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Pilicode

Pilicode, or Pulicode, is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. On 12 April 2018, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Pilicode as the first filament bulb-free panchayat in India as part of the Oorjayanam (ഊര്‍ജയാനം) project.

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Pilicode, or Pulicode, is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. On 12 April 2018, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Pilicode as the first filament bulb-free panchayat in India as part of the Oorjayanam (ഊര്‍ജയാനം) project.

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  1. date of establishment: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377372246

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