Abbreviations
Abbreviations:
1. ABM- Anti Ballistic Missiles.
2. ADB- Asian Development Bank.
3. AERE- Atomic Energy Research Establishment.
4. AFSPA- Armed Forces Special Power Act.
5. AGOC- Asian Games Organising Committee.
6. AIDS- Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome.
7. AIIMS- All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
8. APPLE- ArianePassanger Payload Experiment.
9. AMRUT- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.
10. APEC- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
11. ASAT- Anti-Satellite Weapon.
12. ASIAN- Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
13. ASCII- American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
14. ASLV- Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle.
15. ASI- Archaeological Survey of India.
16. ATM- Automated Teller Machine.
17. AU- African Union.
18. AVES- Acute Viral Encephalitic Syndrome.
19. BC SBI- Banking Codes and Standard Board of India.
20. BARC- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
21. BBC- British Broadcasting Corporation.
22. BCG- Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine).
23. BCTT- Banking Cash Transaction Tax.
24. BCCI- Board for Control of Cricket in India.
25. BENELUX- Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg.
26. BIMSTEC- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
27. BIS- Bureau of Indian Standards.
28. BMD- Ballistic Missile Defence System.
29. BPO- Business Process Outsourcing.
30. BRO- Border Roads Organisation.
31. CAA- Civil Aviation Authority.
32. CABE- Central Advisory Board of Education.
33. CAG- Comptroller and Auditor General.
34. CAPES- Computer- Aided Paperless Examination System.
35. CAZRI- Central Arid Zone Research Institute.
36. CBI- Central Bureau of Investigation.
37. CECA- Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.
38. CFC- Chlorofluoro Carbon.
39. CID- Criminal Investigation Department.
40. CISF- Central Industrial Security Force.
41. CITES- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
42. CNG- Compressed Natural Gas.
43. COFEPOSA- Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act.
44. CPCB- Central Pollution Control Board.
45. CPRI- Central Power Research Institute.
46. CRR- Cash Reserve Ratio.
47. CSIR- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
48. DAVP- Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity.
49. DDT- Dichloro- DiphenylTrichloro-ethane (disinfectant).
50. DNA- De-Oxyribonucleic Acid.
51. DPSA- Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft.
52. DPT- Diptheria, Pertussis and Tetanus.
53. DRDO- Defence Research and Development Organisation.
54. DTH- Direct-to-Home (broadcasting).
55. DVD- Digital Versatile Disk.
56. EGG- Electro Cardiogram.
57. EEG- Electro-Encephalography.
58. EET- Eastern European Time.
59. ESCAP- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
60. EVM- Electronic Voting Machine.
61. FDI- Foreign Direct Investment.
62. FII- Foreign Institutional Investor.
63. FBI- Federal Bureau of Investigation.
64. FERA- Foreign Exchange Regulations Act.
65. FICCI- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
66. FDR- Fixed Deposit Receipt.
67. FLAG- Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe.
68. GAIN- Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.
69. GANDHI- Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative.
70. GATS- General Agreement on Trade in Services.
71. GATT- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
72. GEF- Global Environment Fund.
73. GMPS- Global Mobile Personal Communications System.
74. GNSS- Global Navigation Satellite System.
75. GPS- Global Positioning System.
76. GSLV- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.
77. HAC- Hindustan Aluminium Corporation.
78. HAL- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
79. HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
80. HTML- Hyper Text Markup Language.
81. HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
82. HYV- High Yielding Variety.
83. IAAI- International Airport Authority of India.
84. IAEA- International Atomic Energy Agency.
85. IBRD- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
86. ICAO- International Civil Aviation Organisation.
87. ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
88. ICMR- Indian Council of Medical Research.
89. ICRC- International Committee of Red Cross.
90. IDBI- Industrial Development Bank of India.
91. IMA- Indian Military Academy.
92. IMO- International MeritimeOrganisation.
93. INMAS- Institute of Nuclear Medicines and Allied Sciences.
94. INSAS- Indian Small Arms System.
95. INSAT- Indian National Satellite.
96. INTERPOL- International Police Organisation.
97. IPCC- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
98. IRBM- Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile.
99. IRS- Indian Remote Sensing Satellite.
100. ISCS- Integrated Smart Card System.
101. ISRO- Indian Space Research Organisation.
102. ITU- International Telecommunication Union.
103. JNNURM- Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
104. LCA- Light Combat Aircraft.
105. LOC- Line of Control.
106. LOAC- Line of Actual Control.
107. LTA- Light Transport Aircraft.
108. MAT- Minimum Alternative Tax.
109. METSAT- Meteorological Satellite.
110. MNP- Mobile Number Portability.
111. MSS- Multimedia Message Services.
112. MODEM- Modulator- DEModulator.
113. MRI- Magnetic Reasonance Imaging.
114. MRTS- Mass Rapid Transit System.
115. MTCR- Missile Technology Control Regime.
116. NAA- National Airport Authority.
117. NABARD- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
118. NADA- National Anti- Doping Agency.
119. NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
120. NEERI- National Environment Engineering Research Institute.
121. NATA- Natural Aptitude Test for Architecture.
122. NCEP- National Committee on Environmental Planning.
123. NCERT- National Council of Educational Research and Training.
124. NeGP- National e-governance Plan.
125. NEP- National Educational Policy.
126. NEPA- National Environment Protection Authority.
127. NHDP- National Highways Development Project.
128. NHRC- National Human Right Commission.
129. NITI Aayog- National Institution for Transforming India.
130. OCI- Overseas Citizenship of India.
131. OAS- Organisation of American States.
132. OAU- Organisation of African Unity.
133. ODS- Ozone Depletion Substances.
134. OIC- Organisation of Islamic Countries.
135. OPEC- Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
136. OSCE- Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
137. PURA- Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas.
138. PATA- Pacific Asia Travel Association.
139. POTA- Prevention of Terrorism Act.
140. PSLV- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
141. QIB- Qualified Institutional Buyer .
142. QIP- Qualified Institutional Placement.
143. RAF- Rapid Action Force.
144. RBI- Reserve Bank of India.
145. RCC- Reinforced Concrete Cement.
146. RDSS- Radio Determination Satellite Service.
147. RTGS- Real Time Gross Settlement System.
148. RTE- Right to Education.
149. RTI- Right to Information.
150. SAARC- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
151. SAFTA- South Asian Free Trade Area.
152. SAIL- Steel Authority of India Limited.
153. SAPTA- SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement.
154. SATNAV- Satellite NAVigation.
155. SALT- Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
156. SAVE- SAARC Audio Visual Exchange.
157. SCO- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
158. SEBI- Securities and Exchange Board of India.
159. SIDBI- Small Industries Development Bank of India.
160. SPIN- Software Process Improvement Networks.
161. STARS- Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station.
162. START- Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
163. SWIFT- Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications.
164. TADA- Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act.
165. TAPS- Tarapur Atomic Power Station.
166. TIN- Tax Identification Number.
167. TRAI- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
168. TRIPS- Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights.
169. TVOA- Tourist Visa on Arival.
170. UAV- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
171. UNCTAD- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
172. UNDP- United Nations Development Programme.
173. UNEP- United Nations Environment Programme.
174. UNFPA- United Nations Fund for Population Activities.
175. UPS- Uninterruptible Power Supply.
176. VAT- Value Added Tax.
177. VOIP- Voice Over Internet Protocol.
178. VPN- Virtual Private Network.
179. VSAT- Very Small Aperture Terminals.
180. WADA- World Anti-Doping Agency.
181. WAP- Wireless Application Protocol.
182. WAVE- Wireless Access for Virtual Enterprise.
183. WFP- World Food Programme.
184. WFTU- World Federation of Trade Unions.
185. WHO- World Health Organisation.
186. WLL- Wireless in Local Loop.
187. WWW- World Wide Web.
188. XML- Extensible Markup Language.
189. YWCA- Young Women’s Christian Association.
190. ZSI- Zoological Survey of India.
191. ZUPO- Zimbabwe United People Organisation.
