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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/simply-put-generation-z-gap</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/ai-can-lift-sub-saharan-africas-gdp-by-4-if-key-barriers-addressed-imf</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-is-transforming-ladakhs-architecture-one-roof-at-a-time</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Dechen Angmo, who recently used corrugated tin sheets to protect her house, explaining how the increase in rainfall is influencing local architecture.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Several houses in Ganglas village have installed tin roofs in recent months.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A resturant covered with a tin roof in Khardung. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Tsering Samphel, a 60-year-old resident of Khardung said a lot of tree plantation in Ladakh in recent years is also a cause of more rainfall.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A new house being constructed using cement in Leh.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-30T11:12:08.300Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/cooling-off-as-delhi-becomes-a-hot-and-humid-chamber</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Humidity is soaring at the moment in the national capital. And the heat feels more oppressive than it actually should.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Humidity sensors have been installed in several enclosures to keep wildlife cool since the start of summer.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A Rosy Pelican cools itself at Delhi Zoo on a hot and humid day.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-30T10:00:51.593Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-july-29-2026</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-30T09:40:27.128Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/wake-up-call-say-experts-as-india-gets-second-lowest-global-ranking-on-yales-environment-performance-index-also-raise-questions-on-methodology</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-30T09:16:28.006Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/one-year-since-icj-climate-advisory-opinion-unep-urges-stronger-laws-active-courts-for-a-just-transition</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Coal workers in Jharia, Dhanbad.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-30T08:30:27.228Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/drought-caused-late-bronze-age-civilisations-like-mycenaeans-minoans-and-the-hittite-empire-to-collapse-scientists-now-know-how</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Lion Gate in Hattusa, capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age (12th Century BC). Its ruins lie near modern Bogazkale, Turkey.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-30T07:59:06.745Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/how-ethiopia-can-make-cop32-the-summit-that-actually-delivers</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-07-30/ylffoz0b/Ethiopia</image:loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-30T06:28:06.676Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-monsoon-in-full-swing-as-torrential-rain-batters-several-states-assam-flood-crisis-deepens</loc>
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