1.WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (WTO)
HDQ= GENEVA
DIRECTOR GENERAL = Roberto Azevêdo (NEWLY APPOINTED)
BORN = 1ST JAN 1995
MEMBERS= 159 Last - Tajikistan
2.INTERNATIONAL MONETORY FUND (IMF)
ALSO CALLED FMI
HDQ= WASHINGTON D.C
MD= Christine Lagarde
BORN = 1ST MARCH 1947
MEMBERS =188 LAST South Sudan
IMF FORECAST WORLD GROWTH TO 3.3 %
3.ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)
FIGHTING POVERTY IN ASIA AND PACIFIC
HDQ =Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
President = Takehiko Nakao
born = 22 august 1966
members = 67
adb investing 2$million in a private company simpa in india
The ADB has recently sanctioned the Rs 130 crore project to
replace the 408km water supply pipelines,
commissioned in 1960,"
Tripura's Urban Development secretary Ashutosh Jindal told reporters
Asian Development Bank to provide $18.4 million
for post harvest facility in Gujarat
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Centre signed
an agreement for US $300 million additional loan to
upgrade 254 kilometres of deteriorated highways in northern and southern Bihar
ADB gave 100 Million US Dollar Loan to Uttarakhand for the urban infrastructure programme.
The ADB has offered $150 million loan for the expansion of railway tracks
and to improve overall service in the country.
ADB announced to provide $74.8 million loan to improve road
connectivity in the North East states.
ADB to provide $300 million loan to Chhattisgarh for overhauling roads
its first ever loan to private agri-business in India, Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $ 18.4 million to Champion Agro to set up cold storage facilities for fruits and vegetables focusing on Gujarat.
4.UNO (UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATIONS)
MOTTO = ITS YOUR WORLD
secretary general = ban- ki - moon
hdq = usa new york
born = 24 october 1945
members=193 LAST South Sudan
latest news if any
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) started Tuesday its 68th session at the UN Headquarters in New York while setting a new development agenda beyond 2015 as its priority 18SEPT 2013
SYRIA ATTACKS UNTED NATIONS ACTIVELY TAKING PART
AS UN IS IN USA SO OBAMA ON SYRIA CONNECTION
offer help in uttrakhand
5.SAARC (SOUNTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COOPERATION)
Secretary GeneraL= Ahmed Saleem
HDQ= NEPAL
BORN = 8TH DEC 1985
MEMBERS = 8
Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka (ABBiMNPS)
NEWS
SAARC CCI youth summit kicks off at Kathmandu SEPT 22
Former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir
High Court Justice Bashir Ahmad Khan
has been elected President of India chapter of SAARC Law,
an apex body which promotes cooperation among the
legal fraternity of the eight member regional grouping.
NEW DELHI: State-run Power Grid is preparing a road map for
setting up an electricity grid to connect SAARC nations including Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari will inaugurate
the 12th international meet of SAARC Engineers Forum in ChANDIGARH ON 6SEPT OR 7 .
Engineer's day is celebrated on September 15.
This day is celebrated in the honor of Sir Mokshagundam Vishveshvarayya
Runa Laila, the SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS visited India
from and the objective of the visit was to extend support to the cause of HIV/AIDS
especially on the issues of Stigma and Discrimination related to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV).
The world's tallest twisted tower “Infinity Tower” was launched in Dubai Marina on 10 June 2013,Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn,
Bangladeshi singer Runa Lailaand Oscar-winning Pakistani filmmaker sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
(ALL THREE) have been named as SAARC Goodwill Ambassadors for HIV/AIDS
6.ASEAN = ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATION
motto = One Vision, One Identity, One Community
HDQ= JAKARTA
secretary general = LE-LUONG MINH
BORN = 8 AUGUST 1967
MEMBERS= 10
india is not the member
Brunei Darussalam,combodia,Lao PDR,Malaysia ,Mayanmar,Phillipins, Singapore, Thialand , Viet Nam ()
20th ASEAN Meeting April 2012 – Phnom penh (Cambodia).
21st ASEAN Summit Nov 2012 - Phnom Penh (Cambodia ).
22nd ASEAN Summit 2013 – Brunei
Myanmar will host the ASEAN drug meeting in Yangon from September 24 to 27.
India has been very supportive of objectives of ASEAN by 2015
ASEAN HAS TO COMPLETE CERTAIN OBJECTIVES BY 2015 . I DONT KNW GOOGLE
7. OPEC (organisation of petroleum exporting companies)
HDQ = Vienna, Austria
PRESDENT = Bijan Namdar Zanganeh
BORN = SEPT 1960
MEMBERS = 12
Algeria ,Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq ,Kuwait ,Libya ,Nigeria, Qatar ,Saudi Arabia ,United Arab Emirates ,Venezuela
8. WHO (WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION)
HDQ = GENEVA
Head = Margaret Chan
born = 7th april 1948
only one doctor per 1,700 citizens in India; who
(WHO)honors Sri Lanka's Health Minister for anti-tobacco campaign sept4
9. WORLD BANK
MOTTO = Working for a World Free of Poverty
PRESIDENT = JIM YONG KIM (ALWAYS FROM US)
MEMBERS =188 LAST SUDAN
BORN =1944
WORLD BANK FORECAST GDP IN INDIA 5.7% 13-14
According to the World Bank India is Largest
Recipient of Remittances in the World, receiving 69 billion US Dollars
India to buy $4.3 billion worth of World Bank bonds
India has signed a loan agreement of 100 million US dollar
with the World Bank for its Low Income Housing Finance Project.
