International bodies and their Headquarters
1.
United Nations Organization ——— New York
2.
Economic Commission of Europe ———- -Geneva
3.
Economic & Social Commission of Asia ——- Bangkok
4.
Economic Commission of Latin America ———Santiago, Chile
5.
Economic Commission for Africa ——–Addis Ababa ,Ethopia
6.
Economic Commission for Western Asia——Baghdad, Iraq
7.
UNESCO ——-Paris
8.
Universal Postal Union (UPU) ——–Berne, Switzerland
9.
WHO ————Geneva ( It is nt in Delhi )
10.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ——Geneva
11.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ——Geneva
12.
World Trade Organization (WTO)—— Geneva,Switzerland
13.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)——Geneva
14.
International Labour Organization (ILO)——- Geneva
15.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) —–Vienna
16.
Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) —–Rome
17.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Rome
18.
International Maritime Organization (IMO) London
19.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) —-Vienna
20.
IBRD (International Bank of Reconstruction & Development) or World Bank
——-Washington
21.
International Development Association —–Washington
22.
International Finance Corporation (IFC) —–Washington
23.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) ——Washington
24.
International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) —Washington
25.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). —–Montreal, Canada
26.
UNICEF—– New York
27.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)—- Geneva
28.
United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) —-Geneva
29.
United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR) —-Geneva
30.
United Nations Relief & Work for Palestine Refugees in the Near East —-
Gaza City & Amman ,Jordan
31.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) —-New York
32.
United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA)— New York
33.
United Nations Development Programme —-(UNDP) New York
34.
United Nations Environment Programme —–(UNEP) Nairobi
35.
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) —-New York
36.
Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons —-The Hague,Holland
37.
United Nations Drugs Control Program (UNDCP)—– Vienna
38.
United Nations Interregional Crime & Justice Research Institute —-Turin,
Italy
39.
United Nations Fund for International Parterships —- New York
40.
UN-HABITAT ( United Nations Human Settlement Programme ) —-Nairobi
41.
United Nations International School (UNIS) —-New York
42.
World Food Programme (WFP) —–Rome
43.
World Tourism Organization (WTO) —–Madrid, Spain
44.United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change( UNFCC )—- Rome
45.
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) —-Geneva
46.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)—- Geneva
47.
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) —-Vienna,
Austria
48.
United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS – (UNAIDS) —Geneva, Switzerland
List of Awards for Exam 2014
•
Abhishikta S Shetty – Miss South India 2014
• Ahmet Sik (Turkish journalist) – UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2014
• Amitabh Bachchan – India’s Global Icon of the Year
• Amul (Milk Product Brand) – High Performance Brand Award 2013
• Anand Kumar – Ramanujan Mathematics Award 2014
• Anees Salim – The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013
• Angela Merkel – Israel’s highest civilian honour (the “Medal of Distinction”)
• APJ Abdul Kalam – honorary degree from University of Edinburgh
• Arogya Swami Joseph Paulraj – 2014 Marconi Society Prize
• Assamese Film Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xipaare (As River Flows) – Audience choice award in North Carolina film festival
• Bharat Gupta – Youth Achievers Award
• Bipan Chandra – Itihas Ratna Award 2014
• Caparo Group – International Business of the Year award 2014
• Chandi Prasad Bhatt – Gandhi Peace Prize (2013)
• Cristiano Ronaldo – world’s best soccer player for the 2012/2013 season (FIFA)
• Cyrus Mistry – DSC prize for South Asian literature
• Donna Tartt (for the book Goldfinch) – Pulitzer Prize 2014 (Fiction)
• Dr Sumeet Chugh – Simon Dack Award
• Dr. Tej Vir Singh –UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence 2013 in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge
• Gabriela Isler – Miss Universe 2013
• Govind Mishra (for the book Dhool Paudho Par) – Sarawasti Samman (2013)
• Gulzar – Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013
• Gyan Correa – Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – Navaratna award
• ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund – Morningstar India‘s best fund house award in the debt
• Iwao Hakamada – WBC honorary Championship Belt
• Javed Aktar – Sahitya Akademi Award 2013
• Jeev Milkha Singh (for the book Lava) – Asian Tour‘s Player of the Decade
• Jhumpa Lahiri (for the book Lowland) – Baileys Prize 2014(Shortlisted)
• Kapil Dev – C. K. Naidu Award
• Kathy Cross – First woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires’ panel
• Kerala Tourism – United Nations Award
• Killa (a Marathi film) – Crystal Bear (Glasernen Bar)Award at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
• Koyal Rana – 51st Femina Miss India
• Laxmi (an acid attack victim) – International Women of Courage Award, US
• Lewis Hamilton – Chinese F1 Grand Prix
• Lingaiah Nagarapu – STF Best Scientist Award
• Luis Suarez – PFA Player of the year
• Madan Babu – Protein Science Young Investigator Award 2014
• Malala Yousafzai – Children’s Nobel Prize (Nominated)
• Mathangi Sathyamurthy – M S Subbulakshmi Award
• Meb Keflezighi – First US male athlete to win the Boston Marathon
• Meera Chandrasekhar – Robert Foster Cherry Award for Teaching 2014
• Mitchell Johnson – Allan Border medal
• Mitul Kadakia – Gregory Braden Memorial Fellow of the Year Award 2014
• MS Dhoni – UK’s 2014 Asian Award
• N R Narayana Murthy (Infosys) – Canada India Foundation Chanchalani Global Indian Award 2014
• Nadine Angerer – Best women’s football player in the world (2013)
• Nirendranath Chakraborty – Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2012)
• Pankaj Mishra – Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 (Non-Fiction)
• Pope Francis – Time Person of the year 2013
• Pranab Mukherjee – Award of Honor from Rotary International
• Prof C N R Rao – Bharat Ratna
• Prof Stuart Parkin – Millennium technology Prize 2014
• Queen Latifah – 2014 Matrix Award
• Rajesh Gopakumar – 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research (2013)
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – Sword of Honour award
• Ramesh Agrawal – Goldman Prize
• Ratan Tata – UK’s highest civilian award (Knight Grand Cross)
• Richard Quest – UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement 2013
• Sachin Tendulkar – Bharat Ratna
• Sachin Tendulkar – Cricketer of Generation Award
• Sankha Ghosh – Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2013)
• Shigeru Ban – Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014
• Shikhar Dhawan – Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year
• Shubhranshu Choudhary – Digital activism award
• Sikkim – National Tourism Award
• Silent Screams : India’s Fight Against Rape (documentary) – New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2014
• Sourav Ganguly – Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree by BESU
• Sriprakash KS – Asia Pacific Academy Award
• Stanislas Wawrinka – Monte Carlo Masters Title
• Swraj Paul – International Business of the Year award 2014
• TCS – Top Employer in Europe
• Tomas Halik – Templeton Prize 2014
• Vijay Seshadri – Pulitzer Prize 2014 (Poetry)
• Vishwanath Tripathi – Vyas Samman 2013
• Yakov Grigorevich Sinai – Abel Prize 2014
• Yushi (Taiwanese poet) – Thiruvalluvar award
• Ahmet Sik (Turkish journalist) – UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2014
• Amitabh Bachchan – India’s Global Icon of the Year
• Amul (Milk Product Brand) – High Performance Brand Award 2013
• Anand Kumar – Ramanujan Mathematics Award 2014
• Anees Salim – The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013
• Angela Merkel – Israel’s highest civilian honour (the “Medal of Distinction”)
• APJ Abdul Kalam – honorary degree from University of Edinburgh
• Arogya Swami Joseph Paulraj – 2014 Marconi Society Prize
• Assamese Film Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xipaare (As River Flows) – Audience choice award in North Carolina film festival
• Bharat Gupta – Youth Achievers Award
• Bipan Chandra – Itihas Ratna Award 2014
• Caparo Group – International Business of the Year award 2014
• Chandi Prasad Bhatt – Gandhi Peace Prize (2013)
• Cristiano Ronaldo – world’s best soccer player for the 2012/2013 season (FIFA)
• Cyrus Mistry – DSC prize for South Asian literature
• Donna Tartt (for the book Goldfinch) – Pulitzer Prize 2014 (Fiction)
• Dr Sumeet Chugh – Simon Dack Award
• Dr. Tej Vir Singh –UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence 2013 in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge
• Gabriela Isler – Miss Universe 2013
• Govind Mishra (for the book Dhool Paudho Par) – Sarawasti Samman (2013)
• Gulzar – Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013
• Gyan Correa – Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – Navaratna award
• ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund – Morningstar India‘s best fund house award in the debt
• Iwao Hakamada – WBC honorary Championship Belt
• Javed Aktar – Sahitya Akademi Award 2013
• Jeev Milkha Singh (for the book Lava) – Asian Tour‘s Player of the Decade
• Jhumpa Lahiri (for the book Lowland) – Baileys Prize 2014(Shortlisted)
• Kapil Dev – C. K. Naidu Award
• Kathy Cross – First woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires’ panel
• Kerala Tourism – United Nations Award
• Killa (a Marathi film) – Crystal Bear (Glasernen Bar)Award at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
• Koyal Rana – 51st Femina Miss India
• Laxmi (an acid attack victim) – International Women of Courage Award, US
• Lewis Hamilton – Chinese F1 Grand Prix
• Lingaiah Nagarapu – STF Best Scientist Award
• Luis Suarez – PFA Player of the year
• Madan Babu – Protein Science Young Investigator Award 2014
• Malala Yousafzai – Children’s Nobel Prize (Nominated)
• Mathangi Sathyamurthy – M S Subbulakshmi Award
• Meb Keflezighi – First US male athlete to win the Boston Marathon
• Meera Chandrasekhar – Robert Foster Cherry Award for Teaching 2014
• Mitchell Johnson – Allan Border medal
• Mitul Kadakia – Gregory Braden Memorial Fellow of the Year Award 2014
• MS Dhoni – UK’s 2014 Asian Award
• N R Narayana Murthy (Infosys) – Canada India Foundation Chanchalani Global Indian Award 2014
• Nadine Angerer – Best women’s football player in the world (2013)
• Nirendranath Chakraborty – Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2012)
• Pankaj Mishra – Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 (Non-Fiction)
• Pope Francis – Time Person of the year 2013
• Pranab Mukherjee – Award of Honor from Rotary International
• Prof C N R Rao – Bharat Ratna
• Prof Stuart Parkin – Millennium technology Prize 2014
• Queen Latifah – 2014 Matrix Award
• Rajesh Gopakumar – 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research (2013)
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport – Sword of Honour award
• Ramesh Agrawal – Goldman Prize
• Ratan Tata – UK’s highest civilian award (Knight Grand Cross)
• Richard Quest – UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement 2013
• Sachin Tendulkar – Bharat Ratna
• Sachin Tendulkar – Cricketer of Generation Award
• Sankha Ghosh – Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award (2013)
• Shigeru Ban – Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014
• Shikhar Dhawan – Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year
• Shubhranshu Choudhary – Digital activism award
• Sikkim – National Tourism Award
• Silent Screams : India’s Fight Against Rape (documentary) – New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2014
• Sourav Ganguly – Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree by BESU
• Sriprakash KS – Asia Pacific Academy Award
• Stanislas Wawrinka – Monte Carlo Masters Title
• Swraj Paul – International Business of the Year award 2014
• TCS – Top Employer in Europe
• Tomas Halik – Templeton Prize 2014
• Vijay Seshadri – Pulitzer Prize 2014 (Poetry)
• Vishwanath Tripathi – Vyas Samman 2013
• Yakov Grigorevich Sinai – Abel Prize 2014
• Yushi (Taiwanese poet) – Thiruvalluvar award
States and their taglines
1. Kerela- Gods owns country.
2. Goa- Go Goa.
3. Punjab- India begins here.
4. Meghalaya – half way to heaven.
5. Orissa- the s0ul of India.
6. Karnataka- one state, many worlds.
7. Gujarat-vibrant gujarat.
8. Himachal Pradesh – unforgettable
himachal.
9. Chattishgarh- full of surprises .
10. Rajasthan- Incredible state of INDIA.
11. Uttar Pradesh- amazing heritage grand
experience.
12. Madhya Pradesh- The heart of incredible
India.
13. Andhra Pradesh- The essence of
incredible India.
14. Arunachal
pradesh- The land of dawn-lit m0untains.
15. Bihar- blissful bihar.
16. D & N haveli- d land of natural
beauty.
17. Haryana- a pioneer in highway tourism.
18. J&k- Chalo kashmir.
19. Jharkhand- a new experience.
20. Manipur- jewel of India.
21. Nagaland-land of festivals.
22. Sikkim- small but beautiful.
23. TM-enchanting tamilnadu.
24. Tripura-visit agartala.
25. Uttarakhand-exploring uttara.
26. WB-beautiful bengal.
27. Lakshadweep-99%fun in 1%land.
28. Pondicherry- give time a break.
29. New delhi- dildaar
delhi.
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