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The school teaches English after 3rd standard.
This is incorrect: the school's own current language-policy page says English is introduced in Nursery, Standard I, and Standard II, not only after third standard.
Full reasoning
Pallikoodam's official Medium of Instruction page says: "English is the primary medium of instruction of the school." It further states that in Nursery, Std. I and II, Malayalam is the medium of instruction and English is introduced phonetically in these classes. The page then says "From Standard III onwards, Malayalam becomes a second language."
So the article's statement that the school teaches English only after 3rd standard is contradicted by the school's own published policy: English begins earlier, in Nursery/I/II.
1 source
- Medium of Instruction : Pallikoodam - Top-Ranked High School in Kottayam, Kerala
English is the primary medium of instruction of the school. In Nursery, Std. I and II, Malayalam our mother tongue, is the medium of instruction. English is introduced phonetically in these classes. From Standard III onwards, Malayalam becomes a second language.
the 2005 tsunami
This misdates the tsunami. The Indian Ocean tsunami that affected India occurred on December 26, 2004, not in 2005.
Full reasoning
Authoritative sources identify the disaster that devastated India and other Indian Ocean countries as the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey describes it as the "December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami", and a UN report likewise states that on 26 December 2004 an earthquake triggered the tsunami that affected India.
So the phrase "the 2005 tsunami" is incorrect as a label for that event. Relief work may have continued into 2005, but the tsunami itself occurred in 2004.
2 sources
- Indian Ocean Tsunami Remembered - Scientists reflect on the 2004 Indian Ocean that killed thousands | U.S. Geological Survey
Sometimes known as the Christmas or Boxing Day tsunami, the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami is far from a distant memory... Countries hardest hit by the 2004 tsunami included Sri Lanka, India, Thailand...
- United Nations report on progress in post-tsunami recovery
On 26 December 2004, an earthquake off the western coast of northern Sumatra, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, triggered an intensely destructive tsunami... The hardest-hit and most severely affected countries were India, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
the Municipal Wastes Management and Handling Rules, 2000
The regulation is misnamed here. Its official title is the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.
Full reasoning
This sentence refers to a specific Indian environmental regulation, but gives the title incorrectly. UNEP-LEAP's legislation record for India lists the rule as "Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000". The official 2000 rules govern the collection, storage, transportation, processing, and disposal of municipal solid wastes.
Because the article omits "Solid" and uses a different title, the named regulation is inaccurate.
2 sources
- Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. | UNEP Law and Environment Assistance Platform
Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. ... These Rules provide for the collection, separation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes.
- Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000
These rules may be called the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.