Major international organizations and their headquarters Major international organizations and their headquarters


Major international organizations and their headquartersMajor international organizations and their headquarters



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OrganizationsHeadquarters
ഭക്ഷ്യ കാർഷിക സംഘടന(FAO) റോം (ഇറ്റലി)
അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ആണവോർജ ഏജൻസി (IAEO) വിയന്ന (ഓസ്ട്രിയ)
അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര തൊഴിൽ സംഘടന(ILO) ജനീവ(സ്വിറ്റ്സർലാൻഡ്)
അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര നാണയനിധി (IMA) വാഷിങ്ടൺ (യു.എസ്)
യുനസ്‌കോ പാരിസ്(ഫ്രാൻസ്)
യൂണിവേഴ്സൽ പോസ്റ്റൽ യൂണിയൻ ബൺ(സ്വിറ്റ്സർലാൻഡ്)
ലോകബാങ്ക് (WB) വാഷിങ്ടൺ
ലോകാരോഗ്യസംഘടന (WHO) ജനീവ
ബൗദ്ധിക സ്വത്തവകാശ സംഘടന (WIPO) ജനീവ
കോമൺവെൽത്ത് മൾബറോ ഹൗസ് (ലണ്ടൻ)
Name of the Organisation Headquarters
Amnesty International London, United Kingdom
Asian Development Bank Mandaluyong, Philippines
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore
Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta, Indonesia
Commonwealth of Nations London, United Kingdom
Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, Italy
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna, Austria
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Geneva, Switzerland
International Court of Justice (ICJ) The Hague, Netherlands
International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE
International Labour Organisation (ILO/OIT) Geneva, Switzerland
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) London, United Kingdom
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Lausanne, Switzerland
New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) Shanghai, China
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Brussels, Belgium
Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) Paris, France
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna, Austria
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Kathmandu, Nepal
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland
The World Bank Washington DC, US
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) New York, USA
United Nations Conference on Trade Development (UNCTAD) Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations Education Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Paris, France
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Vienna, Austria
United Nations Organization (UN) New York, United States
United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) New York, United States
World Economic Forum (WEF) Cologny, Switzerland
World Health Organisation (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO Also called OMPI) Geneva, Switzerland
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Geneva, Switzerland
World Trade Organization (WTO) Geneva, Switzerland
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vaud, Switzerland
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers California, United States
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IIFA 2017

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The IIfa Awards were held at the MetLife Stadium in New York on July 15. The awards were announced among which singers Kanika Kapoor and Tulsi Kumar.  Alia Bhatt was awarded the Style Icon Award. .

list of the IIFA 2017 winners .

Best Film : Neerja.
Best Director : AnirudhRoy Chaudhary for Pink.
Best Actor (Male) : Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab.
Best Actor (Female) : Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab.
Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female) : Shabana Azmi for Neerja.
Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) : Anupam Kher for MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.
Best Debutant (Female) : Disha Patani for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story.
Best Debut (Male) : Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab.
Best Lyricist : Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Channa Mere Ya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Best Playback Singer (Male) : Amit Mishra for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Best Playback Singer (Fe...

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Famous Scientists and Inventors

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Albert Einstein : Came up with the Theory of Relativity and the equation E=mc^2.
Alexander Graham Bell : Invented the telephone.
Antoine Lavoisier : Father of modern chemistry.
Ben Franklin : Inventor and Founding Father of the United States.
Francis Crick and James Watson : Discovered the structure of the DNA molecule.
Galileo : First used the telescope to view the planets and stars.
George Washington Carver : Botanist who was called the "farmers best friend.".
Henry Ford : Invented the Model T Ford, the first mass produced car.
Isaac Newton : Discovered the theory of gravity and the three laws of motion.
Jane Goodall : Studied chimpanzees in the wild for many years.
Johannes Gutenberg : Invented the printing press.
Leonardo da Vinci : Inventor and artist from the Renaissance.
Louis Pasteur : Discovered pasteurization, vaccines, and founded the science of germ theor...

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Indian constitution borrowed from

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Britain .

Parliamentary government.
Rule of Law.
Legislative procedure.
Single citizenship.
Cabinet system.
Prerogative writs.
Parliamentary privileges .
Bicameralism.
Ireland .

Directive Principles of State Policy.
Nomination of members to RajyaSabha .
Method of election of president.
Unites States of America .

Impeachment of the president.
Functions of president and vice-president.
Removal of Supreme Court and High court judges.
Fundamental Rights.
Judicial review.
Independence of judiciary.
Preamble of the constitution.
Canada .

Federation with a strong Centre.
Vesting of residuary powers in the Centre .
Appointment of state governors by the Centre.
Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme...

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