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• Economic planning refers to the process of allocating resources and making decisions to achieve economic goals and objectives.
• It involves setting priorities, allocating resources, and coordinating efforts to achieve efficient use of resources and promote economic growth and development.

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Ground Zero is the site where the World Trade Center's Twin Towers stood in New York City before they were destroyed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

September 11 attacks, also called 9/11 attacks,

Series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda

against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U.S. history.

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• The Asian country long known as the Crossroads of Central Asia is Afghanistan.
• The country is considered to be part of the region of Central Asia, which also includes Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
• The region has been a crossroads for people, ideas and trade for centuries.

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The German Bundesrat is a legislative body

That represents the sixteen Länder (federated states) at the federal level 

It was founded on 23 May 1949

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The DPA is the largest press agency in Germany

It was founded in 1949

Its Headquarters is located in Hamburg, Germany

News Agencies of Important Countries

China: Xinhua

Russia: TASS (Telegrafnoye agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza) 

India: Press Trust of India (PTI)

France: AFP (Agence France-Presse) (also the oldest news agency)

Italy: ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata)

USA: Associated Press (AP)

Britain: Reuters 

Malaysia: Bernama 

Israel: ITIM

Bahrain: BNA (Bahrain News Agency)

Iran: FARS

Syria: SANA(Syrian Arab News Agency)

Yemen: SABA

Indonesia: Antara 

Kuwait: KUNA (Kuwait News Agency)

Kenya: KNA (Kenya News Agency)

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Rohit Sharma has the record of highest individuals score in limited over (ODI) match.

He score 264 against Sri Lanka in 2014.

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• René François Armand Prudhomme, also known as Sully Prudhomme.
• He received the first-ever Nobel Prize in Literature in 190.

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• Vienna, the capital of Austria, is located on the banks of the Danube River.
• The Danube is one of Europe's largest rivers, flowing through several countries, including Austria, Germany, Slovakia, and Hungary.

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• Garuda is a large bird-like creature in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, known for its strength and bravery.
• In Indonesian culture, Garuda is considered a symbol of strength, courage, and pride.
• The national airline of Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia, is named after this mythical bird.

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• The first country to implement the GST (Goods and Services Tex) model was France in 1954.
• More than 140 countries have now adopted the GST model, which replaced other indirect taxes such as value-added tax (VAT), sales tax, service tax, and others.
• In India, the GST bill was passed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on July 1, 2017.