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In the early period, the endemic known as the "Black Death" is the plague.

The plague is a pandemic disease that devastated Europe in the 14th century, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people, approximately 30-60% of Europe's population.

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The Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority is an agency of the Government of Pakistan,

It is responsible for regulating the oil and gas sector in Pakistan.

OGRA was established on March 28, 2002 

Its headquarters is located in Islamabad.

It was founded by the Federal Government.

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Switzerland gained the status of a neutral state in 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, which was held after the Napoleonic Wars.

The Congress of Vienna recognized Switzerland's independence and sovereignty, and established its permanent neutrality.

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The new name of Kashmir Highway is Srinagar Highway.

This highway is a major east-west highway in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital territory.

It provides quick access through Islamabad and connects the Islamabad International Airport in the west to the E-75 Expressway in the east.

The total length of the highway is 25 kilometers, and its width varies from three lanes to five lanes, with five interchanges.

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In 1907, Rudyard Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, as the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and at 41, its youngest recipient to date.

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Old Delhi or Purani Dilli is an area part of the greater city of Delhi, India.

It was founded as a walled city named Shahjahanabad in 1639.

When Shah Jahan (the Mughal emperor at the time) decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra.

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Soil pollution can be caused by acid rain.

It is a type of precipitation that contains high levels of sulfuric and nitric acid.

This can occur when fossil fuels are burned, releasing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, which then combine with water and oxygen to form acid rain.

Acid rain can alter the pH of the soil, making it more acidic and potentially harmful to plants and microorganisms.

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 It is also known as “Queen of the water lillies”.

It is the National flower of Guyana.

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At the top of the waterfall, energy is stored in the form of gravitational potential energy

but when it falls, it gets converted from potential to kinetic energy

Potential energy due to the object's height above the Earth is converted to kinetic energy as it falls

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The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season is named as Black Summer

The fires reached their peak during the summer months, from December 2019 to February 2020.

The extent of Damage:

• By early 2020, the bushfires had ravaged vast areas of Australia,
• burning an estimated 18 million hectares (44.5 million acres),
• destroying over 3,000 homes,
• and killing at least 33 people.