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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/india-on-e-wheels-air-pollution-is-rising-in-the-mountains-of-jammu-and-kashmir-mainly-due-to-the-transport-sector-say-experts</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Air pollution-related illnesses are also a major reason for the increasing number of patients at the Chest Diseases Hospital in Srinagar.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The number of vehicles on the roads is increasing.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Around 20,000 vehicles are registered in Jammu and Kashmir every month. ]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/as-severe-drought-hits-the-uks-food-system-faces-crisis-heres-how-to-change-that</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-monsoon-intensifies-orange-alert-for-rajasthan-and-himachal-yellow-alert-across-more-than-15-states</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-08-11T08:06:29.799Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/renewable-developers-seek-rs-3000-crore-as-grid-delays-mount</loc>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/heatwaves-and-lightning-officially-declared-natural-disasters</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-08-11T06:10:38.163Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/chronic-pain-is-missing-from-americas-heat-warnings</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-08-11T05:06:20.070Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/can-mission-32-secure-himachal-pradeshs-himalayan-future-in-a-warming-world</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Langza village stands amid the stark beauty and ecological fragility of Himachal Pradesh’s high-altitude cold desert.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The dense oak, deodar and pine forests of Chail in Himachal Pradesh.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, farmers cultivate their fields alongside forested hills, where agriculture and ecology remain closely connected.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-08-11T04:39:47.200Z</lastmod>
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