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In 1963, the peacock was declared theNational Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions.

Junagadh

Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, an education start-up with an app that lets students record and share videos on specific topics with their classmates.

Microsoft is making Flipgrid free of charge.

Associated Press (AP) is world's oldest news agency followed by Reuters and Agence France - Presse.

Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government spends some of its money. In general, the appropriations process addresses the discretionary portion of the budget – spending ranging from national defense to food safety to education to federal employee salaries, but excludes mandatory spending, such as Medicare and Social Security, which is spent automatically according to formulas.

Hence, congress grants funds to federal agencies and programs during the appropriations process.