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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/vulnerable-bustard-species-being-captive-bred-and-released-to-restore-aral-sea-destroyed-by-soviet-folly</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Houbara Bustards.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/there-could-be-more-elephant-human-encounters-in-india-during-the-next-four-years-predicts-study</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Women work in a paddy field in Chhattisgarh. Adequate monsoon showers or rainfall boost the cultivation of paddy, a staple crop grown widely due to assured minimum support price. It is favoured by elephants for food, leading to frequent raids in states like Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In India, land use and changes in land use continue to play a critical role in human-wildlife interactions. ]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/garlic-leaf-chilla-with-jaggery-is-all-about-the-simple-joys-of-life</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-28T09:21:28.885Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/floods-dry-spells-and-a-16-rain-deficit-indias-monsoon-is-becoming-harder-to-read</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rescue teams at work in flood-hit Assam, where 12 districts are inundated despite a 30% rainfall deficit this season.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-28T08:46:06.736Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-heat-tracker-chennai-records-highest-daytime-and-night-time-temperature-at-388c-and-292c</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-28T08:17:30.373Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/the-new-york-lesson</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-28T07:28:25.060Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-deep-depression-makes-landfall-near-digha-triggers-red-alert-across-eastern-india</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-28T06:37:11.541Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/cracking-the-code-can-ai-help-us-decipher-ancient-languages</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-28/b7olgz4z/Antaloian-language-ancient-script</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ Photo for representation.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-28T06:07:03.928Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/some-animals-catch-cancer-from-others-in-their-species-heres-why-humans-arent-one-of-them</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-28T05:02:50.078Z</lastmod>
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