Important World Organizations & Head Quarters

• World Bank: Washington DC, USA

• International Monetary Fund [IMF]: Washington DC, USA
• World Health Organization [WHO]: Geneva, Switzerland
• World Trade Organization [WTO]: Geneva, Switzerland
• International Labour Organization [ILO]: Geneva, Switzerland
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): Geneva, Switzerland
• New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank): Shanghai, China
• Asian Development Bank: Manila, Philippines
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): New York, USA
• United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA): New York, USA
• United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO): Paris, France
• International Atomic Agency: Vienna, Austria
• Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): Vienna, Austria
• Amnesty International: London, UK
• International Maritime Organisation: London. UK
• Commonwealth of Nations: London, UK
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): Kathmandu, Nepal
• Association of South East Nations (ASEAN): Jakarta, Indonesia
• Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO): Rome, Italy
• International Court of Justice: The Hague, the Netherland
• International Solar alliance: Gurugram, India

Important appointments

Important CMs

• Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh: Y. S. J. Reddy

• Chief minister of Chhattisgarh: Bhupesh Baghel
• Chief Minister of Tripura: Biplab Kumar Deb
• Chief Minister of Karnataka: B. S. Yeddyurappa
• Chief Minister of Mizoram: Zoramthanga
• Chief Minister of Sikkim: Prem Singh Tamang
• Chief Minister of MP: Shivraj Singh Chauhan
• Chief Minister of Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
Important Governors

• Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir: Manoj Sinha

• Governor of MP: Anandiben Patel
• Governor of Bihar: Fagu Chauhan
• Governor of Odisha: Professor Ganeshi Lal
• Governor of UP: Anandiben Patel
• Governor of Uttarakhand: Baby Rani Maurya
• Governor of Meghalaya: Satya Malik
• Lt. Governor of Ladakh: Radha Krishan Mathura

Others
• 15th Finance Commission Chairman: N K Singh
• Economic Affairs Secretary of India: Tarun Bajaj
• Finance secretary of India: Ajay Bhushan Pandey
• Home Secretary of India: Ajay Kumar Bhalla
• SEBI Chairman: Ajay Tyagi
• IRDAI Chairman: Subhash Chandra Khuntia
• Bombay Stock Exchange
Shri S Ravi (Chairman)
Mr. Ashish Kumar Chauhan (MD & CEO)
• National Stock Exchange:
Mr. Ashok Chawla (Chairman)
Mr. Vikram Limaye (MD & CEO)
• Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC): M. Ajit Kumar
• Chief Justice of India: Sharad Arvind Bobde
• Chairman of DRDO: Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
• Chairman of ISRO: K Sivan
• Chairman of Lokpal: Pinaki Chandra Ghose
• Lok Sabha Speaker: OM Birla
International Appointments
• Prime Minister of Britain: Boris Johnson
• Prime Minister of Japan: Yoshihide Suga
• President of USA: Joe Biden
• President of South Korea: Moon Jae-in
• President of Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro
• President of France: Emmanuel Macron
• President of Myanmar: Win Myint
• President of Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
• President of USA: Joe Biden
 Mergers & Acquisitions 2020

• Reliance acquires Urban Ladder.

• Indus Towers is acquired by Bharti Infratel.

• Car service startup AutoBrix acquires AI-based auto service company Cartisan

• Edtech unicorn Unacademy acquires UPSC test prep platform Coursavy

• Reliance Retail acquires majority stake in online pharmacy NetMeds

• Proptech startup Square Yards acquires property management Azuro

• BYJU'S acquires virtual simulations startup LabInApp

• Social media platform ShareChat acquires HPF Films

• Infosys to acquire US-based Kaleidoscope Innovation for up to $42M

• InCred acquires Vishuddha Capital, to foray into asset management

• MyGlamm acquires POPxo, aims to produce and sell beauty products at scale

• SpiceJet acqui-hires airline ecommerce technology company Travenues

• FMCG major Marico acquires Ahmedabad-based men's grooming startup Beardo

• Amazon looks to self-driving future by acquiring ride-hailing company Zoox

• HUL completes acquisition of female hygiene brand VWash from Glenmark

• IT major Infosys to acquire Simplus in $250M deal

 Brand Ambassadors 2020

• Rajkummar Rao: Brand Ambassador of Syska

• Rohit Sharma: Brand Ambassador of VEGA

• Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor: Brand Ambassador of Lays

• Ajinkya Rahane: Brand Ambassador of Hudle

• Sourav Ganguly: Brand Ambassador of JSW Cement, Bengal Peerless Housing

Development Company Limited

• Amitabh Bachchan: Brand Ambassador for RBI Customer Awareness Campaign

• Aamir Khan: Brand Ambassador of Vedantu

• Aamir Khan: Brand Ambassador of CEAT Tyres

• Sonu Sood: Brand Ambassador of Acer India

• Sachin Tendulkar: Paytm First Games Brand Ambassador

• Suresh Raina: 9stacks Brand Ambassador

• Ayushman Khurrana: Toyota Urban Cruiser Brand Ambassador

• Amitabh Bachchan: Amazon’s Alexa Voice Assistant Brand Ambassador

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana: Brand Ambassadors of Playerzpot

• Ayushmann Khurrana: Brand Ambassador of Bajaj Allianz Life

• Dwayne Bravo: Brand Ambassador for SBOTOP

• Kiara Advani: Brand ambassador of Myntra

• Robin Uthappa: Brand Ambassador of Kerala-based startup named ‘Entri’.

• Yuvraj Singh: Brand Ambassador of Akash Educational Service Ltd.

• Pankaj Tripathi: Brand Ambassador of Bihar Khadi