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The Sumerians were the first to evolve a proper system of writing called cuneiform. The script is wedge-shaped. Henry Rawlinson a British officer, deciphered the cuneiform script. He discovered by chance an inscription known as the behistun inscription. Relentless work of almost 12 years by Henry Rawlinson on this inscription, he managed to decipher the cuneiform script.

Okhla Bird Sanctuary is located in Uttar Pradesh.

Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary at the Okhla barrage over Yamuna River. It is situated in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border and known as a haven for over 300 bird species.

The GVK group-run Mumbai airport has become the world’s busiest amongst the single-runway facilities by handling 837 flights a day or one in 65 seconds on an average in fiscal 2017.