|
AACI |
Airport Association Council International |
|
AAFI |
Amateur Athletics Federation of India |
|
AAGSP |
All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad |
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AAPSO |
Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organisation |
|
AASU |
All Assam Students Union |
|
ABCDE |
Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics |
|
ABM |
Anti-Ballistic Missile |
|
ABSU |
All Bodo Students Union |
|
ABT |
Availability Based Tariff |
|
AC |
Alternate Current / Ashok Chakra / Air Conditioner / Antarctic Club |
|
AD |
Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) |
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ADA |
Air Defence Artillery |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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AEO |
American Eagle Outfitters |
|
AERE |
Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
|
AFLP |
Accelerated Female Literacy |
|
AFPPD |
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population & Development |
|
AGF |
Asian Games Federation |
|
AGOC |
Asian Games Organization Committee |
|
AICC |
All India Congress Committee |
|
AICCTU |
All India Central Council of Trade Unions |
|
AICI |
Agricultural Insurance Corporation of India |
|
AICTE |
All India Council of Technical Education |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
|
AIFF |
All India Football Federation |
|
AIIMS |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
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AIL |
Aeronautics India Limited |
|
AIMPLB |
All India Muslim Personal Law Board |
|
AINEC |
All India Newspapers Editors Conference |
|
AIR |
All India Radio |
|
AITUC |
All India Trade Union Congress |
|
ALH |
Advanced Light Helicopter |
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AM |
Anti Meridian (Before Noon) |
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AMIE |
Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers |
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ANC |
African National Congress |
|
APEC |
Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation |
|
APNN |
Asian Pacific News Network |
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APPLE |
Asian Passenger Payload Experiment |
|
APPU |
Asian Pacific Postal Union |
|
ARDS |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
ARF |
Asian Regional Forum |
|
ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
|
ASI |
Archaeological Survey of India |
|
ASLV |
Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle |
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ASSOCHAM |
Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (India) |
|
ATCI |
Air Time Committee of India |
|
ATF |
Aviation Turbine Fuel |
|
ATPLO |
All Tripura Peoples Liberation Organisation |
|
ATS |
Anti Tetanus Serum |
|
ATTF |
All Tripura Tribal Force |
|
AVARD |
Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development |
|
AWACS |
Airborne Warning and Control System |
|
B.PHARMA |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
|
BAMS |
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery |
|
BARC |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
|
BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
|
BC |
Before Christ |
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BCCI |
Board of Control for Cricket in India |
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BCCL |
Bharat Cooking Coal Limited |
|
BCG |
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) |
|
BDL |
Bharat Dynamics Limited |
|
BEL |
Bharat Electronics Limited |
|
BENELUX |
Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxemburg |
|
BHEL |
Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited |
|
BICP |
Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices |
|
BIFR |
Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction |
|
BIMSTEC |
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation |
|
BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
|
BIS |
Bureau of Indian Standards / British Information Service |
|
BLTF |
Bodo Liberation Tigers Force |
|
BPO |
Business Process Outsourcing |
|
BRL |
Bharat Refineries Ltd |
|
BSF |
Border Security Force |
|
BTC |
Bodoland Territorial Council |
|
CAD |
Command Area Development |
|
CAG |
Controller of Auditor General |
|
CAIR |
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics |
|
CAS |
Conditional Access System |
|
CASE |
Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy |
|
CAT |
Central Administrative Tribunal |
|
CAT |
Control for Advance Technology |
|
CAZRL |
Central Arid Zone Research Institute |
|
CBDT |
Central Board of Direct Taxes |
|
CBI |
Central Bureau of Investigation |
|
CBI |
Crime Branch of India |
|
CBSE |
Central Board of Secondary Education |
|
CCEA |
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs |
|
CCI |
Consumer Confidence Index |
|
CCIC |
Central Cottage Industries Corporation |
|
CCIT |
Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism |
|
CCL |
Central Coal-fields Limited |
|
CCS |
Cabinet Committee on Security |
|
C-DAC |
Centre for Development of Advance Computing |
|
CDC |
Consulting Development Centre |
|
CDRL |
Central Drug Research Institute |
|
CDS |
Compulsory Deposit Scheme |
|
CEA |
Central Electrical Authority |
|
CENTO |
Central Treaty Organization |
|
CERN |
Council European Organization for Nuclear Research |
|
CFRI |
Central Fuel Research Institute |
|
CFTRI |
Central Food Technological Research Institute |
|
CGCRI |
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute |
|
CGWB |
Central Ground Water Board |
|
CHOGM |
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
|
CID |
Criminal Investigation Department |
|
CIFT |
Committee on Invisible Financing Related Trade |
|
CIMA |
Centre of International Modern Art |
|
CIRDAP |
Council of Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific |
|
CIRTES |
Central Institute for Research and Training in Employment Services |
|
CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
|
CISF |
Central Industrial Security Force |
|
CITU |
Centre of Indian Trade Union |
|
CIWTC |
Central Inland Water Transport Corporation |
|
CLASP |
Child Labour Action and Support Project |
|
CMAG |
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group |
|
CMAL |
Coal Mines Authority Limited |
|
CMC |
Cauri Monitoring Committee |
|
CMDRO |
Central Marine Design Research Organization |
|
CMMACS |
Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation |
|
CMPDI |
Central Mine Planning and Design Institute |
|
CMS |
Central Monitoring Series |
|
CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
|
COCA |
Control of Organized Crime Act |
|
COD |
Central Ordinance Depot |
|
CODESA |
Convention for a Democratic South Africa |
|
COFEPOSA |
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act |
|
COPU |
Committee on Public Undertaking (under Parliament) |
|
CORE |
Congress on Racial Equality |
|
COSPAR |
Committee On Space Research |
|
CPCB |
Central Pollution Control Board |
|
CPCRI |
Central Plantation Crops Research Institute |
|
CPO |
Central Passport Organization |
|
CPRI |
Central Power Research Institute |
|
CRP |
Central Reserve Police |
|
CRR |
Cash Reserve Ratio |
|
CSCE |
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
|
CSE |
Centre for Science and Environment |
|
CSIR |
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
|
CTEPC |
Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council |
|
CTS |
Computerised Tomography Scanner |
|
CVC |
Central Vigilance Commission |
|
CVR |
Cockpit Voice Recorder |
|
D.Lit |
Doctor of Literature |
|
DAVP |
Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity |
|
DCA |
Drug and Cosmetic Act |
|
DCI |
Dredging Corporation of India |
|
DDP |
Desert Development Programme |
|
DDT |
Dichloro Diphenyle Trichloroethane |
|
DFDR |
Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) |
|
DGCA |
Director General of Civil Aviation |
|
DGCEI |
Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence |
|
DICGC |
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation |
|
DIG |
Defence Intelligence Group |
|
DIG |
Deputy Inspector General |
|
DLO |
Dead Letter Office |
|
DM |
District Magistrate |
|
DMK |
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam |
|
DMRL |
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory |
|
DNA |
Di-oxyribo Nucleic Acid |
|
DNEM |
Dynamic Numeric Encoding Method |
|
DOTS |
Directly Observed Treatment Short Course |
|
DPAP |
Drought Prone Area Programme |
|
DPC |
Dabhol Power Company |
|
DPCO |
Drug Prices Control Order |
|
DPCS |
Defence Satellite Communication System |
|
DPSA |
Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft |
|
DRDO |
Defence Research and Development Organization |
|
DRI |
Director of Revenue Intelligence |
|
DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
|
DST |
Department of Science & Technology |
|
DTH |
Direct To Home |
|
DVC |
Damodar Valley Corporation |
|
DVD |
Digital Versatile Disk |
|
EAA |
Easy Animal Aid |
|
EAS |
Employment Assurance Scheme |
|
ECB |
European Central Bank |
|
ECG |
Electro Cardiogram Graph |
|
ECIL |
Electronic Corporation of India Limited |
|
ECM |
European Common Market |
|
ECOWAS |
Economic Cooperation Organization of West African States |
|
EEC |
European Economic Community |
|
EEG |
Electro Encephalogram Graph |
|
EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
|
EGPWS |
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System |
|
EHTP |
Electronics Hardware Technology Park |
|
ELCINA |
Electronics and Radar Development Establishment |
|
ELISA |
Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay |
|
EMF |
Electromotive Force |
|
EMI |
Equal Monthly Installment |
|
EMR |
Exclusive Marketing Right |
|
EMS |
European Monetary System |
|
EMU |
Electric Multiple Unit |
|
ENLF |
Elam National Liberation Front |
|
EOW |
Economic Offence Wing |
|
EPIP |
Export Promotion Industrial Park |
|
EPRLF |
Elam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front |
|
EPZ |
Export Processing Zone |
|
ERDA |
Energy Research and Development Administration |
|
ERS |
European Remote Sensing Satellite |
|
ERTS |
Earth Resources Technology Satellite |
|
ESA |
European Space Agency |
|
ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific |
|
ESMA |
Essential Services Maintenance Act |
|
EURECA |
European Research Coordinating Agency |
|
EVM |
Electronic Voting Machine |
|
EVTR |
Electro Video Tape Recording |
|
EXIM |
Export-Import Bank of India |
|
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
|
FARC |
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia |
|
FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
|
FBTR |
Fast Breeder Test Reactor |
|
FCI |
Food Corporation of India/Fertilizer Corporation of India |
|
FCV |
Flue Cured Virginia (a kind of tobacco) |
|
FDR |
Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) |
|
FEMA |
Foreign Exchange Management Act |
|
FERA |
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act |
|
FFI |
Film Federation of India |
|
FICCI |
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
|
FIEO |
Federation of Indian Export Organization |
|
FIIA |
Foreign Investment Implementation Authority |
|
FIIT |
Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer |
|
FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
|
FIR |
First Information Report |
|
FRS |
Fellow of the Royal Society |
|
FTA |
Free To Air |
|
FTII |
Films & Television Institute of India |
|
FTZ |
Free Trade Zone |
|
GAIL |
Gas Authority of India Limited |
|
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
|
GAVI |
Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization |
|
GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
|
GIC |
General Insurance Corporation |
|
GMPCS |
Global Mobile Personal Communications System |
|
GMRT |
Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope |
|
GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
|
GNLF |
Gorkha National Liberation Front |
|
GNP |
Gross National Product |
|
GPF |
General Provident Fund |
|
GPO |
General Post Office |
|
GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
|
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
|
GRA |
Global Research Alliance |
|
GSDI |
Global Spatial Data Infrastructure |
|
GSI |
Geological Survey of India |
|
GSOMIA |
General Security of Military Information Agreement |
|
GSTP |
Global System of Trade Practices |
|
HAC |
Hindustan Aluminium Corporation |
|
HADP |
Hill Area Development Programme |
|
HAL |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
|
HARK |
Handy Audio Reach Kit System |
|
HARTRDN |
Haryana State Electricity Development Corporation Limited |
|
HCF |
Highest Common Factor |
|
HDFC |
Housing Development Finance Corporation |
|
HDPE |
High Density Polyethylene |
|
HDTV |
High Definition Television |
|
HEC |
Heavy Engineering Corporation |
|
HEL |
Heavy Electricals Limited |
|
HESH |
High Explosive Squash Head |
|
HISA |
Hero Indian Sports Academy |
|
HIV |
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus |
|
HMI |
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute |
|
HMT |
Hindustan Machine Tools |
|
HPTS |
High Power Television Transmitter System |
|
HTR |
High Temperature Reactor |
|
HUDCO |
Housing and Urban Development Corporation |
|
HYVS |
High Yield Variety Seeds |
|
IAAI |
International Airport Authority of India |
|
IAC |
Indian Airlines Corporation |
|
IADF |
International Agriculture Development Fund |
|
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
|
IAPPD |
Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development |
|
IARI |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
|
IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
|
IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
|
IBSA |
India, Brazil, South Africa |
|
IBWL |
Indian Board of Wild Life |
|
ICAC |
International Council of Adult Education |
|
ICAI |
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
|
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
|
ICAR |
Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
|
ICBM |
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile |
|
ICC |
International Cricket Council |
|
ICCR |
Indian Council of Cultural Relations |
|
ICCW |
Indian Council of Child Welfare |
|
ICFTU |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
|
ICHR |
Indian Council for Historical Research |
|
ICICI |
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd. |
|
ICJ |
International Court of Justice |
|
ICMR |
Indian Council of Medical Research |
|
ICO |
Islamic Conference Organization |
|
ICPA |
Indian Cricket Players Association |
|
ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
|
ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
|
ICSI |
Indian Company Secretaries Institute |
|
ICSSR |
Indian Council of Social Science Research |
|
IDA |
International Development Agency |
|
IDBI |
Industrial Development Bank of India |
|
IDD |
Iodine Deficiency Disorder |
|
IDO |
International Defence Organization |
|
IDPL |
Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited |
|
IED |
Improvised Explosives Device |
|
IFA |
Indian Football Association |
|
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
|
IFCI |
Industrial Finance Corporation of India |
|
IFFCO |
Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative |
|
IFFI |
International Film Festival of India |
|
IFFS |
International Federation of Film Societies |
|
IFTU |
International Federation of Trade Unions |
|
IGMCO |
Inter-Government Maritime Consultative Organization |
|
IGNCA |
Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts |
|
IIAS |
Indian Institute of Advance Studies |
|
IIBM |
Indian Institute of Business Management |
|
IIDR |
International Institute for Development Research |
|
IIPA |
Indian Institute of Public Administration |
|
IIS |
Indian Institute of Sciences |
|
IISCO |
Indian Iron and Steel Company |
|
IIT |
Indian Institute of Technology |
|
IITM |
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology |
|
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
|
IMA |
Indian Military Academy |
|
IMCO |
Inter-government Maritime Consultative Organization |
|
IMF |
Indian Mountaineering Foundation / International Monetary Fund |
|
IMPPA |
Indian Motion Picture Producers Association |
|
INCOSPAR |
Indian National Committee for Space Research |
|
INGCA |
Indira Gandhi Gallery for Culture and Art |
|
INMAS |
Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences |
|
INMURSAT |
International Maritime Satellite Organization |
|
INS |
Indian Naval Ship / Indian Newspapers Society |
|
INSAT |
Indian National Satellite |
|
INSDOC |
Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre |
|
INTAC |
Indian National Trust for Art and Culture |
|
INTELSAT |
International Telecommunication Satellite |
|
INTERFEET |
International Force for East Timor |
|
INTERPOL |
Interpol Police Organization |
|
INTUC |
Indian National Trade Union Congress |
|
IOC |
International Olympic Committee / Indian Oil Corporation |
|
IPC |
Indian Penal Code |
|
IPCC |
Inter-government Panel on Climate Change |
|
IPI |
International Press Institution |
|
IPKF |
Indian Peace Keeping Force |
|
IP-VPN |
Internet Protocol-based Virtual Private Network |
|
IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
|
IRA |
Irish Republic Army / Insurance Regulatory Authority |
|
IRAS |
Infrared Astronomical Satellite |
|
IRBM |
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile |
|
IRCON |
Indian Railway Construction Company |
|
IRCS |
Indian Red Cross Society |
|
IRDA |
Insurance Regulatory Development Authority |
|
IRDP |
Integrated Rural Development Programme |
|
IRO |
International Refugee Organization |
|
IRSS |
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite |
|
ISAF |
International Security Assistance Force |
|
ISAS |
Institute of Space and Astronomical Science |
|
ISB |
Indian Standard Bureau |
|
ISBA |
International Sea Bed Authority |
|
ISCUS |
Indo-Soviet Cultural Society |
|
ISE |
International Stock Exchange |
|
ISM |
Indian School of Mines |
|
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
|
ISP |
Internet Services Provider |
|
ISRO |
Indian Space Research Organization |
|
ISS |
Institute of Social Sciences |
|
ISSP |
Indian Scientific Satellite Project |
|
IST |
Indian Standard Time |
|
ITBP |
Indo-Tibet Border Police |
|
ITDC |
Indian Tourism Development Corporation |
|
ITES |
IT-Enabled Services |
|
ITO |
International Trade Organization |
|
ITPO |
Indian Trade Promotion Organization |
|
ITR |
Integrated Test Range |
|
ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
|
ITUC |
Indian Trade Union Congress |
|
IUC |
Interconnect Usage Charges |
|
IUCAA |
Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics |
|
IUCNNR |
International Union for the Conservation of Natural and National Research |
|
IVRI |
Indian Veterinary Research Institute |
|
IVRS |
Interactive Voice Response System |
|
IWT |
Indus Water Treaty |
|
IYSH |
International Year of Shelter for the Homeless |
|
J2ME |
Java 2 Micro Edition or Java 2 Mobile Edition |
|
J2SE |
Java 2 Standard Edition or Java 2 Special Edition |
|
JCWI |
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants |
|
JKLF |
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front |
|
JMM |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
|
KAADC |
Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council |
|
KARP |
Kalpakkam Atomic Reprocessing Plant |
|
KG |
Kindergarten |
|
KRM |
Kashmir Resolution Movement |
|
KSTPS |
Kota Super Thermal Power Station |
|
KVIC |
Khadi and Village Industries Commission |
|
LAC |
Line of Actual Control |
|
LAHDC |
Ladakh Hill Development Council |
|
LASER |
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
|
LCM |
Lowest Common Multiple |
|
LDC |
Lower Division Clerk |
|
LIBOR |
London Inter Bank Offered Rate |
|
LIC |
Life Insurance Corporation of India |
|
LLB |
Bachelor of Law |
|
LLD |
Doctor of Law |
|
LLM |
Master of Law |
|
LMG |
Light Machine Gun |
|
LOAC |
Line of Actual Control |
|
LOC |
Line of Control |
|
LPA |
Laws Prevention Association of India |
|
LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
|
LSD |
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide |
|
LTTE |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
|
MA |
Master of Arts |
|
MAIT |
Manufacturer’s Association of Information Technology |
|
MAPP |
Madras Atomic Power Project |
|
MASER |
Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
|
MBA |
Master of Business Administration |
|
MBBS |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
|
MCA |
Master of Computer Applications |
|
MCC |
Melbourne Cricket Club |
|
MCF |
Master Control Facility |
|
MCOCA |
Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act |
|
MD |
Doctor of Medicine |
|
MECL |
Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited |
|
MEET |
Mission for Extension of Educational Technology |
|
MENAS |
Middle East Navigation Aids Service |
|
MERC |
Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission |
|
METO |
Middle East Treaty Organization |
|
MFALA |
Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Labour Agency |
|
MFALS |
Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Liberation Scheme |
|
MFN |
Most Favoured Nation |
|
MI |
Military Intelligence |
|
MIGA |
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
|
MISA |
Maintenance of Internal Security Act |
|
MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
MLA |
Member of Legislative Assembly |
|
MLC |
Member of Legislative Council |
|
MMDS |
Multiple Microwave Distribution System |
|
MMTC |
Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation |
|
MNAMS |
Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences |
|
MNC |
Multi National Corporation |
|
MNLF |
Moro National Liberation Front |
|
MODVAT |
Modified Value Added Tax |
|
MPLANDS |
Member of the Parliament Local Areas Development Scheme |
|
MPLS |
Micro Protocol Label Switching |
|
MRTPC |
Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practice Commission |
|
MRTS |
Mass Rapid Transport System |
|
MSA |
Maritime Safety Agency |
|
MST |
Multi System Transmission |
|
MTCR |
Missile Technology Control Regime |
|
MTCT |
Mother to Child Transmission |
|
MULTA |
Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam |
|
NABARD |
National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development |
|
NACO |
National AIDS Control Organization |
|
NADAMS |
National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System |
|
NAEP |
National Adult Educational Programme |
|
NAFED |
National Agricultural and Marketing Federation |
|
NAFEN |
Near and Far East News |
|
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
|
NANAP |
Non-Aligned News Agency Pool |
|
NAPP |
Narora Atomic Power Plant |
|
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
|
NASDAQ |
National Association of Securities Dealers Active Quotation |
|
NASSCOM |
National Association of Software & Service Companies |
|
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
|
NBCC |
National Building and Construction Corporation |
|
NBCW |
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare |
|
NBER |
National Bureau of Economic Research |
|
NBPGR |
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources |
|
NBTB |
National Biotechnology Board |
|
NCA |
Nuclear Command Authority |
|
NCAER |
National Council for Applied Economic Research |
|
NCB |
Narcotics Control Bureau |
|
NCCF |
National Consumers Cooperative Federation |
|
NCCR |
National Council for Civil Rights |
|
NCDA |
National Coal Development Authority |
|
NCDC |
National Cooperative Development Corporation |
|
NCERT |
National Council of Educational Research and Training |
|
NCFSE |
National Curriculum Framework for Secondary Education |
|
NCPEDP |
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People |
|
NCRA |
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics |
|
NCRB |
National Crime Record Bureau |
|
NCSTC |
National Council for Science and Technology Communication |
|
NCW |
National Commission for Women |
|
NDA |
National Defense Academy |
|
NDDB |
National Dairy Development Board |
|
NDF |
National Defense Fund |
|
NDPDC |
National Drugs and Pharmaceutical Development Council |
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NEA |
National Environment Authority |
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NEEPCO |
North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited |
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NEERI |
National Environment Engineering Research Institute |
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NEFA |
North East Frontier Agency |
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NEPA |
National Environment Protection Authority |
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NEXST |
National Experimental Supersonic Transport |
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NFDC |
National Film Development Corporation |
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NFIW |
National Federation of Indian Women |
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NFL |
National Fertilizer Limited |
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NFSIT |
National Venture Fund for Software and Information Technology |
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NGRI |
National Geophysical Research Institute |
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NHPC |
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation |
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NHRC |
National Human Rights Commission |
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NIC |
National Integration Council / National Informatics Centre |
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NICD |
National Institute of Communicable Diseases |
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NIDC |
National Industrial Development Corporation |
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NIEO |
New International Economic Order |
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NIIT |
National Institute of Information Technology |
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NIMHANS |
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Science |
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NITIE |
National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering |
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NLFT |
National Liberation Front of Tripura |
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NLOT |
National Large Optical Telescope |
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NMDC |
National Mineral Development Corporation |
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NMDS |
National Missile Defense System |
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NMEP |
National Malaria Eradication Programme |
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NMHC |
National Material Handling Council |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NOIDA |
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority |
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NPB |
Nuclear Power Board |
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NPC |
National Productivity Council |
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NPCC |
National Project Construction Corporation |
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NPCIL |
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited |
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NPL |
National Physical Laboratory |
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NPP |
National Population Policy |
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NPT |
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
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NRAI |
National Rifle Association of India |
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NRC |
National Reconstruction Core |
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NRDC |
National Research and Development Corporation |
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NREP |
National Rural Employment Programme |
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NRI |
Non Resident Indian |
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NSA |
National Security Act |
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NSC |
National Security Council / National Savings Certificate |
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NSCN |
National Socialist Council of Nagaland |
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NSS |
National Service Scheme |
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NSSO |
National Sample Survey Organization |
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NSSTC |
National Space Science and Technology Centre |
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NSTEDB |
National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board |
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NSTL |
National Science and Technological Laboratory |
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NTC |
National Textile Corporation |
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NTES |
National Train Enquiry System |
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NTPC |
National Thermal Power Corporation |
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OAPNA |
Organization of Asia and Pacific News Agency |
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OAU |
Organization of African Unity |
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OCS |
Overseas Communication Service |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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OEEC |
Organization for European Economic Cooperation |
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OGL |
Open General License |
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OIGS |
On India Government Service |
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OIL |
Oil India Limited |
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OK |
All Correct |
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OMSS |
Open Market Sale Scheme |
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ONGC |
Oil and Natural Gas Commission |
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OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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OPPI |
Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India |
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OSCE |
Organization of European Security Council |
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PACS |
Primary Agricultural Credit Society |
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PAFNA |
Pan African News Agency |
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PATA |
Pacific Asia Travel Association |
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PCI |
Press Council of India |
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PCS |
Provincial Civil Services |
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PEO |
Programme Evaluation Organization |
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PGIMR |
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research |
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Ph.D. |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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PIB |
Press Information Bureau |
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PIN |
Postal Index Number |
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PIOC |
Persons of Indian Origin Card |
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PLA |
Peoples Liberation Army |
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PLO |
Palestine Liberation Organization |
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PLOTE |
Peoples Liberation Organization of Tamil Elam |
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PM |
Post Meridian / Prime Minister |
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PMLA |
Peoples Movement for Liberation of Angola |
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PMSSY |
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana |
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PNR |
Passenger Numerical Record |
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POTA |
Prevention of Terrorism Act |
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PSI |
Population Service International |
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PSLV |
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
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PTCT |
Parents to Child Transmission |
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PTI |
Press Trust of India |
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PTO |
Please Turn Over |
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PUCC |
Pollution Under Control Certificate |
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PUCL |
Peoples Union for Civil Liberties |
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PUDR |
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights |
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PVC |
Poly Vinyl Chloride / Param Vir Chakra |
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PVSM |
Param Vishist Seva Medal |
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PWD |
Public Works Department |
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PWG |
Peoples War Group |
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R&D |
Research and Development |
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RADAR |
Radio Detecting and Ranging |
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RAFC |
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia |
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RAPP |
Rajasthan Atomic Power Project |
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RAW |
Research and Analysis Wing |
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RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
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RCC |
Reinforced Cement Concrete |
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RDSO |
Research Design and Standard Organization |
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RDX |
Research Development Explosive |
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REACH |
Rural Entrepreneurship for Art and Culture Heritage |
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RFMT |
Republic of Fiji Military Forces |
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RGNDWM |
Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission |
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RITES |
Rail India Technical and Economic Services |
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RLEGP |
Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme |
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RMS |
Railway Mail Service |
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RNA |
Ribonucleic Acid |
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ROSNI |
Round Spermatid Nuclear Injection |
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RPNNL |
Rashtriya Pariyojana Nirman Nigam Limited |
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RRC |
Reactor Research Centre |
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RSS |
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
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RTO |
Regional Transport Officer |
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RTRA |
Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority |
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SAAF |
South Asian Accountants Federation |
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SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
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SADCC |
South African Development Cooperation Conference |
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SAFMA |
South Asian Free Media Association |
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SAHMAT |
Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust |
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SAHR |
South Asians for Human Rights |
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SAI |
Sports Authority of India |
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SAIL |
Steel Authority of India Limited |
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SALT |
Strategic Arms Limitation Tax |
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SAPTA |
South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement |
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SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
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SATO |
South Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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SATTE |
South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange |
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SC |
Security Council / Supreme Court / Scheduled Caste |
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SCHIL |
Stock Holding Corporation of India |
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SCI |
Shipping Corporation of India |
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SCL |
Space Corporation Limited |
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SCOPE |
Standing Conference of Public Enterprises |
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SCRA |
Special Class Railway Apprentice |
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SDK |
System Development Kit OR Sun Development Kit |
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SDR |
Special Drawing Rights |
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SEARCH |
Society for Environmental Awareness and Rehabilitation of Child and Handicapped |
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SEATO |
South East Asia Treaty Organization |
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SEBI |
Securities and Exchange Board of India |
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SEEPZ |
Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone |
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SEO |
Satellite for Earth Observation |
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SERC |
Structural Engineering Research Centre |
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SETS |
Society of Electronics Transaction and Security |
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SEWA |
Self Employed Women’s Association |
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SFALA |
Small Farmers and Agricultural Labourers Agency |
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SFC |
Strategic Force Command |
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SGPC |
Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee |
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SHAR |
Shri Harikota Range |
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SIAM |
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers |
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SIDBI |
Small Industries Development Bank of India |
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SIDS |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
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SIS |
Secret Intelligence Service |
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SITA |
Separation of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act |
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SIV |
Semen Immuno Deficiency Virus |
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SLAR |
Sight Looking Environment Radar |
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SLBM |
Submarine Launch Ballistic Missile |
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SLV |
Satellite Launch Vehicle |
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SMART |
Small Mission for Advance Research |
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SMS |
Short Messaging System |
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SNIPES |
Society of National Institutes for Physical Education and Sports |
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SPCA |
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
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SROSS |
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series |
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SSD |
Satellite System Division |
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SSN |
Social Security Number |
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SSTEP |
Symphonic Satellite Telecommunication Experiment Project |
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STARS |
Satellite Training and Ranging System |
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START |
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks |
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STD |
Subscribers Trunk Dialing OR Sexually Transmitted Disease |
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STEC |
Solar Thermal Energy Centre |
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STEP |
Satellite Telecommunication Experiment Project |
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STPI |
Software Technology Park of India |
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SUNFED |
Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development |
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SWAPO |
South West African Peoples Organization |
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SWIFT |
Short Work Programme in Information Technology |
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TACDE |
Tactics & Aircrafts Development Establishment |
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TAMP |
Tariff Authority for Major Ports |
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TANSI |
Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation |
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TAPS |
Tarapur Atomic Power Station |
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TB |
Tuberculosis |
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TCI |
Trading Corporation of India |
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TCPO |
Town and Country Planning Organization |
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TDSAT |
Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal |
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TELCO |
Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company |
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TELEX |
Teleprinter Exchange |
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TGIT |
Telecom Group on Information Technology |
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TIFAC |
Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council |
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TIN |
Taxpayer’s Identification Number |
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TISCO |
Tata Iron & Steel Company |
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TMO |
Telegraphic Money Order |
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TNT |
Tri Nitro Toluene |
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TRACT |
Transportable Remote Area Communications Terminal |
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TRAI |
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |
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TRELS |
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station |
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TRQ |
Tariff Rate Quota |
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TTFI |
Table Tennis Federation of India |
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TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
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TWA |
Trans World Airlines |
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TWAS |
Third World Academy of Science |
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TWHS |
Traditional Water Harvesting Systems |
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TWMF |
Third World Monetary Fund |
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TWSI |
Tourism and Wildlife Society of India |
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UANC |
United African National Council |
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UBLF |
United Bengali Liberation Front |
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UDC |
Upper Division Clerk / University Development Commission |
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UDI |
Unilateral Declaration of Independence |
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UEEM |
Universalization of Elementary Education Mission |
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UGC |
University Grants Commission |
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ULFA |
United Liberation Front of Assam |
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UNAEC |
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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UNCHS |
United Nations Commission on Human Settlements |
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UNCLOS |
United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea |
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UNCSTD |
United Nations Conference on Sciences and Technology for Development |
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UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
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UNCTC |
United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNECAFE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and Far East |
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UNEF |
United Nations Emergency Force |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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UNFCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNI |
United News of India |
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UNICEF |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
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UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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UNISPACE |
United Nations Conference on Exploration and Peaceful Usage of Outer Space |
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UNMIL |
United Nations Mission in Liberia |
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UNMOVIC |
United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission |
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UNO |
United Nations Organization |
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UNRRA |
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration |
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UNSCOM |
United Nations Special Commission |
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UNTAG |
United Nations Transition Assistance Group |
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UPROV |
Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
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UPSC |
Union Public Service Commission |
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UPTN |
Universal Personal Tele Number |
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UPU |
Universal Postal Union |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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USIS |
United States Information Service |
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USITC |
United States International Trade Commission |
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USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
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UTS |
Unreserved Ticketing System |
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VABAL |
Value Based Advanced License |
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VAT |
Value Added Tax |
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VCO |
Viceroy Commissioned Officer |
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VIP |
Very Important Person |
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VPP |
Value Payable Post |
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VRDE |
Vehicle Research and Development Establishment |
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VRS |
Voluntary Retirement Scheme |
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VSNL |
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited |
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VSSC |
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre |
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VTMS |
Versel Traffic Management System |
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VVF |
Village Volunteer Force |
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WANO |
World Association of Nuclear Operators |
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WAY |
World Assembly of Youth |
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WEF |
World Economic Forum |
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WFTU |
World Federation of Trade Unions |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WIDF |
Women’s International Democratic Federation |
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WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
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WIPSA |
Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
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WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |
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WWFI |
World Wide Fund for Nature India |
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WWPA |
World Wildlife Protection Agency |
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YMCA |
Young Men’s Christian Associations |
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YWCA |
Young Women’s Christian Association |
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ZBB |
Zero Base Budgeting |
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ZETA |
Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly |
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ZIFT |
Zygote Intra-fallopian Transfer |
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ZIP |
Zone Improvement Plan |
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ZOPFAN |
Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality |
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ZS |
Zoological Society |