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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Sonipat-Jind hydrogen train.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/as-the-gi-beyond-20-summit-starts-in-delhi-india-needs-to-reflect-on-hurdles-in-harnessing-potential-of-gis-for-agricultural-commodities</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Basmati Rice.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T10:12:28.027Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/indias-distributed-solar-capacity-jumps-to-315-gw-but-regulatory-hurdles-slow-wider-clean-energy-push</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T09:21:39.660Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/strengthening-peatland-emissions-monitoring-new-fao-report-updates-factors-points-out-data-gaps</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T08:37:55.970Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/india-on-e-wheels-odishas-women-led-e-rickshaw-service-offers-livelihood-but-drivers-seek-better-benefits</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 38-year-old Sanjukta Dagar makes around 22 trips during an eight-hour shift and has developed persistent pain in her knees and back.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 41-year-old Sabita Bhoi drives an electric rickshaw under Odisha’s AMA E-Ride service, ferrying passengers to and from AMA Bus stops in the state capital.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T08:19:27.562Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/nutrient-pollution-is-one-of-the-greatest-emerging-threats-to-urban-freshwater-ecosystems-delhis-hauz-khas-lake-exemplifies-this</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Spatial water quality mapping evaluated through the Ecosystem Health Report Card (EHRC) assigns Hauz Khas Lake an overall Grade D with a score of 60-70%, signalling a poor and severely stressed ecological status.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Hauz Khas Lake in Delhi.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T07:18:52.442Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-monsoon-intensifies-across-india-as-heavy-rain-triggers-floods-landslides-and-widespread-alerts</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T07:15:06.988Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/assam-floods-2026-why-does-the-state-flood-every-year</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T07:07:32.848Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/india-on-e-wheels-how-electricity-began-to-enter-countrys-road-transport-energy-mix</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Share of each state’s estimated transport electricity consumption, by vehicle segment, 2025-26.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Delhi transport sector energy transition, 2012-13 to 2025-26.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T06:29:52.469Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/trump-administration-moves-to-block-public-from-enforcing-environmental-protection-laws</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T06:28:33.215Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/invasive-rats-are-stopping-small-mammals-from-returning-to-madagascars-regenerating-forests-study</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Madagascar’s brown mouse lemurs are struggling to flourish in regenerating forests where black rats have invaded in large numbers. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-08-04T04:29:24.035Z</lastmod>
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