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  2. Ecliptic - Wikipedia

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    The ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun throughout the course of a year. [5] Because Earth takes one year to orbit the Sun, the apparent position of the Sun takes one year to make a complete circuit of the ecliptic. With slightly more than 365 days in one year, the Sun moves a little less than 1° eastward [6] every day.

  3. Sick leave - Wikipedia

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    Sick leave (also called medical leave in India) is the leave that an employee is legally entitled to when the employee is out of work due to illness. Medical leaves can be taken for a minimum of 0.5 to a maximum of 12 working days with 100% pay or a maximum of 24 days with 50% pay per employee per year.

  4. News style - Wikipedia

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    News style, journalistic style, or news-writing style is the prose style used for news reporting in media, such as newspapers, radio, and television. News writing attempts to answer all the basic questions about any particular event—who, what, when, where, and why (the Five Ws ) and often how—at the opening of the article .

  5. Match - Wikipedia

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    An igniting match. A match is a tool for starting a fire.Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper.One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. [1]

  6. Unalaska, Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Makushin Volcano (5,691 ft/1,735 m) is located on the island; it is not quite visible from within the town of Unalaska, though the steam rising from its cone is visible on the rare clear day. By climbing one of the smaller hills in the area, such as Pyramid Peak or Mount Newhall , it is possible to get a good look at the snow-covered cone.

  7. 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation - Wikipedia

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    The rate for the financial year 2016–17 was 7.1%, a reduction from the 8% in 2015–16. [152] This drop was attributed to demonetisation by economists. [153] The GDP growth rate for Q1'17–18 dropped to 5.7%, compared to 7.9% a year prior, [154] the lowest since March 2014.

  8. 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest - Wikipedia

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    The committee called on the public for suggestions by 20 February 2021. [55] It went on to conduct a number of meetings online, including speaking to 73 farmers organisations and related organisations. [398] The report was submitted to the Supreme Court on 19 March 2021. [56] Committee members requested the report be made public three times.

  9. Matchgirls' strike - Wikipedia

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    The workers were paid different rates for completing a ten-hour day, depending on the type of work undertaken. [24] The frame-fillers were paid 1 shilling (s) per 100 frames completed; the cutters received 2 3 ⁄ 4 d for three gross of boxes, and the packers got 1s 9d per 100 boxes wrapped up.