-04T04:19:28.214Z</lastmod>
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