Important(51)Organization NameHeadquartersName of Current Chief

United Nations

UN General AssemblyNew YorkJohn Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda)

UN Security CouncilGary Quinlan (USA)

UN Economic and Social CouncilMartin Sajdik

UN SecretariatBan Ki-moon (South Korea)

International Court of JusticeTher Hague (Netherlands)Peter Tomka (Slovakia)

Food and Agriculture OrganizationRome (Italy)Jose Graziano da Silva

International Labour OrganizationGeneva (Switzerland)Guy Ryder

International Maritime OrganizationLondon (UK)Koji Sekimizu

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)New York(USA)Anthony Lake

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)Paris (France)Irina Bokova

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Nairobi (Kenya)Achim Steiner

World Health OrganizationGeneva (Switzerland)Margaret Chan

World Intellectual Property OrganizationGeneva (Switzerland)Francis Gurry

World Food ProgrammeRome (Italy)Ertharin Cousin

World Tourism OrganizationMadrid (Spain)Taleb Rifai

United Nations Development ProgrammeNew York(USA)Helen Clark

United Nations Capital Development FundNew York(USA)Marc Bichler

United Nations IndustrialDevelopment OrganizationVienna (Austria)Li Yong

Environmental

International Union for Conservation of NatureGland, SwitzerlandJulia Marton-Lefvre (Director General), Zhang Xinsheng (President)

Arms Control

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsThe Hague, NetherlandsAhmet Uzumcu

Energy

International Energy AgencyParis (France)Maria van der Hoeven

International Renewable Energy AgencyMasdar City (United Arab Emirates)Adnan Amin

Nuclear Energy AgencyParis (France)William D. Magwood, IV

International Atomic Energy AgencyVienna (Austria)Yukiya Amano

Economic Institutions

International Monetary FundWashington, D.C.( United States)Christine Lagarde

Asian Development BankManila (Philippines)Takehiko Nakao

International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentRome (Italy)Kanayo F. Nwanze

African Development BankIvory CoastDonald Kaberuka

Bank for International SettlementsBasel, SwitzerlandJaime Caruana

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)Paris (France)Jose Angel Gurria

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)Vienna (Austria)President - Diezani Alison-Madueke,Secretary General - Abdallah el-Badri

World Bank Group

International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentWashington, D.C. (United States)Jim Yong Kim

International Development AssociationJim Yong Kim

International Finance CorporationJin-Yong Cai

Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyKeiko Honda

International Centre for Settlement of Investment DisputesMeg Kinnear

Miscellaneous

World Customs OrganizationBrussels (Belgium)Kunio Mikuriya

World Trade OrganizationGeneva (Switzerland)Roberto Azevdo

International Criminal CourtThe Hague (Netherlands)Song Sang-Hyun

European CommissionJean-Claude Juncker

European ParliamentMartin Schulz

European CouncilHerman Van Rompuy

Council of EuropeStrasbourg (France)Thorbjorn Jagland

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)Meyrin (Switzerland)Rolf-Dieter Heuer

European Space AgencyParis (France)Jean-Jacques Dordain

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Jakarta (Indonesia)Le Luong Minh

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)Kathmandu (Nepal)Arjun Bahadur Thapa

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Brussels (Belgium)Jens Stoltenberg

Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationSingaporeAlan Bollard

African Union CommissionNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

African UnionMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

TopSemi-Important(34)Organization NameHeadquartersName of Current Chief

United Nations

United Nations Development Fund for WomenNew York(USA)Ins Alberdi

United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesGeneva ( Switzerland)Antnio Guterres

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSGeneva ( Switzerland)Michel Sidib

United Nations Population FundNew York(USA)Babatunde Osotimehin

United Nations Human Settlements ProgrammeNairobi (Kenya)Joan Clos

United Nations VolunteersBonn (Germany)Richard Dictus

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of WomenNew York(USA)Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

United Nations UniversityJapanDavid M. Malone

Environmental

World Wide Fund For NatureGland, SwitzerlandYolanda Kakabadse (President) Marco Lambertini (Director General)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeRajendra K. Pachauri

Global Environment FacilityWashington (USA)Naoko Ishii

Migration

International Organization for MigrationGeneva, SwitzerlandWilliam Lacy Swing

Maritime

International Hydrographic OrganizationMonaco

Arms Control

Nuclear Suppliers GroupCzech Republic (Current Chair), Argentina will be next chair in 2014-2015

Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeVienna (Austria)Lamberto Zannier

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty OrganizationVienna, Austria

Fisheries

International Whaling CommissionImpington (England)

International Seabed AuthorityKingston (Jamaica)

Economic Institutions

International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresSevres (France)M.J.T. Milton

African Development BankIvory CoastDonald Kaberuka

Bank for International SettlementsBasel, SwitzerlandJaime Caruana

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)Paris (France)Jose Angel Gurria

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)Vienna (Austria)President - Diezani Alison-Madueke,Secretary General - Abdallah el-Badri

Nordic Investment BankHelsinki (Finland)

Islamic Development Bank and Organisation of Islamic CooperationJeddah(Saudi Arabia)Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al-Madani

Miscellaneous

Energy CommunityVienna (Austria)Janez Kopac

European Science FoundationStrasbourg, FranceMarja Makarow

European Southern ObservatoryGarching (Germany)Tim de Zeeuw

Collective Security Treaty OrganizationMoscow (Russia)Nikolai Bordyuzha

Economic Cooperation OrganizationTehran (Iran)Shamil Aleskerov

Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)President- Desi Bouterse,Secretary General- Ernesto Samper

Central American ParliamentGuatemala

Commonwealth of NationsUKSG - Kamalesh Sharma, Chairperson-in-Office - Mahinda Rajapaksa

Arab LeagueCairo (Egypt)Nabil Elaraby

TopRegular(21)Organization NameHeadquartersName of Current Chief

Migration

International Centre for Migration Policy DevelopmentVienna (Austria)Peter Widermann

Maritime

Antarctic Treaty SecretariatBuenos Aires, Argentina

International Council for the Exploration of the SeaCopenhagen, Denmark

Fisheries

Asia-Pacific Fishery CommissionThailand

Indian Ocean Tuna CommissionVictoria (Seychelles)

Inter-American Tropical Tuna CommissionCalifornia (USA)

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries OrganizationCanada

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation OrganizationUK

Pacific Salmon CommissionColumbiaSusan Farlinger

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterThailand

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries CommissionUSACharles Karnella

Energy / Nuclear Energy

International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisVienna (Austria)

Miscellaneous

European Free Trade AssociationGeneva (Switzerland)Kristinn F. Arnason

European Patent OrganisationMunich (Germany)

Council of the Baltic Sea StatesStockholm (Sweden)Jan Lundin

Southern African Development CommunityGaborone (Botswana)

Economic Community of West African StatesJohn Dramani Mahama

Organization of American StatesWashington, D.C.Jos Miguel Insulza

Caribbean CommunityGeorgetown (Guyana)Secretary-General - Irwin LaRocque, Chairman Gaston Browne

Association of Caribbean StatesPort-of-Spain (Trinidad)Alfonso Munera Cavadia

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean StatesSaint LuciaChairman - Roosevelt Skerrit, Director General - Didacus Jules

Recent Appointments in IndiaPOSTS/DEPTT.PERSONS

Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar took over as foreign secretary Replaces Sujatha Singh

New GovernersKK Paul - Uttarakhands new governor.Aziz Qureshi - 15th Governor of Mizoram

Kalyan Singh - took oath as Governor of Himachal PradeshK K Paul - sworn in as sixth Governor of Uttarakhand

NITI AAYOGNational Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.Chairman Narendra ModiVice Chairman:Freemarket economist Arvind PanagariyaCEO: Ms. Sindhushree Khullar (IAS)Fulltime Members: Economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO Chief V K Saraswat.

Air India CMD Rohit Nandan (10 months extension)

DRDOChief Avinash Chander asked to step down. Defense Secretary RK Mathur is holding the charge of DRDO (30-Jan-2015).

BSNL

Anupam Shrivastava became new CMD

EC Hari Shankar Brahma, became the 19th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. He is an Assamese IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre. He replaced V S Sampath

Censor Board Pahlaj Nihalani became new chief Leela Samson resigned after her decision against Dera Sachcha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahims movie Messanger of God (MSG) was overturned by the appellate board.

Prasar Bharati Chairman Arkalgud Suryaprakash

ISRO A.S.Kiran Kumar replaced K.Radhakrishnan as the new ISRO Chief.

TCA Anant Chief statistician of India.

Railway board New chairman A.K. Mittal.

1. Chief Economic Advisor - arvindsubramanium2. Chief Election Commissionor -V.S.Sampath3. RBI - Raghu Ram Rajan4. RAW - rajinder khanna5. SBI - Arundhyuti Bhattyacharya6. SEBI - U.K. Sinha7. IB - dineshwar sharma8. IBPS - Mr.Anup SankarBhattacharya9. IRDA - T.S.Vijayan10. ISRO - retired.. naya koi ni hai atpresent11. NABARD - Dr. Harsh KumarBhanwala12. NASSCOM - R. Chandrasekhar13. SSC - Amitava Bhattacharyya14. TRAI - Rahul Khullar15. UGC - Ved Prakash16. UPSC - deepak gupta17. DRDO - Avinash Chander18. FICCI - jyotdana suri19. ASSOCHAM - Rana Kapoor20. CAG - Shashi Kant Sharma21. CBDT - anita kapur22. CBI - anil kumar sinha23. CCI - Ashok Chawla24. National Commission for women -lalitha kumarmanglam25. National Innovation Commission -Sam Pitroda26. National Security Advisor - AjitKumar Doval27. Press Trust of India - K N ShanthKumar28. Attorney General of India - MukulRohatgi29. Bombay Stock Exchange - AshishKr. Chauhan29. National Stock Exchange - ChitraRamkrishna30. Press Council of India - c k prasadTop of Form1)Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan YojanaLaunched on:28 August 2014Aim:Ambitious scheme for comprehensive financial inclusion by providing bank accounts, insurance cover and a debit card to all the citizens of the country.Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Department of Financial Services,Ministry of Finance

2)Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate KaryakramLaunched on:16 October 2014Aim:To create an environment conducive to industrial development while also ensuring transparency in the labour sector.Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Labour Ministry

3)Bal Swachhta MissionLaunched on:14 November 2014Aim:Nationwide sanitation initiative for schools as part of Swachh Bharat Mission.Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Ministry of Women andChild Development.

4)Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya YojanaLaunched on: 25 September 2014Aim:Aims at training 10 lakh (1 million) rural youths for jobs in three years, that is, by 2017.Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Ministry for Rural Development.

5)Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana for urban and rural poorLaunched on:25 September 2014Aim:Aims at alleviating urban and rural poverty through enhancement of livelihood opportunities through skill development and other means.Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation & Union Ministry of Rural Development.

6)Digital lifecertificate'Jeevan Pramaan' forpensionersLaunched on:11 November 2014Aim:Retired employees of government and PSUs can now digitally provide proof of his existence to authorities for continuity of pension every year instead of requiring to present himself physically or through a LifeCertificateissued by specified authorities.Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: Department of Electronics and IT

7)Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign)Launched on:2 October 2014Aim:National level campaign by the Government of India covering 4041 statutory towns to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country. Aims to accomplish the vision of 'Clean India' by 2 October 2019, 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme: All Ministries & Departments.

8) Make in India global initiativeLaunched on:25 September 2014Aim:Aims to boost India`s manufacturing sector.

9)Saansad Adarsh Gram YojanaLaunched on:12 October 2014Aim:encourages Members of Parliament from both Houses to identify and develop one village from their constituency as a model village by 2016, and two more by 2019, covering over 2,500 villages of the 6 lakh villages country-wide.Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme:Rural Development Ministry

10)Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao YojanaLaunched on:10 July 2014Aim:Help in generating awareness and improving the efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant for women with an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore.

11)Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti YojanaLaunched on:20 November 2014Aim:To provide access of electricity to rural households across the country.

12)Sukanya Samriddhi accountLaunched on:22 January 2015Aim:Under the scheme, an interest of 9.1 per cent is provide on deposited amount which is tax free. The account under this scheme a saving account can be opened by the parent or legal guardian of a girl child of less than 10 years of age with a minimum deposit of Rs 1,000 in any post office or authorised branches of commercial bank.

13)HRIDAY (National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana) schemeLaunched on:December 2014Aim:For conserving and preserving the heritage characters of 12 cities. These are: Amritsar, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri, Ajmer, Mathura, Dwarka, Badami, Velankanni, Kanchipuram, Warangal (Telangana) and Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh).Ministry/Department in charge of the scheme:Urban Development Ministry

Latest Government Schemes and Its Functions 2014-15 | Expected GK Questions for All Bank Exams:The List of Latest Schemes of Indian Government and its functions were mentioned below, which was most expected GK Questions for IBPS and SBI Exams.

SnoName of the SchemeFunctions

1.Pradhanmantri Jan-Dhan YojanaTo Provide Bank Accounts to all Citizens.

2.Krishi Amdani Beema YojanaTo Help and protect the Farmers from financial losses due to unexpected weather.

3.Pradhanmantri Gram Sinchai YojanaTo Boost Agricultural Yield

4.Pradhanmantri Saansad Adarsh Gram YojanaIts an Village development project under which each MP has to adopt three villages and make them prosperity

5.Project UddanTo providing skills to 40,000 young people within five years

6.Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha YojanaPension and Life Insurance Scheme of Indian Govt

7.Rani Laxmi Bai Pension SchemeSpecial Pension Scheme for Muzaffarnagar riot victims announced by UP Govt

8.Roshini SchemeDevelopment of skills and job placement for rural youth and Women in most affected 24 districts in 9 states

9.Free CFL Bulb SchemeTo provide free compact fluorescent light to over 14 lakhs huts in Tamil Nadu

10.Vikram UnyogpuriIts a Delhi and Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project, launched by Madhya Pradesh

11.Swavlamban Abhiyan11 welfare schemes of Gujarat Government launched by PM Narendra Modi

12.Anna Bhagya SchemeTo distribute 30kg rice at the cost of 1 rupee per kg to over 98 lakh BPL and Antyodaya Card holders of Karnataka state.

13.Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya YojanaHealth Insurance Scheme launched by Maharashtra

14.Amma Cement SchemeTo procure cement from private manufactures and sell them at Rs, 190 per bag in Tamil Nadu

15.Golden Girl (Bangaru Talli) SchemeTo Protect Girl Child and ensure their education, launched by Andhra Pradesh

16.Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Beema YojanaHealth care Scheme for BPL Families in Punjab

17.AnnapurnaTo provide 10 kg of food grains for BPL households at free of cost every month

18.e-inclusion projectTo Spread the e-Literacy

4. Grammies announcedi. The winners are -

1. Record of the Year -"Stay with Me," Sam Smith1. Song of the Year -"Stay with Me" (Darkchild Version)1. Album of the Year -Morning Phase, Beck1. Best Country Album -Platinum, Miranda Lambert1. Best R&B Performance -"Drunk in Love," Beyonc1. Best Rock Album -Morning Phase, Beck1. Best Pop Vocal Album -In theLonelyHour, Sam Smith1. Best Pop Solo Performance -"Happy," Pharrell Williams1. Best New Artist -Sam Smith1. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration -"Monster," by Rihanna and Eminem1. Best Rap Album -The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem1. Best R&B Song -"Drunk in Love," Beyonce1. Pop duo/group performance -"Say Something", A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera1. Best Rock performance- Lazaretto, Jack White1. Best Children's Album -I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)1. Best Musical Theater Album -Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,1. Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

5. BAFTA announcedi. The Lunchbox loses to Polish film at BAFTAii. The awards went to -

1. BEST FILM:Boyhood1. BEST BRITISH FILM:The Theory Of Everything1. BEST DIRECTOR:Richard Linklater, Boyhood1. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson1. BEST LEAD ACTOR: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything1. BEST LEAD ACTRESS: Julianne Moore, Still Alice1. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:J.K. Simmons, Whiplash1. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:Patricia Arquette, Boyhood1. BEST ANIMATED FILM:The Lego Movie, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller1. BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC:The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat