Nagarpedian
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Hello Nagarpedian! Your additions to Seventy-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.
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editHi there. While reviewing new pages, I noticed that a page you created, Climatological normals of india, likely does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines as a standalone article. As an alternative to deletion, I've redirected it to Climate of India. If you disagree, feel free to revert my redirect and we can proceed to a deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:35, 11 September 2024 (UTC)