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<image:caption><![CDATA[ (Left) Henri Kagan and (Right) Kenso Soai.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/daily-court-digest-major-environment-orders-october-6-2026</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-10-07T09:16:00.882Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/stubble-burning-season-begins-madhya-pradesh-ranks-first-punjab-second-and-uttar-pradesh-third</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The increasing incidence of stubble burning in Madhya Pradesh is a result of the growing cultivation of paddy in the state. ]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/new-government-report-paints-grave-picture-about-new-zealand-climate</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A map of New Zealand.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-10-07T08:32:27.583Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/simply-put-everest-without-snow</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-10-07T08:25:00.789Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/new-vb-gramg-framework-dedicated-category-for-disaster-preparedness-extreme-weather-events</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-10-07T06:59:34.212Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-damage-cost-up-to-4-times-higher-as-15c-overshoot-risks-grow-report</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Indus river in Sindh, Pakistan. South Asia is identified as a major hotspot for unsustainable irrigation in the report, with the Ganga, Sabarmati and Indus among the regions where groundwater depletion and water demand are already creating significant pressure.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-10-07T06:47:07.155Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/traffic-pollution-cost-gurugrams-children-nearly-95000-school-days-in-2025-study</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ (From Left: Amit Bhatt, India Managing Director, Sarika Panda Bhatt, Co-founder Raahgiri Foundation, Moorthy Nair, Researcher, ICCT, Rajesh Verma, Chairperson, CAQM, Amitabh Kant, Former G20 Sherpa, Vaibhav Kush, Researcher, ICCT and Megha Kumar, Senior Researcher, ICCT)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ DLF Cyber City, Gurugram.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-10-07T06:04:15.311Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/daily-weather-tracker-rain-snow-and-storms-in-the-hills-as-heat-and-humidity-persist-across-northern-plains</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Spituk Gompa (monastery) near Leh, Ladakh.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-10-07T05:39:31.198Z</lastmod>
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