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State authorities were instructed to enforce compliance with food safety and hygiene standards.  \n• France’s protests over rising living costs and poor public services led to looting, arson and over 2,000 arrests. President Emmanuel Macron vowed to hold those responsible for the violence accountable, while student grievances over deteriorating school conditions continued to fuel protests.  \nKEY PERSPECTIVES FOR EXAM  \nAn article titled ‘Revamp Functioning of Parliament’ by Atharva Deshmukh and Mehul Chhabra in The Hindu highlighted the need to strengthen Parliament’s working capacity alongside delimitation to ensure effective representation. 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