Important International Organisations & Their Headquarters

 

Organisation	Headquarter
Amnesty International	London, UK
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)	Singapore
Asian Development Bank	Mandaluyong, Philippines
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank	Beijing, China
Association of South East Nations (ASEAN)	Jakarta, Indonesia
Commonwealth of Nations	London, UK
Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO)	Rome, Italy
International Atomic Agency	Vienna, Austria
International Committee of the Red Cross	Geneva, Switzerland
International Court of Justice	The Hague, The Netherland
International Cricket Council (ICC)	Dubai, UAE
International Labour Organisation	Geneva, Switzerland
International Maritime Organisation	London, UK
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	Washington DC, US
International Olympic Committee	Lausanne, Switzerland
International Organization for Standardization	Geneva, Switzerland
International Renewable Agency	Abu Dhabi, UAE
International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)	Monaco
International Hockey Federation (FIH)	Lausanne, Switzerland
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)	Los Angeles, USA
New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank)	Shanghai, China
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)	Brussels, Belgium
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)	Paris, France
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)	Vienna, Austria
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)	Kathmandu, Nepal
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)	Zurich, Switzerland
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)	The Hague, The Netherlands
Transparency International	Berlin, Germany
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, USA
United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)	New York, USA
UN Women	New York, USA
Universal Postal Union	Bern, Switzerland
World Bank	Washington DC, USA
World Economic Forum	Cologny, Switzerland
World Health Organization (WHO)	Geneva, Switzerland
World Intellectual Property Organisation	Geneva, Switzerland
World Meteorological Organisation	Geneva, Switzerland
World Trade Organisation	Geneva, Switzerland
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)	Gland, Switzerland

Rivers of Kerala

There are 44 rivers in Kerala. 

41 of them flow westward and 3 eastward.

All these rivers originate from the Sahyadri hills (Western Ghats).

East flowing rivers are:

Kabani 

Bhavani 

Pambar

West flowing rivers are:

State Symbols of India

State	Animal	Bird	Tree	Flower
Andhra Pradesh	Blackbuck	Indian roller	Neem	Lotus
Arunachal Pradesh	Mithun	Great hornbill	Hollong	Lady slipper orchid
Assam	One-horned rhinoceros	White-winged wood duck	Hollong	Foxtail orchids
Bihar	Gaur	House sparrow	Peepal	Kachnar
Chhattisgarh	Wild buffalo	Hill myna	Sal
Goa	Gaur	Black crested bulbul	Matti
Gujarat	Asiatic lion	Greater flamingo	Mango	Marigold
Haryana	Blackbuck	Black francolin	Peepal	Lotus
Himachal Pradesh	Snow leopard	Western tragopan	Deodar	Rhododendron
Jammu & Kashmir	Hangul	Black necked crane	Chinar	Lotus
Jharkhand	Elephant	Koel	Sal	Palash
Karnataka	Elephant	Indian roller	Sandal	Lotus
Kerala	Elephant	Great hornbill	Coconut	Golden shower tree
Madhya Pradesh	Swamp deer	Asian paradise flycatcher	Banyan	Parrot tree
Maharashtra	Giant squirrel	Yellow-footed green pigeon	Mango	Jarul
Manipur	Sangai	Mrs. Hume's pheasant	Toon	Shiroy lily
Meghalaya	Clouded leopard	Hill myna	White teak	Lady slipper orchid
Mizoram	Serow	Mrs. Hume's pheasant	Iron wood	Red vanda
Nagaland	Mithun	Blyth's tragopan	Alder	Rhododendron
Odisha	Sambar deer	Blue Jay	Aswatha	Asoka
Punjab	Blackbuck	Northern goshawk	Sheesham
Rajasthan	Camel	Great Indian bustard	Khejri	Rohira
Sikkim	Red panda	Blood pheasant	Rhododendron	Noble orchid
Tamil Nadu	Nilgiri tahr	Emerald dove	Palm tree	Glory lilly
Telangana	Deer	Indian roller	Jammi	Senna auriculata
Tripura	Phayre's langur	Green imperial pigeon	Agar	Nageshwar
Uttarakhand	Musk deer	Himalayan monal	Burans	Brahm kamal
Uttar Pradesh	Swamp deer	Sarus crane	Ashok	Palash
West Bengal	Fishing cat	White-breasted kingfisher	Chatian	Shephali

Union Territories

Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Sea cow	Andaman wood pigeon	Andaman padauk
Chandigarh	Indian grey mongoose	Indian grey hornbill	Mango tree	Butea monosperma
Delhi	Nilgai	House sparrow
Lakshadweep	Butterfly fish	Noddy tern	Bread fruit
Puducherry	Squirrel	Asian koel	Vilva tree	Cannonball