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Table of Contents
BANKS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
BANKING TERMINOLOGIES ..................................................................................................................................... 8
INDIAN STATES .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
UNION TERITORY .................................................................................................................................................... 11
OTHER COUNTRIES ................................................................................................................................................. 12
MINISTRY .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 14

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BANKS
Banks MD & CEO /Chairman Headquarters & Tagline
Establishment
International

World Bank President – David Malpass Headquarters –

(WB) Washington D.C, United
States (US)
Establishment– 1944
Asian President – Masatsugu Asakawa Establishment – 1966
Development Headquarters
Bank (ADB) – Mandaluyong City, Metro
Manila, Philippines

National

Reserve Bank of Governor– Shaktikanta Das Headquarters– Mumbai,

India (RBI) Deputy Governors– Mahesh Maharashtra
Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Establishment– 1st April
Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi 1935
Sankar

Indian Bank MD & CEO – Shanti Lal Jain Establishment – 1907

Headquarters – Chennai,
Tamil Nadu
National Bank Chairman - Shri Shaji K V Headquarters – Mumbai,
for Agriculture Maharashtra
and Rural Establishment – 1982
Development
(NABARD)
Bank of Baroda Managing Director (MD) & Headquarters
chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Vadodara, Gujarat
– Sanjiv Chadha Establishment – 1908
AU Small Managing Director & CEO– Headquarters– Jaipur, Badlaav Humse Hai
Finance Bank Sanjay Agarwal Rajasthan
ICICI Bank Managing Director (MD) & Headquarters – Mumbai,
Limited Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maharashtra
– Sandeep Bakhshi Establishment – 1994
Canara Bank Managing Director (MD) & Headquarters
Chief Executive Officer(CEO) – Bengaluru, Karnataka
– L V Prabhakar Establishment – 1906
Fino Payments MD & CEO – Rishi Gupta Headquarters – Navi
Bank Limited Mumbai, Maharashtra
Establishment – 2017
Equitas Small MD & CEO – Established – 2016
Finance Bank Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan Headquarters – Chennai,
Ltd Tamil Nadu

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YES Bank Managing Director (MD) & Establishment – 2004 Experience Our
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Headquarters – Mumbai, Expertise
– Prashant Kumar Maharashtra
IDFC FIRST Bank MD & CEO – V. Vaidyanathan Headquarters – Mumbai,
Maharashtra
DBS Bank India Managing Director & CEO Establishment – 1994 DBIL was among the
Limited (DBIL) – Surojit Shome Headquarters – Mumbai, 1st foreign banks in
Maharashtra India to start operating
as a wholly owned,
locally incorporated
subsidiary.
HDFC Bank Managing Director (MD) & Headquarters – Mumbai,
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maharashtra
– Sashidhar Jagdishan Establishment – 1994
Small Industries Chairman & Managing Establishment – 1990
Development Director (CMD) – Headquarters – Lucknow,
Bank of India Sivasubramanian Ramann Uttar Pradesh
(SIDBI)
Suryoday Small Managing Director (MD) & Headquarters – Mumbai,
Finance Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maharashtra
Limited – Baskar Babu Ramachandran Establishment – 23
January 2017
RBL Bank Managing Director (MD) and Headquarters – Mumbai, Apno Ka Bank
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maharashtra
– R Subramaniakumar
AU Small Managing Director (MD) & Establishment – 2017
Finance Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Headquarters – Jaipur,
(AU SFB) – Sanjay Agarwal Rajasthan

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BANKING TERMINOLOGIES
CRAR capital to risk weighted assets ratio
NAV Net Asset Value
TMBL Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited
IRDAI Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
EBP Electronic Book Provider
ISIN International Securities Identification Number
EDCF Economic Development Cooperation Fund
UCBs Urban Co-operative Banks
CRAR Capital to Risk Weighted Assets
IFSCs International Financial Services Centers
RERA Real Estate Regulatory Authority
DRHP Draft Red Herring Prospectus
CBDC Central Bank Digital Currency
ABIS ABIS Exports India Private Limited
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research
ONDC Open Network Digital Commerce
AFLI Ageas Federal Life Insurance
MSF Marginal Standing Facility
SDF Standing Deposit Facility
NASSCOM National Association of Software and Service Companies
MFF Multi-tranche financing facility
SASEC South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation
NIIF National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
SVCL SV Creditline Limited
IOSCO International Organisation of Securities Commission’s
CBDT Central Board of Direct Taxes
CCPS Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares
SGEL SJVN Green Energy Limited
IREDA Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
TReDS Trade Receivables Discounting System
RGICL Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd.
CGDA Controller General of Defence Accounts
RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement
IMSP Immediate Payment Service
IFSCA International Financial Services Centres Authority
IFSCs International Financial Services Centres
CEEW Council on Energy, Environment and Water
KSUM Kerala Startup Mission
ICEGATE Indian Customs Electronic Gateway
TPREL Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited
HPSC-CS High Powered Steering Committee on Cyber Security
ISSC Information Systems Security Committee
GNPA Gross Non-Performing Assets
DEWG Digital Economy Working Group

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INDIAN STATES
State Capital Chief Minister Governor Key Notes

Assam Dispur Himanta Biswa Sarma Jagdish Mukhi Wildlife Sanctuary

(WLS) – Sonai Rupai WLS;
Bherjan – Borajan –
Padumoni WLS, East
Karbi Anglong Wildlife
Sanctuary, Nambor
Wildlife Sanctuary,
Amchang Wildlife
Sanctuary
Zoological Park – Assam
State Zoo (Green Lung),
Guwahati
Airports- Lokpriya
Gopinath Bordoloi
International Airport;
Dibrugarh Airport

Goa Panaji Pramod Sawant P. S. Sreedharan Pillai

National Park – Mollem
National Park
Zoological Park – Bondla
Zoological Park
Airport – Goa
International Airport;
Mormagao Port
Gujarat Gandhinagar Bhupendra Patel Acharya Devvrat Zoological Park –
Sakkarbaug zoo; Dr.
Shyamaprasad Mukherjee
Zoological Garden
(Sarthana Nature Park)
Wildlife Sanctuary
(WLS) – Narayan Sarovar
WLS; Gaga WLS
Himachal Summer – Jai Ram Thakur Rajendra Vishwanath National Parks– Great
Pradesh Shimla Arlekar Himalayan National Park;
Winter - Pin Valley National Park
Dharamshala Wildlife Sanctuaries–
Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary;
Chail Wildlife Sanctuary
Kerala Thiruvanantha Pinarayi Vijayan Arif Mohammad Khan National Park–
puram Pampadum Shola National
Park; Mathikettan Shola
National Park
Wildlife Sanctuary–
Wayanad Wildlife
Sanctuary; Idukki Wildlife
Sanctuary

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Maharashtra Mumbai Eknath Shinde Bhagat Singh National Park – Gugamal
Koshyari National Park, Tadoba
National park (tiger
reserve), Chandoli
National Park, Sanjay
Gandhi National Park,
Pench National Park
Wildlife Sanctuary
– Radhanagari Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sagareshwar
Wildlife Sanctuary
Manipur Imphal Nongthombam Biren La. Ganesan National Park – Sirohi
Singh National Park
Wildlife Sanctuary
– Yangoupokpi-Lokchao
Wildlife Sanctuary
Meghalaya Shillong Conrad K Sangma Brigadier (Dr.) B. D. Wildlife
Mishra (Retd) Sanctuary- Baghmara
Pitcher Plant Wildlife
Sanctuary; Nongkhyllem
Wildlife Sanctuary
Zoological Park- Lady
Hydari Park, Nehru Park
Cum Mini Zoo
Festival – Shad Suk
Mynsiem Festival;
Nongkrem Festival
Stadium – Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium (Outdoor)
Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio Jagdish Mukhi National Park- Intanki
National Park (Peren,
Nagaland)
Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal Wildlife
Sanctuary – Bhitarkanika
sanctuary
Tiger Reserve – Rourkela
Airport; Gopalpur port
Airport – Paradip Port,
Dhamara Port
Festival – Utkala Divas,
Durga Pooja
Tamil Nadu Chennai Muthuvel Karunanidhi Ravindra Narayan National Parks – Guindy
Stalin Ravi (R.N. Ravi) National Park; Gulf of
Mannar Marine Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries
(WLS) – Mudumalai WLS;
Mundanthurai WLS

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Uttarakhand Winter – Pushkar Singh Dhami Lieutenant General National Park – Nanda
Dehradun Gurmit Singh Devi National Park, Valley
Summer - of Flowers National Park,
Gairsain Rajaji National Park;
Gangotri National Park
Wildlife Sanctuary
– Govind wildlife
sanctuary, Kedarnath
wildlife sanctuary
Uttar Lucknow Yogi Adityanath Anandiben Mafatbhai Wildlife Sanctuary–
Pradesh Patel National Chambal
Sanctuary; Kishanpur
Wildlife Sanctuary,
Mahaveer Swami WL
Sanctuary, Ranipur
Wildlife Sanctuary,
Chandraprabha WL
Sanctuary, Kaimoor
Wildlife Sanctuary
Tiger Reserve– Pilibhit
Tiger Reserve; Dudhwa
Tiger Reserve, Amangarh
(buffer of Corbett TR)
Zoological Park – Nawab
Wajid Ali Shah Zoological
Garden, Kanpur
Zoological Park

UNION TERITORY
Union Teritory Capital Chief Lieutenant Key Notes
Minister Governor

Jammu & Manoj Sinha Wildlife Sanctuary- Nandini

Kashmir (J&K) Wildlife Sanctuary; Hirpora
Wildlife Sanctuary, Ramnagar
Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajparian
Wildlife Sanctuary
Airports- Jammu airport; Satwari
Airport, Srinagar International
Airport (Sheikh ul-Alam
International Airport)

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OTHER COUNTRIES
Country Capital Prime Minister / Currency Key Notes
President
Bhutan Thimphu Prime Minister– Bhutanese
Lotay Tshering Ngultrum
Chile Santiago President – Gabriel Chilean Peso
Boric (CLP)

Denmark Copenhagen Monarch- Queen Danish Krone

Margrethe II
Fiji Suva President – Ratu Fiji Dollar (FJD)
Wiliame Maivalili
Katonivere
Germany Berlin President – Frank- EURO
Walter Steinmeier
Ireland Dublin President – Michael Euro
Daniel Higgins
Israel Jerusalem President- Isaac Israeli Shekel
Herzog
Prime Minister-
Benjamin Netanyahu
Japan Tokyo Prime Minister – Japanese Yen
Fumio Kishida (JPY)
Kazakhstan Astana Prime Minister– Kazakhstani
Alikhan Smailov Tenge
Morocco Rabat Prime Minister – Moroccan
Aziz Akhannouch Dirham
Nepal Kathmandu President– Bidhya Nepalese
Devi Bhandari Rupee
Norway Oslo Prime Minister – Norwegian
Jonas Gahr Støre Krone
Peru Lima President- Dina Sol
Boluarte
Prime
Minister- Betssy
Chávez
Singapore Singapore Prime Minister– Lee Singapore
Hsien Loong Dollar
South Korea Seoul President – Yoon Suk- South Korean
yeol Won
Thailand Bangkok Prime Minister– Thai Baht
Prayut Chan-o-cha
United Arab Abu Dhabi city President – Sheikh Arab Emirati
Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Dirham (AED)
(UAE) Nahyan [called
Dirhams]

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MINISTRY
Ministry Minister

Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI)
Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (MoSPI)
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(MoA&FW)
Union Minister – Piyush Goyal (Rajya Sabha –
Maharashtra)
Ministers of State (MoS) – Anupriya Patel; Som
Parkash
MoSPI is the nodal agency for the planned and
organized development of the statistical system in
India.
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)– Rao
Inderjit Singh (Gurugram Constituency – Haryana)
Union Minister– Narendra Singh Tomar (Constituency-
Morena, Madhya Pradesh)
Minister of State (MoS)– Kailash Choudhary
(Constituency- Barmer, Rajasthan)

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Union Minister – Anurag Singh Thakur (Constituency-
Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh)
Minister of State (MoS)– Nisith Pramanik
(Constituency- Coochbehar, West Bengal)
Ministry of Power (MoP) Union Minister- Raj Kumar Singh (Arrah, Bihar)
Minister of State (MoS)- Krishan Pal (Faridabad,
Haryana)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Union Minister – Ashwini Vaishnaw (Rajya Sabha –
Technology (MeitY) Odisha)
Minister of State (MoS) – Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Ministry of Minority Affairs Union Minister- Smriti Zubin Irani (Constituency-
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh)
Minister of State- John Barla (Constituency-
Alipurduars, West Bengal)
Establishment- 2006
Ministry of Defence (MoD) Union Minister– Rajnath Singh (Constituency-
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
Minister of State (MoS)– Ajay Bhatt (Constituency-
Nainital, Udhamsingh Nagar, Uttarakhand)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Union Minister– Narendra Modi (Constituency-
Pensions Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
Minister of State– Dr Jitendra Singh (Constituency-
Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir)
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Minister- Piyush Goyal (Rajya Sabha- Maharashtra)
Distribution Minister of State- Ashwini Kumar Choubey (Buxar,
Bihar); Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh)
Ministry of Railways (MoR) Union Minister – Ashwini Vaishnaw (Rajya Sabha
Constituency – Odisha)
Minister of State (MoS) – Raosaheb Patil Danve,
Darshana Jardosh

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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Union Minister – Hardeep Singh Puri (Constituency –
(MoHUA) Uttar Pradesh)
Minister of State– Kaushal Kishore (Constituency –
Mohanlalganj, Uttar Pradesh)

ORGANIZATIONS
Organization Headquarters Head Key Notes
Financial Service/Insurance

HDFC ERGO General Headquarters Chairman – Keki HDFC ERGO General Insurance
Insurance Company – Mumbai, M Mistry Company Limited is a joint
Limited Maharashtra venture between HDFC
Limited, India’s premier
Housing Finance Institution
and ERGO International
AG, the primary insurance
entity of Munich Re Group.
ICICI Lombard Headquarters– Managing Director
Mumbai, & CEO–
Maharashtra Bhargav Dasgupta
Bajaj Allianz General Headquarters Managing Director Establishment – 2001
Insurance Company – Pune, (MD) & Chief Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
Limited Maharashtra Executive Officer Company Limited is a joint
(CEO) – Tapan venture between Bajaj Finserv
Singhel Limited and Allianz SE.
HDFC ERGO General Headquarters Managing Director HDFC ERGO General Insurance
Insurance Company – Mumbai, (MD) & Chief Company Limited is a joint
Limited Maharashtra Executive Officer venture between HDFC Limited
(CEO) – Ritesh and ERGO International AG, the
Kumar primary insurance entity of
Munich Re Group.
Tata AIA Life Insurance Headquarters Managing Director Tata AIA Life Insurance Company
Company Limited – Mumbai, (MD) & Chief Limited is a joint venture
Maharashtra Executive Officer company, formed by Tata Sons
(CEO) – Naveen Private Limited and AIA Group
Tahilyani Limited (AIA).
Chairman
– Saurabh Agrawal
Razorpay Headquarters Managing Director Establishment – 2014
– Bengaluru, (MD) & Co-
Karnataka founder
– Shashank Kumar
Ageas Federal Life Headquarters Managing Director Establishment – 2007
Insurance (AFLI) – Mumbai, (MD) & Chief
Maharashtra Executive Officer
(CEO) – Vighnesh
Shahane

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Universal Sompo General Headquarters Managing Director Universal Sompo General
Insurance Company – Mumbai, (MD) & Chief Insurance Company Limited is a
Limited Maharashtra Executive Officer joint venture (JV) of Indian Bank
(CEO) – Sharad and Indian Overseas Bank,
Mathur Karnataka Bank and Dabur
Investment Corporation and
Japanese general insurer Sompo
Japan Insurance Inc,,
PhonePe Private Limited, Headquarters Co-Founder &
India – Mumbai, Chief Executive
Maharashtra Officer (CEO)
– Sameer Nigam
Canara HSBC Life Headquarters Managing Director Establishment – 2008
Insurance – Gurugram, (MD) and Chief
Haryana Executive Officer
(CEO) – Anuj
Mathur
OPEN Financial Headquarters Co-founder & Establishment – 2017
Technologies Private – Bangalore, Chief Executive OPEN Financial Technologies
Limited Karnataka Officer (CEO) Private Limited is a digital
– Anish Achuthan banking fintech
enterprise that runs Open
Money, a Small & Medium
Enterprises (SME) neobanking
platform; Zwitch, an embedded
finance platform
and BankingStack, an
enterprise digital banking
platform for banks.
Other Organizations
International

World Health Headquarters- Gen Director Establishment- 1948

Organization (WHO) eva, Switzerland General- Dr Tedros
Adhanom
Ghebreyesus
World Trade Headquarters – Director-General – Establishment – 1995
Organization (WTO) Geneva, Switzerland Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Members – 164 Members
Iweala WTO is the only global
international organization
dealing with the rules of trade
between nations.
United Nations (UN) Headquarters- Ne Secretary- Establishment- 1945
w York, USA General- António
Guterres

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United Nations Headquarters– Director- Members– 193 Members & 11
Educational, Scientific Paris, France General– Audrey Associate Members
and Cultural Azoulay Establishment– 1945 (came
Organization (UNESCO) into force in 1946)
United Nations Headquarters– Secretary–
Conference on Trade Geneva, General– Rebeca
and Development Switzerland Grynspan
(UNCTAD)
United Nations Children’s Headquarters– Executive
Fund(UNICEF) New York, United Director–
States of America Catherine Russell

United Nations Human President(2022)– Human Rights Council is an inter-

Rights Council(UN-HRC) Federico Villegas governmental body within the
United Nations system
responsible for strengthening the
promotion and protection of
human rights around the globe.
The Council is made up of 47 UN
Member States which are elected
by the UNGA.
Created on 15th March 2006.
SpaceX Headquarters Chief Executive
– California, United Officer (CEO)
States of America – Elon Musk
(USA)
World Intellectual Headquarters – Director General – Establishment – 1967
Property Organization Geneva, Switzerland Daren Tang DeMembership – 193 member
(WIPO) states
WIPO is the global forum for
intellectual property (IP)
services, policy, information and
cooperation. It is a self-funding
agency of the United Nations
(UN).
UNAIDS – United Nations Headquarters– Executive
Programme on HIV/AIDS Geneva, Switzerland Director– Winnie
Byanyima
United Nations Headquarters – Administrator – Establishment – 1965
Development Programme New York, United Achim Steiner
(UNDP) States (US)
United Nations Headquarters- Bon Executive
Volunteers (UNV) n, Germany Coordinator- Toily
Programme Kurbanov (Russian
Federation)
United Nations Office on Headquarters– Director-
Drugs and Crime Vienna, Austria General– Ghada
(UNODC) Fathi Waly (Egypt)

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United Nation Security Headquarters India’s permanent Establishment – 1945
Council (UNSC) – New York, United representative to
States UN – Ruchira
Kamboj
International Tennis Headquarters- Lon President- David Establishment- 1913
Federation (ITF) don, United Haggerty
Kingdom (UK)
National Aeronautics and Headquarters – Administrator –
Space Administration Washington D.C, Bill Nelson
(NASA) United States
Organisation for the Headquarters- Th Director- Members of Executive
Prohibition of Chemical e Hague, General- Fernando Council- 41 Member States
Weapons (OPCW) Netherlands Arias
International Chess Headquarters President – Arkady Establishment – 1924
Federation (FIDE) – Lausanne, Dvorkovich
Switzerland
Food and Agriculture Headquarters- Ro Director- Establishment- 1945
Organization (FAO) me, Italy General- QU Members- 194 member states
Dongyu
International Labour Headquarters- Gen Director- Establishment- 1919
Organization (ILO) eva, Switzerland General- Gilbert
Fossoun Houngbo
Association of Tennis Headquarters- Lon Chairman- Andrea Establishment- 1972
Professionals (ATP) don, United Gaudenzi
Kingdom (UK)
International Civil Headquarters – Secretary Establishment – 1944
Aviation Organisation Montreal, Canada General – Juan
(ICAO) Carlos Salazar
South Asian Association Secretariat- Kathm Secretary-
for Regional Cooperation andu, Nepal General- H.E. Esala
(SAARC) Ruwan Weerakoon
(Sri Lanka)
SAARC
Chairmanship- Ne
pal
Office of the High Headquarters– UN High
Commissioner for Human Geneva, Switzerland Commissioner for
Rights (OHCHR) Human Rights–
Volker Türk
Airbnb Headquarters Co-Founder & Establishment – 2007
– San Francisco, Chief Executive
California Officer (CEO)
– Brian Chesky
Google Headquarters- Cali Chief Executive Establishment- 1998
fornia, United States Officer
(US) (CEO)- Sundar
Pichai

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Women’s Tennis Headquarters– Chairman & CEO– Founded in 1973
Association(WTA) Florida, United Steve Simon
States of President– Micky
America(USA) Lawler
International Finance Headquarters Managing Director Establishment – 1944
Corporation (IFC) – Washington D.C, (MD) Parent Organisation – World
New York (NY) – Makhtar Diop Bank

Centre for Economics and Headquarters– Chairman– Martin

Business Research London, United Piers
(CEBR) Kingdom (UK)
ADNOC Logistics & Headquarters Chief Executive
Services (ADNOC L&S) – Abu Dhabi, United Officer (CEO)
Arab Emirates – Captain
(UAE) Abdulkareem Al
Masabi
World Resources Headquarters - President and Founded – 1982
Institute (WRI) Washington, DC, CEO – Ani Dasgupta WRI is a global nonprofit
United States organisation that works with
leaders in government,
business, and civil society to
research, design, and
implement practical solutions
that improve people’s lives
while also ensuring nature’s
survival.
E2S Power Headquarters- Swi President- Alexand E2S Power AG was incorporated
tzerland er Wiegand as a joint venture between SS&A
Chief Executive Power Development
Officer(CEO)– Dr (Switzerland) and WIKA Group
Sasha Savic (Germany).
International Geneva, Switzerland Director General– IOM was first established as the
Organization for António Vitorino Provisional Intergovernmental
Migration(IOM) Committee for the Movement of
Migrants from Europe (PICMME)
in 1951 and was renamed as
International Organization for
Migration(IOM) in 1980(after a
series of name change).
Stockholm International Headquarters Director – Dan Establishment – 1989
Peace Research Institute – Stockholm, Smith
(SIPRI) Sweden
Fédération Headquarters President- Tayyab Establishment- 1924 (in Paris,
Internationale de Hockey – Lausanne, Ikram France)
(FIH) Switzerland

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BBC Headquarters– Chairman– Richard
London, United Sharp
Kingdom
International Energy Headquarter– Executive
Agency (IEA) Paris, France Director– Dr
Fatih Birol
Asia Pacific Broadcasting Headquarters President Establishment – 1964
Union (ABU) – Kuala Lumpur, – Masagaki Satoru
Malaysia
International Civil Headquarters– Secretary ICAO is funded and directed by
Aviation Montreal, Canada General– Juan 193 national governments to
Organization(ICAO) Carlos Salazar support their diplomacy and
cooperation in air transport as
signatory states to the Chicago
Convention (1944).
National

Indian Space Research Headquarters Chairman – S

Organisation (ISRO) – Benguluru, Somanath
Karnataka
Food Safety & Standards Chairperson- Headquarters- New Delhi, Delhi
Authority of India (FSSAI) Rajesh Bhushan
CEO- G. Kamala
Vardhana Rao
Securities and Exchange Headquarters– Chairperson– Establishment– 1992
Board of India (SEBI) Mumbai, Madhabi Puri Buch
Maharashtra
Indian Army Chief of the Army Motto- Sevā Paramo Dharmaḥ
Staff – General (Service Before Self)
Manoj Pande
Indian Navy Headquarters – Chief of Naval Staff Founded – January 26, 1950
New Delhi, Delhi (CNS) – Admiral
Radhakrishnan Hari
Kumar
Insurance Regulatory and Headquarters – Chairperson – Establishment – 1999
Development Authority Hyderabad, Debasish Panda (Incorporated on 1st April 2000)
of India (IRDAI) Telangana
Wildlife Trust of India Headquarters- Noi Founder of Establishment- 1998
(WTI) da, Uttar Pradesh WTI- Vivek Menon Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is a
non-profit conservation
organisation with a Vision to
protect India’s natural heritage.

Defence Research and Headquarters Chairman –Dr.

Development – New Delhi, Delhi Samir V Kamath
Organisation (DRDO)
NITI Aayog Headquarters- Ne Chief Executive Establishment- 2015
w Delhi, Delhi Officer

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 (CEO)- Parameswar
an Iyer
Centre for Monitoring Headquarters– Managing CMIE is a leading business
Indian Economy (CMIE) Mumbai, Director– Mahesh information company. It was
Maharashtra Vyas established in 1976, as an
independent think tank.
HCL Foundation (HCLF) Headquarters- Noi Vice President- Dr Establishment- 2011
da, Uttar Pradesh Nidhi Pundhir
GMR Group Headquarters – Founder &
New Delhi, Delhi Chairman
– Grandhi
Mallikarjuna Rao
MD & CEO- Grandhi
Kiran Kumar
Indian Energy Exchange Headquarters– Chairman and
(IEX) Noida, Uttar Managing
Pradesh (UP) Director–
Satyanarayan Goel
Atal Innovation Mission Headquarters- Ne Mission AIM, NITI Aayog is the
(AIM) w Delhi, Delhi Director- Dr Government of India’s flagship
Chintan Vaishnav initiative to promote a culture of
innovation and entrepreneurship
in the country, which was set up
in 2016.
Indian Council of Headquarters- Ne Director- Establishment- 1929
Agricultural Research w Delhi, Delhi General- Dr ICAR (formerly known as
(ICAR) Himanshu Pathak Imperial Council of Agricultural
(Secretary of DARE) Research) is an autonomous
organisation under the
Department of Agricultural
Research and Education (DARE),
Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW),
Government of India.
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Headquarters- Ne Director- Dr A. K. Establishment- 1905
Research Institute (IARI) w Delhi, Delhi Singh
NSE Indices Limited Headquarters Managing Director Establishment – 1998
– Mumbai, (MD) and Chief NSE Indices was established as
Maharashtra Executive Officer IISL, a joint venture between NSE
(CEO) and CRISIL Ltd. (formerly the
– Ashishkumar Cha Credit Rating Information
uhan Services of India Limited). It
became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of NSE in 2013
following the acquisition of
CRISIL’s 49% stake.

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National Skill Headquarters- Ne Chief Executive Establishment- 2008
Development w Delhi, Delhi Officer (CEO) &
Corporation (NSDC) Managing Director
(MD)- Ved Mani
Tiwari
Indian Olympic Headquarters– Founding Establishment– 1927
Association (IOA) New Delhi, Delhi President– Sir
Dorabji Tata
India Power Corporation Headquarters- Kol President- Sanjeev Establishment- 1919
Limited (IPCL) kata, West Bengal Sinha
Managing
Director- Raghav
Raj Kanoria
Telecom Regulatory Headquarters- Chairman- Dr. PD It is IS/ISO 9001-2015 Certified
Authority of India New Delhi, Delhi Vaghela Organisation.
Bhabha Atomic Research Headquarters- Director- Dr. Ajit
Centre (BARC) Mumbai, Kumar Mohanty
Maharashtra
National Mission for Headquarters Director General NMCG is the central nodal
Clean Ganga (NMCG) – New delhi, Delhi – G Asok Kumar agency for Ganga Rejuvenation in
India
NTPC Limited Headquartered– Chairman & Established in 1975, NTPC
New Delhi, Delhi Managing became a Maharatna company in
Director– Gurdeep May 2010. NTPC function under
Singh the Ministry of Power.
Marut Dronetech Private Headquarters- Hy Founder & Chief Establishment- 2019
Limited derabad, Telangana Innovator- Prem
Kumar
Co-Founder &
Chief Marketing
Officer (CMO)- Sai
Kumar
Infibeam Avenues Headquarters Managing Director Establishment – 2007
Limited (IAL) – Gandhinagar, (MD) – Vishal
Gujarat Mehta

National Commission for Chairperson– Iqbal Members: Syed Shahezadi; Ms

Minorities (NCM) Singh Lalpura Rinchen Lhamo; Shri
Vice-Chairperson– Dhanyakumar Jinappa Gunde
Kersi Kaikhushroo
Deboo
National Agricultural Headquarters – Managing Director Established – 2nd October 1958
Cooperative Marketing New Delhi, Delhi (MD) – Rajbir Singh
Federation of India Ltd. Panwar
(NAFED)
Tata Projects Limited Headquarters Managing Director
– Mumbai, (MD) – Vinayak Pai
Maharashtra

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New Delhi International Headquarters Establishment – 1961
Arbitration Centre – New Delhi, Delhi The NDIAC, under the Ministry of
(NDIAC) Law and Justice, was established
for creating an independent and
autonomous regime for
institutionalised arbitration.
Tata Power Company Headquarters – CEO & Managing Tata Power is the largest
Limited (Tata Power) Mumbai, Director (MD) – integrated power company in
Maharashtra Dr. Praveer Sinha India
NTPC Ltd. (formerly Headquarters – Chairman & Establishment – 1975
National Thermal Power New Delhi, Delhi Managing Director
Corporation Limited) (CMD) – Gurdeep
Singh
Manipal Academy of Location– Manipal, President and Started operation in 1953
Higher Education Karnataka Chancellor– Dr MAHE was declared as an
Ramdas M. Pai Institution of Eminence Deemed
to be University (IoE) by the
Ministry of Education, Govt. of
India, in October 2020
Competition Commission Headquarters- Ne Acting Establishment- 14th October
of India (CCI) w Delhi, Delhi Chairperson- Sang 2003
eeta Verma
Garuda Aerospace Headquarters – CEO – Agnishwar
Private Limited Chennai,Tamilnadu Jayaprakash
Telecom Regulatory Headquarters – Ne Chairman – Dr. P. Established – 1997
Authority of India (TRAI) w Delhi, Delhi D. Vaghela TRAI was established under the
Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India Act, 1997, to regulate
telecom services, including the
fixation and revision of telecom
tariffs, which had previously
been vested in the central
government.
Federation of Indian Headquarters– Director General & Establishment– 1965
Export Organisations New Delhi, Delhi CEO– Dr. Ajay Saha It is set up by the Ministry of
(FIEO) Commerce.
Federation of Indian Headquarters Director General Establishment – 1927
Chambers of Commerce & – New Delhi, Delhi – Arun Chawla
Industry (FICCI)
Bureau of Energy Headquarters- Ne Director- Under the provisions of the
Efficiency (BEE) w Delhi, Delhi General- Abhay Energy Conservation Act of 2001,
Bakre the Government of India
established the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency (BEE) on March 1,
2002.
BookMyForex.com Headquarters– Founder and CEO–
Gurugram, Haryana Sudarshan Motwani

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National Small Industries Headquarters Chairman-cum- Establishment – 1955
Corporation (NSIC) – New Delhi, Delhi Manading Director NSIC is a Government of India
(CMD) – Gaurang Enterprise under the Ministry of
Dixit Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MoMSME).
QNu Labs Headquarters Co-Founder and
– Bengaluru, Chief Executive
Karnataka Officer (CEO)
– Sunil Gupta
Indian National Space Headquarters Chairman – Pawan
Promotion and – Ahmedabad, Goenka
Authorisation Centre (IN- Gujarat
SPACe)
Garden Reach Headquarters – Chairman & Incorporation – 1976
Shipbuilders and Kolkata, West Managing Director GRSE is the premier Warship
Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) Bengal (CMD) – building Company in India, under
Commodore (Retd) the administrative control of the
PR Hari Ministry of Defence (MoD).
International Financial Headquarters– Chairperson–
Services Centres Gandhinagar, Injeti Srinivas
Authority (IFSCA) Gujarat
Microsoft Headquarters President – Anant Establishment – 1990 (in India)
– New Delhi, Delhi Maheshwari
India Country
Manager
– Ashutosh Gupta
Garuda Aerospace Headquarters- Che Founder and Chief Establishment- 2015
nnai, Tamil Nadu Executive Officer
(CEO)- Agnishwar
Jayaprakash
Indian Gas Exchange Headquarters– Managing Director Establishment– 2020
(IGX) Noida, Uttar & CEO– Rajesh Promoted by the Indian Energy
Pradesh Kumar Mediratta Exchange (IEX), it is India’s first
automated national level Gas
Exchange.
UPL Sustainable Agri Headquarters Directors – K R UPL SAS (Formerly known as
Solutions Limited (UPL – Mumbai, Srivastava, Nitin Optima Farm Solutions
SAS) Maharashtra Kolhatkar, Limited) is an Indian agro-
Pradyumna chemical company that is
Agrawal, Ashish engaged in the manufacturing,
Dobhal marketing, and sales of various
agro-chemicals including
insecticides, herbicides, and anti-
sprouting agents.
Controller General of Headquarters– Additional Charge
Defence Accounts (CGDA) Delhi Cantt, Delhi of CGDA–
Rasika Chaube

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PTC India Limited (PTC) Headquarters Chairman-cum- Establishment – 1999
– New Delhi, Delhi Managing Director
(CMD) – Rajib K
Mishra
Atomic Energy Headquarters- Mu Chairman- Dinesh Establishment- 15th November
Regulatory Board (AERB) mbai, Maharashtra Kumar Shukla 1983
National Hydroelectric Headquarters- Fari Chairman & Establishment- 1975
Power Corporation dabad, Haryana Managing Director NHPC Limited is an Indian
Limited (NHPC) (CMD)- Rajeev government hydropower board
Kumar Vishnoi under the ownership of the
Ministry of Power, Government
of India.
SJVN Green Energy Headquarters Chief Executive Establishment – April 2022
Limited (SGEL) – Shimla, Himachal Officer (CEO) – S.L.
Pradesh Sharma
Energy Efficiency Headquarters Chief Executive Establishment – 2009
Services Limited (EESL) – New Delhi, Delhi Officer (CEO)
– Vishal Kapoor
Employees’ Provident Headquarters – Chief Executive Establishment – 1952
Fund Organization New Delhi, Delhi Officer(CEO) – EPFO was established under the
(EPFO) Neelam Shami Rao Ministry of Labour &
Employment (MoL&E).

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited Headquarters– Chairman and

(RVNL) New Delhi, Delhi Managing Director
(MD)- Pradeep
Gaur
Spice Money Limited Headquarters Founder- Spice Money, a regulated entity
– Noida, Uttar Dilip Modi under the Reserve Bank of India
Pradesh Co-founder & (RBI), is a 100% subsidiary
Chief Executive of DiGiSPICE Technologies.
Officer (CEO)
– Sanjeev Kumar
Tata Steel Limited India Chief Executive Tata Steel Limited (formerly Tata
Office- Jamshedpur, Officer (CEO) & Iron and Steel Company) is Asia’s
Jharkhand Managing Director 1st Integrated Private Steel
(MD)- T V Company.
Narendran Establishment- 1907
Vyom Space Exploration Headquarters Founder and Chief Vyom Space is a start up being
and Services Private – New Delhi, Delhi Executive – Manish incubated under the Joint
Limited (Vyom Space) Kukreti Services Innovation and
Indigenisation Centre (JSIIC),
Integrated Defence Staff (IDS).
MTAR Technologies Ltd Headquarters– Managing Establishment– 1970
Hyderabad, Director–
Telangana Parvat Srinivas
Reddy

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Indian National Space Headquarters– Chairman– Dr. IN-SPACe functions as an
Promotion and Ahmedabad, Pawan Goenka autonomous agency in the
Authorization Centre (IN- Gujarat Department of Space (DOS).
SPACe)
Tamil Nadu Headquarters- Che Chairperson- Muth TNIDB was established under
Infrastructure nnai, Tamil Nadu uvel Karunanidhi Tamil Nadu Infrastructure
Development Board Stalin, Chief Development Act (TNID Act)
(TNIDB) Minister (CM) of 2012
Tamil Nadu
Registrar General and Headquarters– Registrar General Parent Ministry– Ministry of
Census Commissioner of New Delhi, Delhi and Census Home Affairs
India Commissioner of
India– Dr. Vivek
Joshi

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