Abbreviations

AIDWA : All India Democratic Women’s Association.

BVRAAM : Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile.

CJP : Citizen for Justice and Peace.

CBEC : Central Board of Excise and Customs.

CIET : Central Institute of Educational Technology.

CAMPA : Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority.

C–DAP : Comprehensive District Agriculture Plan. It is a plan formulated by the government of Haryana to boost agriculture in the State

.DPCC : Delhi Pollution Control Committee

.DUAC : Delhi Urban Art Commission

.EGOM : Empowered Group of Ministers.
FIA : Federal Investigation Agency. The FIA is the Central Investigation Agency of Pakistan which probes criminal acts, especially terrorist attacks.

GPS : Global Positioning System.

IDP : Internally Displaced Persons. The reference is to persons in the LTTE held territories in Sri Lanka, which were overrun by the Sri Lankan military during zts operations against the former.

ICFAI : Society—The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, Society, Hyderabad.

IUCAA : Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics. The IUCAA is one of the five inter-university research centres of the University Grants Commission.IRNSS : The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.

JUCCCE : Joint U.S.–China Cooperation on Clean Energy.

JEM : Justice and Equality Movement.

JEM is a rebel group active in Sudan against the incumbent President Omar al-Beshir.

JOC : Joint Operation Centre. It is the new command centre set up at INS Angre in South Mumbai for Navy and coast guard forces for ensuring India’s western coastal security.LSGIs : Local Self-Governing Institutions.

MRMR : Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance. The medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MR- MR) are the planes which India proposes to buy from the United States of America to strengthen the reconnaissance wing of its navy.

NBER : National Bureau of Economic Research.

NPCIL : Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.

NFC : Nuclear Fuel Complex.

NCPCR : National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

NCHAC : North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council.

NCPCR : National Commission for Protection of Child Right.

PEAIS : Panchayatiraj Empowerment and Accountability Incentive System. It is a system evolved by the Central Government in a bid to devolve power and funds to local self-governing institutions to make decentralization a success.

PAD : People’s Alliance for Democracy.

PHWRs : Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors.

RGGVY : Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana. This rural electrification project was launched at Kollumedu village, near Chennai in Tamil Nadu in February 2009.

SJVN : Satlaj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd.TAR : Trans-Asian Railway.

UNRWA : The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (for Palestinian refugees).
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A.C.D. — Asian Co-operation Dialogue

A.D.S. — Air Defence Ship

A.I.D.S. — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

A.T.G.M. — Anti-Tank Guided Missile

A.P.E.D.A. — Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

A.U. — African Union

A.W.A.N. — Army Wide Area Network

B.P.O. — Business Process Outsourcing

C.C.I. — Consumer Confidence Index; Cricket Club of India

C.D.M.A. — Code Division Multiple Access

C.I.S. — Commonwealth of Independent States

C.I.B.I.L. — Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd.

C.N.G. — Compressed Natural Gas

C.R.I.S.I.L. — Credit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd.

C.S.T.O. — Collective Security Treaty Organisation

D.M.R.C. — Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

D.O.T.S. — Directly Observed Treatment Short Course

E.A.S. — East Asia Summit

E.E.C. — Eurasian Economic Community

E.D.C.I.L. — Educational Consultants India Ltd.

G.C.M.M.F. — Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation

G.P.R.S. — General Packet Radio Service

G.S.L.V. — Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle

G.U.A.M. — Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova

I.C.D.S. — Integrated Child Development Services

I.F.C.I. — Industrial Finance Corporation of India

I.G.C.A.R. — Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

I.G.N.O.U. — Indira Gandhi National Open University

I.I.S.E.R. — Indian Institutes of Science and Educational Research

I.N.M.A.S. — Institute of Nuclear Medicines and Allied Sciences

I.P.C.C. — International Panel on Climate Change

I.T.E.R. — International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

NASSCOM — National Association of Software and Service Companies

N.B.R.C. — National Brain Research Centre

N.C.A. — National Cricket Academy, Nuclear Command Authority

N.C.A.O.R. — National Centre for Antarctica and Ocean Research

N.D.I.C. — Natural Disaster Information System

N.D.M.A. — National Disaster Management Authority

N.E.A. — National Environment Authority

N.F.W.P. — National Food for Work Programme

N.P.C.L. — Nuclear Power Corporation of India

N.R.E.G.A. — National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

N.R.H.M. — National Rural Health Mission

N.S.G. — Nuclear Suppliers’ Group; National Security Guards

O.C.I. — Overseas Citizen of India

O.I.C. — Overseas Indian Citizenship

O.S.C.E. — Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe

P.H.D.C.C.I. — Progress, Harmony and Development Chambers of Commerce and IndustryP.H.F.I. — Public Health Foundation of India

P.O.S.C.O. — Pohang Steel Company

P.O.T.A. — Prevention of Terrorism Act

Q.I.B. — Qualified Institutional BuyerQ.I.P. — Qualified Institutional Placement

R.T.R.A. — Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority

S.A.I. — Sports Authority of India

S.A.A.R.C. — South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation

S.C.R.A.M.J.E.T. — Supersonic Combustion Ramjet

S.G.R.Y. — Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojana

S.M.S. — Short Message Service; Subscriber Management System

S.R.S.F. — Special Railway Safety Fund

T.I.N. — Tax Payers’ Identification Number

T.R.A. — Tea Research Association

T.R.I.P.S. — Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights

U.A.P.A. — Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

U.N.F.P.A. — United Nations Fund for Population Activities

V.A.A. — Virgin Atlantic Airlines

VAT — Value Added Tax

W.C.C.B. — Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

W.E.M. — World Environment Forum

WIPO — World Intellectual Property Organisation

W.L.L. — Wireless in Local Loop

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