General Knowledge
Popular Organizations
Popular Research Organizations in India
Founded | Organization | Headquarters | Research |
1911 | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) | New Delhi | Biomedical Research |
1929 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) | New Delhi | Agricultural Research |
1942 | The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | New Delhi | Industrial Research |
1945 | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) | Mumbai | Science and Maths Research |
1953 | National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) | New Delhi | It helps to develop and promote technologies developed at different Research Institutes of India |
1954 | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) | Mumbai | Nuclear Research |
1958 | Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) | New Delhi | Defence Research |
1969 | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) | Bengaluru | Space research |
2000 | National Innovation Foundation (NIF) | Ahmedabad | Institutional support for innovations |
2009 | National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) | Kolkata | Genomic Medicine Research |
Popular International Organizations
Founded | Organization | Headquarters | Description |
1945 | United Nations Organization (UNO) | New York | Goal is to establish international peace and |
1948 | World Health Organization (WHO) | Geneva | Goal is good health for all |
1946 | United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) | New York | Humanitarian aid to all children in the world |
1945 | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Washington D.C. | Goal is for global monetary cooperation |
1944 | World Bank | Washington D.C. | Lends and gives money governments |
1995 | World Trade Organization (WTO) | Geneva | Regulates and supports international trade |
1945 | United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural | Paris | Promote world peace with education and culture |
1985 | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation | Kathmandu | Promote regional integration and economic |
1967 | Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) | Jakarta | Promotes intergovernmental cooperation |
1945 | Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) | Rome | Goal is to defeat hunger and improve nutrition |
1919 | International Labour Organization (ILO) | Geneva | Advance social and economic justice |
1947 | International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | Montreal | Goal is to develop international air transport |
1993 | European Union | Brussels | Political and economic union of some European |
1957 | International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Vienna | Promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy |
1945 | International Court of Justice (ICJ) | The Hague | Settles disputes between countries |
iz1894 | International Olympic Committee (IOC) | Lausanne | Organises Olympic Games |
1949 | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Washington D.C. | Intergovernmental military alliance |
1960 | Organization of the Petroleum exporting countries | Vienna | Intergovernmental organization |
1961 | Worldwide Fund for nature (WWF) | Gland | Goal is wilderness preservation |
1966 | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | Manila | Goal is to promote social and economic development |
2006 | BRICS | Shanghai | Goal is to promote peace, security and development |
1863 | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Geneva | Goal is to protect human life and health |
1909 | International Cricket Council (ICC) | Dubai | Responsible to conduct international cricket |
1961 | Organization for Economic Cooperation and | Paris | Goal is to stimulate world trade and economic |
1964 | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | Geneva | to promote the interests of developing countries in |
1972 | United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) | Nairobi | responsible for coordinating responses to |
1965 | United Nations Development Program (UNDP) | New York | Goal is to help countries eliminate poverty and |