Heads of Important Offices in India

Dr. Manmohan Singh: Chairman, Planning Commission. Ms. Meira Kumar: Speaker, Lok Sabha. Mohammad Hamid Ansari: Chairman, Rajya Sabha. Mr. K. Rahman Khan: Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. Mr. Karia Munda: Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha. Mrs. Sushma Swaraj : Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha). Mr. Arun Jaitley: Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha). Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.Mr. S. Y. Quraishi: Chief Election Commissioner Mr. V. S. Sampath : Election Commissioner. Mr. Harishankar Brahma : Election Commissioner. Mr. Vinod Rai : Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. Mr. Justice K. G. Balakrishnan : Chairperson, National Human Right Commission (NHRC) Mr. Ajit Seth : Cabinet Secretary. Mr. T. K. A. Nair : Principal Secretary to Prime Minister . Mr. Justice M. N. Rao: Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes. Ms. Shanta Sinha: Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Dr. Dr P.L Punia: Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes Dr. Rameshwar Oraon : Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. Prof. D. P. Agrawal: Chairman, UPSC. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan : Chairman, National Commission on Farmers. Mr. Shiv Shankar Menon: National Security Adviser and Special Adviser to PM (Internal Security). Mr. S. C. Sinha : Director-General, National Investigation Agency (NIA). Mr. S. S. Khurana: Chairman, Railway Board. Mr. Vivek Kumar Agnihotri: Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha Mr. T. K. Viswanathan : Secretary-General, Lok Sabha. Mr. Nehchal Sandhu: Director, IB. Mr. A. P. Singh: Director, CBI. Mr. Sanjeev Tripathi: Director, Research and Analysis Wing. Mr. R. K. Medhekar : Director-General, NSG. Mr. Vijay Kumar : Director-General, CRPF. Mr. Raman Srivastava : Director-General, Border Security Force (BSF). Mr. Niraj Ranjan Das : Director-General, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).Mr. Ranjit Sinha: Director-General, Railway Protection Force. Mr. R. K. Bhatia: Director-General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Mr. Y. S. Dadwal : Director-General, Sashastra Seema Bal. Vice-Admiral Anil Chopra: Director-General, Coast Guard. 

Lt. Gen. Avtar Singh: Director-General, Defence Intelligence Agency. Mr. Sukhadeo Thorat : Chairman, UGC. Mr. V. K. Saraswat : Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Defence Research & Development Organisation. Dr. R. Chidambaram : Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government. Mr. K. Radhakrishnan: Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO. Mr. Srikumar Banerjee : Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Dept. of Atomic Energy. Mr. Wajahat Habibullah: Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities. Mr. N. K. Raghupathy : Chairman, SSC. Mr. Justice (Retd.) B. N. Kirpal: Chairman, National Forest Commission. Dr. Amrita Patel: Chairperson, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). Lt. Gen. M. C. Badhani : Director-General, Border Roads Organisation. Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch : Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research. Mr. C. Chandramouli : Registrar-General of India and Census Commissioner. Mr. P. V. Reddy : Chairman, Law Commission. Mr. Baldev Raj : President, Indian National Academy of Engineering. Mr. Duvvuri Subbarao : Governor, RBI. Mr. Justice G. N. Ray: Chairman, Press Council of India. Mr. V. J. Darda : Chairman, Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Mr. Prakash Chandra: Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Mr. A. K. Singh: Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs. Justice Arijit Pasayat : Chairperson, Competition Appellate Tribunal Mr. S. K. Garg : CMD, NHPC. Mr. R. S. Sharma: CMD, ONGC. Mr. U. D. Choubey : CMD, GAIL. Mr. S. Behuria : Chairman, IOC. Mr. N. M. Borah: CMD, Oil India Ltd. Mr. Ashok Ganguly: Chairman, CBSE. Mr. U. K. Sinha: Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India. Mr. Prakash Bakshi: Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri : Chairman, SBI. Mr. V. P. Shetty : Chairman, IDBI. Mr. S. Balasubramanian : Chairman, Company Law Board. Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri : India's Permanent Representative to UN. Mr. T. S. Vijayan : Chairman, LIC Mr. A. K. Bajaj : Chairman, Central Water Commission. Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar: Chairman, 13th Finance Commission. Ms. Mamta Sharma : Chairperson, National Commission for Women. Ms. Leela Samson: Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification. Dr. Gautam Sengupta : Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India. Mr. Rajan Bharti Mittal : President, FICCI. Mr. J. S. Sarma: Chairman, TRAI 

Mr. R. N. Das : Director, Enforcement Directorate. Mr. Yogesh Agarwal: Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority. Mr. Pradeep Kumar: Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha : Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Mr. Satyanand Mishra : Chief Information Commissioner. Prof. Krishan Kumar: Director, NCERT. Mr. Hari S. Bharti: President, CII. Mr. Sam Pitroda : Chairman, National Knowledge Commission. Mr. Rajiv Takru : CEO, Prasar Bharti Board. Mr. Ratan Tata : Chairman, Investment Commission. Mr. Rajendra S. Pawar : Chairman, NASSCOM. Mr. Swati Piramal: President, ASSOCHAM. Mr. Manmohan Shetty : Chairman, National Film Development Corporation. Mr. Ravindra Kumar: Chairman, United News of India. Mr. N. Ravi : Chairman, PTI. Mr. Hormusji N. Cama: President, Indian Newspaper Society. 

Heads of National Offices

Mr Mohd Hamid Ansari- Chairman, Rajya Sabha

Mr PJ Kurian- Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha

Dr Manmohan Singh-Chairman, Planning Commission

Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia- Dy Chairman, Planning Commission

Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde- Leader of the house in Lok Sabha

Ms Sushma Swaraj- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

Mr Arun Jaitley- Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Mr V Sampath-Chief Election Commissioner

Mr Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi-Election Commissioner

Mr Harisanker Brahma-Election Commissioner

Mr Pradeep Kumar- Chief Vigilance Commissioner

Mr Ranjan Mathai- Foreign Secretary

Mr Vinod Rai- Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Justice S Ratnavel Pandian- Chairman, National Commission of Backward Classes

Mr Rahul Khullar- Chairman, Telephone Regulatory Authority of India

Mr Ranjit Sinha- CBI Director

Mr Kunwar Singh-Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Mr Wajahat Habibullah- Chairperson National Commission for Minorities

Mr DP Aggarwal- Chairman, UPSC

Mr SC Sinha- Director General National Investigation Agency

Mr Sukhadeo Thorat- Chairman, UGC (University Grant Commission)

Mr K Radhakrishanan-Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO

Mr Srikumar Bannerjee-Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt of Atomic Energy

Mr BK Mishra- Chairman, SSC

Mr KG Balakrishan- Chairman, Human Rights Commission

Dr C Chandramouli- Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner

Mr Prakash Chandra Tripathi- Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

Mr Jandhyala Harinarayan- Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA)

Mr UK Sinha- Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Mr Pratip Chaudhary- Chairman, State Bank of India

Mr DK Mehrotra- Chairman LIC

Mr Hardeep Puri- India’s Permanent Representative in UNO

Mr Nirupam Sen- Spl Sr Advisor to President of UN General Assembly

Ms Mamta Sharma-Chairperson of National Commission for Women

Mr Vijay L Kelkar- Chairman, 13th Finance Commission

Mr Ashok Chawla- Chairman, Competition Commission of India

Ms Leela Samson-Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification

Mr Raj Kumar Dhoop- President, ASSOCHAM

Mr N Chandrasekaran- Chairman, NASSCOM

Mr KC Verma- Director General RAW

Ms Nandita Das-Chairperson, Children Film Society of India

Mr S Banerjee-Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Mr Satyanand Mishra-Chief Information Commissioner

Prof Krishan Kumar-Director, NCERT

Mr Adi Godrej- President, CII

Mr RV Kanoria- President, FICCI

Mr Sam Pitroda- Chairman, National Knowledge Commission

Mr Mamohan Setti- Chairman, National Film Development Corporation

Ms Mrinal Pande- Chairperson, Prasar Bharati

Mr Ratan Tata- Chairman, Investment Commission

Mr VK Sarswat- Scientific Advisor to PM and Head DRDO

Mr Jawhar Sircar- Chairman, Prasar Bharati

Mr Alok Mishra- Chairman, Indian Banks Association

Capitals, Governors and Chief Ministers of States

States Capitals Governors Chief Ministers

(1) Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Mr. E.S.L.NarasimhanMr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy

(2) Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Gen. (Retd.) J. J. Singh Mr. Jarbom Gamlin

(3) Assam Dispur Mr. J. B. Patnaik Mr. Tarun Gogoi

(4) Bihar Patna Mr. Devanand Konwar Mr. Nitish Kumar

(5) Chhattisgarh Raipur Mr. Shekhar Dutt Dr. Raman Singh

(6) Goa Panaji Mr. K. Sankaranarayan Mr. Digambar V. Kamat

(7) Gujarat Gandhinagar Dr. Kamla Mr. Narendra Modi

(8) Haryana Chandigarh Mr. Jagannath PahadiaMr. Bhupinder S. Hooda

(9) Himachal Pradesh Shimla Ms. Urmila SinghMr. Prem Kumar Dhumal

(10) Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)

Mr. N. N. Vohra Mr. Omar Abdullah

(11) Jharkhand Ranchi Dr. Syed Ahmed Mr. Arjun Munda

(12) Karnataka Bengaluru Mr. Hans Raj BhardwajMr. DV Sadananda Gowda

(13) Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Mr. M. O. H. FarookMr. V. S. Achuthanandan

(14) Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Mr. Ram Naresh YadavMr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan

(15)Maharashtra Mumbai Mr. K. Sankaranarayan Mr. Prithviraj Chavan

(16) Manipur Imphal Mr. Gurbachan Jagat Mr.Okram Ibobi Singh

(17) Meghalaya Shillong Mr. R. S. Mooshahary Mr. Mukul A. Sangma

(18) Mizoram AizawlMr. Vakkom Purushothaman

Mr.Lalthanhawla

(19) Nagaland Kohima Mr. Nikhil Kumar Mr. Neiphiu Rio

(20) Odisha Bhubaneswar Mr. M. C. Bhandare Mr. Naveen Patnaik

(21) Punjab Chandigarh Mr. Shivraj V. PatilMr. Parkash Singh Badal

(22) Rajasthan JaipurMr. Shivraj V. Patil (Acting)

Mr. Ashok Gehlot

(23) Sikkim Gangtok Mr. Balmiki Prasad Singh Mr. Pawan Chamling

(24) Tamil Nadu Chennai Mr. K Rosaiah Ms. Jayalalithaa

(25) Tripura Agartala Mr. D. Y. Patil Mr. Manik Sarkar

(26)Uttarakhand Dehradun Ms. Margaret Alva Mr. Vijay Bahuguna

(27) Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Mr. B. L. Joshi Mr. Akhilesh Yadav

(28) West Bengal Kolkata Mr. M. K. Narayanan Ms. Mamata Banerjee

Head of Important Offices (International)

Ban Ki-moon  Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation 

Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro  Deputy Secretary-General, UN. 

Robert Zoellick  President, World Bank. 

Dominic Strauss-Kahn  Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 

Irina Bokova  Director-General, UNESCO. 

Dr. Margaret Chan  Director-General, WHO. 

Jacques Diouf  Director-General, Food and Agricultural Organisation 

Juan Somavia  Director-General, International Labour Organisation 

Ann M. Veneman  Executive Director, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) 

Antonio Guterres  UN High Commissioner for Refugees 

Helen Clark  Administrator, United Nations Development Programme 

Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi  Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 

Angel Gurria  Secretary-General, Oranisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 

Ms. Rosalyn Higgins  President, International Gourt of Justice 

Haruhiko Kuroda  President, Asian Development Bank 

Donald Kaberuka  President, African Development Bank 

Jacques Rogge  President, International Olympic Committee 

Kamalesh Sharma  Secretary-General, Commonwealth 

Muammar Qaddafi  Chairman, African Union 

Pascal Lamy  Director-General, WTO 

Ms. Navanethan Pillay  High commissioner, UN High Commission for Human Rights 

Jerzy Buzek  President, European Union 

David Morgan  President, International Cricket Council 

Raul castro  Secretary-General, Non-Aligned Movement 

Jose Manuel Durao Barroso  President, European Commission 

Kandeh K. Yumkella  Director-General, UNIDO 

Abdul-Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah  Secretary-General, Gulf Co-operation council

Ekmeleddin Ihanoglu  Secretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Conference 

Abdallah Salem el-Badri  Secretary-General, Organisation of American States 

Hifikepunye Pohamba  President, South-West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) 

Mr. Yukiya Amano  director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer  Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) 

Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan  Director, Commonwelath of Learning 

Hashim Abdul Halim  Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 

Ms. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid  Executive Director, UNFPA 

Dr. Surin Pitsuwan  Secretary-General, ASEAN 

Q.A.M.A. Rahim  Secretary-General, SAARC 

Lamine Diack  President, International Amateur Athletic Federaton (IAAF) 

Michael Griffin  Chief of NASA (USA) 

Ms. Irene Zubaida Khan  Secretary-General, Amnesty International

HEAD OF IMPORTANT OFFICES (WORLD)

Ban Ki-moon : Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation.

● Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro : First Deputy Secretary-General, UN.● Robert Zoellick : President, World Bank.● Dominic Strauss-Kahn: Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF).● Irina Bokova: Director-General-UNESCO.● Dr. Margaret Chan: Director-General, WHO.

● Jacques Diouf: Director-General, Food and Agricultural Organisation.● Juan Somavia : Director-General, International Labour Organisation.● Ann M. Veneman: Executive Director, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).● Antonio Guterres : UN High Commissioner for Refugees.● Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi : Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).● Angel Gurria : Secretary-General, Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).● Ms. Rosalyn Higgins: President, International Court of Justice.● Haruhiko Kuroda: President, Asian Development Bank.● Donald Kaberuka : President, African Development Bank.● Jacques Rogge: President, International Olympic Committee.● Kamalesh Sharma: Secretary-General, Commonwealth. .● Muammar Qaddafi : Chairman, African Union.● Pascal Lamy : Director-General, WTO.● Ms. Navanethan Pillay : High Commissioner, UN High Commission for Human Rights.

● Jerzy Buzek : President, European Union● David Morgan: President, International Cricket Council.● Raul Castro: Secretary-General, Non-Aligned Movement.● Jose Manuel Durao Barroso: President, European Commission.● Kandeh K. Yumkella : Director-General, UNIDO.● Abdul-Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah: Secretary-General, Gulf Co-operation Council.● Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu : Secretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Conference.● Abdallah Salem el-Badri: Secretary-General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).● Jose Miguel Insulza Salinas: Secretary-General, Organisation of American States.● Hifikepunye Pohamba : President, South-West African People's Organisation (SWAPO).● Mr. Yukiya Amano : Director- General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

● Jaap de Hoop Scheffer: Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).● Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan: Director, Commonwealth of Learning.● Hashim Abdul Halim : Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.● Ms. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid : Executive Director, UNFPA.● Dr. Surin Pitsuwan : Secretary-General, ASEAN.● Q. A. M. A. Rahim : Secretary-General, SAARC● Lamine Diack : President, International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).● Michael Griffin : Chief of NASA (USA).● Saleel Shetty: Secretary-General, Amnesty International.

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAYS AND WEEKS

Since the early days of the United Nations system, the UN has established a set of Days and Weeks (as listed below), Years and Decades to help focus the world on the issues in which the UN has an interest and commitment. The UN calls on Member States and other organizations to mark these days in ways which reflect their priorities.

Sometimes the promotion of a specific day is led by a specific UN agency or programme, for example the World Health Organization (WHO) leads World Health Day and World No-Tobacco Day, UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) leads World Water Day and International Literacy Day, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) leads World Environment Day etc.

Some UN agencies also have their own international days (e.g. WHO's World TB Day and UNESCO's World Philosophy Day), established and promoted by the agency but not designated by the UN General Assembly for the full UN system. While equivalent in purpose, the following list does not include agency-specified days.

January

27 International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust

February

20 World Day of Social Justice (as of 2009)

21 International Mother Language Day

March

8 International Women's Day andUnited Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace

21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21-28 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination

22 World Water Day

23 World Meteorological Day

April

4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

7 World Health Day

23 World Book and Copyright Day

May

3 World Press Freedom Day

15 International Day of Families

17 World Information Society Day (formerly World Telecommunication Day)

21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22 International Day for Biological Diversity (formerly December 29, changed in 2001)

25-June 1 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories

29 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

31 World No-Tobacco Day

June

4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

5 World Environment Day

17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20 World Refugee Day

23 United Nations Public Service Day

26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Traffickingand International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

July

First Saturday International Day of Cooperatives

11 World Population Day

August

9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People

12 International Youth Day

23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

September

8 International Literacy Day

15 International Day of Democracy

16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

21 International Day of Peace (formerly the opening day of the UN General 

Assembly, changed to a set date as of 2002)

During last Week World Maritime Day

October

1 International Day for Older Persons

4 - 10 World Space Week

5 World Teacher's Day

First Monday World Habitat Day

Second Wednesday

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

9 World Post Day

10 World Mental Health Day

16 World Food Day

17 International Day for the Eradication of Proverty

24 United Nations Day andWorld Development Information Day

24-30

Disarmament Week

November

6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

14 World Diabetes Day

16 International Day of Tolerance

Third Sunday World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

20 Universal Children's Day, andAfrica Industrialization Day

21 World Television Day

25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

December

1 World AIDS Day

2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

3 International Day of Disabled Persons

5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

7 International Civil Aviation Day

9 International Anti-Corruption Day

10 Human Rights Day

11 International Mountain Day

18 International Migrants Day

19 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

20 International Human Solidarity Day