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AACI Airport Association Council International AAFI Amateur Athletics Federation of India AAGSP All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad AAPSO Afro-Asian Peoples Sol idarity Organisation AASU All Assam Students Union ABM Anti Ball istic Missile ABCDE Annual Bank Conference on DevelopmentEconomics ABSU All Bodo Students Union ABT Avai labi l i ty Based Tariff AC Alternate Current or Ashok Chakra or Air

Conditioner or Antarctic Club AD Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) ADA Air Defence Arti l lery ADB Asian Development Bank AERE Atomic Energy Research Establ ishment AFLP Accelerated Female Literacy AFPPD Asian Forum of Parl iamentarians on Population& Development AGF Asian Games Federation AGOC Asian Games Organization Committee AICC All India Congress Committee AICTE All India Council of Technical Education AICCTU All India Central Council of Trade Unions AICI Agricultural Insurance Corporation of India AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIFF All India Football Federation AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences 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 AM Anti Meridian (Before Noon) AMIE Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers


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ANC African National Congress APNN Asian Pacific News Network APEC Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation APPLE Asian Passenger Payload Experiment APPU Asian Pacific Postal Union ARF Asian Regional Forum ARDS Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations ASLV Augmented Satell ite Launch Vehicle ASI Archaeological Survey of India ASSOCHAM Associated Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (India) AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System 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 RuralDevelopment BAMS Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery BARC Bhabha Atomic Research Centre BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BC Before Christ BCG Bacil lus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCL Bharat Cooking Coal Limited 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,Thai land Economic Cooperation BIS Bureau of Indian Standards/British InformationService/Bank for International Settlements


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BLTF Bodo Liberation Tigers Force BPO Business Process Outsourcing B.PHARMA Bachelor of Pharmacy BRL Bharat Refineries Ltd BSF Border Security Force BTC Bodoland Territorial Counci l CAD Command Area Development CAG Control ler of Auditor General CAIR Centre for Artif ic ial Intel l igence and Robotics CAS Conditional Access System CASE Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy CAT Control for Advance Technology/CentralAdministrative Tribunal CAZRL Central Arid Zone Research Institute CBDT Central Board of Direct Taxes CBI Central Bureau of Investigation CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education CCEA Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs CCIC Central Cottage Industries Corporation CCI Consumer Confidence Index CCL Central Coal-fields Limited CCIT Comprehensive Convention on InternationalTerrorism 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 NuclearResearch 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


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CID Criminal Investigation Department CIFT Committee on Invisible Financing Related Trade CIMA Centre of International Modern Art CIRDAP Counci l of Integrated Rural Development for

Asia and the Pacific CIRTES Central Institute for Research and Training inEmployment 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 CMC Cauri Monitoring Committee CMAG Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group CMAL Coal Mines Authority Limited CMDRO Central Marine Design Research Organization CMMACS Centre for Mathematical Modell ing andComputer Simulation CMPDI Central Mine Planning and Design Institute CMS Central Monitoring Series CNG Compressed Natural Gas COD Central Ordinance Depot CODESA Convention for a Democratic South Africa COFEPOSA Conservation of Foreign Exchange andPrevention of Smuggling Act COSPAR Committee On Space Research COPU Committee on Public Undertaking (underParliament) CORE Congress on Racial Equal ity CPCB Central Pol lution Control Board CPCRI Central Plantation Crops Research Institute CPO Central Passport Organization CPRI Central Power Research Institute CRP Central Reserve Pol ice CRR Cash Reserve Ratio CSE Centre for Science and Environment CSCE Conference on Security and Cooperation inEurope


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CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CTEPC Cotton Texti les Export Promotion Counci l CTS Computerised Tomography Scanner COCA Control of Organized Crime Act CVC Central Vigilance Commission CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder DAVP Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity DCA Drug and Cosmetic Act DCI Dredging Corporation of India DDT Dichloro Diphenyle TrichloroethaneDDP Desert Development Programme DFDR Digital Fl ight Data Recorder (Black Box) DIG Deputy Inspector General D.Lit Doctor of Literature DGCA Director General of Civil Aviation DICGC Deposit Insurance and Credit GuaranteeCorporation DLO Dead Letter Office DGCEI Directorate General of Central ExciseIntell igence DM District Magistrate DMK Dravida Munetra Kazhagam DMRL Defence Metalurgical Research Laboratory DNA Di-oxyribo Nucleic Acid DNEM Dynamic Numeric Encoding Method DPAP Drought Prone Area Programme DPCS Defence Satell ite Communication System DPC Dabhol Power Company DPCO Drug Prices Control Order DPSA Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft DRDO Defence Research and DevelopmentOrganization DRI Director of Revenue Intel l igence DSP Digital Signal Processing DST Department of Science & Technology DTH Direct To Home DOTS Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse


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DVC Damodar Val ley Corporation DVD Digital Versati le Disk EAA Easy Animal Aid EAS Employment Assurance SchemeECB European Central Bank ECG Electro Cardiogram Graph ECIL Electronic Corporation of India Limited ECM European Common Market ECOWAS Economic Cooperation Organization of WestAfrican 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 DevelopmentEstablishment 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 Peoples Revolutionary Liberation Front EPZ Export Processing Zone ERDA Energy Research and DevelopmentAdministration ERS European Remote Sensing Satell ite ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satell ite ESA European Space Agency ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia andPacific ESMA Essential Services Maintenance Act EVM Electronic Voting Machine


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EVTR Electro Video Tape Recording EXIM bank Export-Import Bank of India EURECA European Research Coordinating Agency FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FARC Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FBTR Fast Breeder Test Reactor FCV Flue Cured Virginia (a kind of tobacco) FCI Food Corporation of India/Ferti l izer Corporationof India FDR Fl ight Data Recorder (Black Box) FERA Foreign Exchange Regulation Act FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act FFI Film Federation of India FICCI Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerceand Industry FIEO Federation of Indian Export Organization FIIA Foreign Investment Implementation Authority FIIT Foundation for Innovation and TechnologyTransfer FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Board FIR First Information Report FRS Fel low 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 All iance for Vaccine and Immunization GCC Gulf Cooperation Council GIC General Insurance Corporation GMPCS Global Mobile Personal CommunicationsSystem GMRT Giant Meterweb Radio Telescope GMT Greenwich Mean Time GNLF Gorkha National Liberation Front


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GNP Gross National Product GPF General Provident Fund GPO General Post Office GPRS General Packet Radio Service GPS Global Positioning System GRA Global Research All iance GSDI Global Spatial Data Infrastructure GSI Geological Survey of India GSTP Global System of Trade Practices GSOMIA General Security of Mil itary InformationAgreement HAC Hindustan Aluminium Corporation HADP Hil l Area Development Programme HAL Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HARK Handy Audio Reach Kit System HARTRDN Haryana State Electricity DevelopmentCorporation Limited HCF Highest Common FactorHDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation HDPE High Density Poly Ethylene 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

Next IAAI International Airport Authority of India IAC Indian Airl ines Corporation
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IADF International Agriculture Development Fund IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IAPPD Indian Association of Parl iamentarians onPopulation and Development IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute IATA International Air Transport Association IBSA India, Brazil, South Africa IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment (worldbank) 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 Counci l of Agricultural Research ICBM Inter Continental Ball istic Missile ICC International Cricket Counci l ICCR Indian Council of Cultural Relations ICCW Indian Council of Child Welfare ICFTU International Confederation of Free TradeUnions 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 forthe Semi Arid Topics 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


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IFA Indian Football Association IFAD International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFCI Industrial Finance Corporation of India IFFI International Film Festival of India IFFCO Indian Farmers Ferti l izers Cooperative IFFS International Federation of Film Societies IFTU International Federation of Trade Union IGMCO Inter-Government Maritime ConsultativeOrganization 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 IITM Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology IIS Indian Institute of Sciences IISCO Indian Iron and Steel Company IIT Indian Institute of Technology ILO International Labour Organization IMA Indian Military Academy IMCO Inter-government Meritime Consultative

Organization IMF Indian Mountaineering Foundation/InternationalMonetary Fund IMPPA Indian Motion Picture Producers Asscoation INGCA Indira Gandhi Gal lery for Culture and Art INMURSAT International Maritime Satell iteOrganisation INMAS Institute of Nuclear Medicine and All iedSciences INS Indian Naval Ship/Indian Newspapers Society INSAT Indian National Satell ite INSDOC Indian National Scientific DocumentationCentre INTAC Indian National Trust for Art and Culture INTELSAT International Telecommunication Satell ite INTERFEET International Force for East Timor


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INTERPOL Interpole Police Organisation INCOSPAR Indian National Committee for SpaceResearch INTUC Indian National Trade Union Congress IOC International Olympic Committee/Indian OilCorporation IPC Indian Penal Code IPCC Inter-government Panel on Climate Chance IPI International Press Institution IPKF Indian Peace Keeping Force IP-VPN Internet Protocol based Virtual PrivateNetwork IQ Intell igence Quotient IRA Irish Republic Army/Insurance RegulatoryAuthority IRAS Infrared Astronomical Satell ite IRBM Intermediate Range Ball istic 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 Satell ite 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 Standardized Organization ISP Internet Services Provider ISRO Indian Space Research Organization ISS Institute of Social Sciences ISSP Indian Scientific Satell ite Project IST Indian Standard Time ITBP Indo-Tibet Border Police ITDC Indian Tourism Development Corporation


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ITES IT-Enabled Services ITPO Indian Trade Promotion Organization ITO International Trade Organization ITR Integrated Test Range ITU International Telecommunication Union ITUC Indian Trade Union Congress IUC Interconnect Usage Charges IUCAA Inter University Centre for Astronomy andAstrophysics IUCNNR International Union for the Conservation ofNatural and National Research IVRI Indian Veterinary Research Institute IVRS Interactive Virus Response System IWT Indus Water Treaty IYSH International Year of Shelter for the Homeless 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 Kinder Garten KRM Kashmir Resolution Movement KSTPS Kota Super Thermal Power Station KVIC Khadi and Vil lage Industries Commission LAC Line of Actual Control LAHDC Ladakh Hil l Development Council LASER Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission ofRadiation 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


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LOC Line of Control LOAC Line of Actual Control LPA Laws Prevention Association of India LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LSD Lysergic acid Di-ethylamide LTTE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam MA Master of Arts MAIT Manufacturers Association of InformationTechnology MAPP Madras Atomic Power Project MASER Microwave Amplification by StimulatedEmission of Radiation MBA Master of Business Administration MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MCA Master of Computer Application MCC Melbourne Cricket Club MCF Master Control Faci l i ty MCOCA Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act MD Doctor of Medicine MECL Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited MEET Mission for Extension of EducationalTechnology MENAS Middle East Navigation Aids Service MERC Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission METO Middle East Treaty Organization MFALA Marginal Farmers and Agricultural LabourAgency MFALS Marginal Farmers and Agricultural LiberationScheme MFN Most Favoured Nation MI Military Intell igence MIGA Multi lateral Investment Guarantee Agency MISA Maintenance of Internal Security Act MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MLA Member of Legislative Assembly MLC Member of Legislative Counci l MMDS Multiple Microwave Distribution System


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MMTC Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation MNAMS Member of National Academy of MedicalSciences MNC Multi National Corporation MNLF Moro National Liberation Front MPLS Micro Protocol Label Switching MPLANDS Member of the Parl iament Local AreasDevelopment Scheme MRTPC Monopoly and Restrictive Trade PracticeCommission MRTS Mass Rapid Transport System MSA Maritime Safety Agency MST Multi System Transmission MTCT Mother to Chi ld Transmission MTCR Missi le Technology Control Regime MODVAT Modified Value Added Tax MULTA Musl im United Liberation Tigers of Assam NABARD National Bank for Agricultural and RuralDevelopment NACO National AIDS Control Organization NADAMS National Agricultural Drought Assessmentand 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 Aeronautic and space Administration NASDAQ National Association of Security DealersActive Quotation NASSCOM National Association of Software & ServiceCompanies NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NBCC National Bui lding and Construction Corporation NBCW Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare NBPGR National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources


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NBTB National Biotechnology Board NBER National Bureau of Economic Research NCA Nuclear Command Authority NCAER National Council for Applied Economic

Research NCB Narcotics Control Bureau NCCF National Consumers Cooperative Federation NCDA National Coal Development Authority NCDC National Cooperative Development Corporation NCERT National Council of Educational Research andTraining NCFSE National Curriculum Framework for SecondaryEducation NCPEDP National Centre for Promotion of Employmentfor Disabled People NCRA National Centre for Radio Astrophysics NCRB National Crime Record Bureau NCSTC National Council for Science and TechnologyCommunication NCW National Commission for Women NCCR National Council for Civil Right NDA National Defense Academy NDDB National Dairy Development Board NDF National Defense Fund NDPDC National Drugs and PharmaceuticalDevelopment Council NEA National Environment Authority NEERI National Environment Engineering ResearchInstitute NEEPCO North Eastern Electric Power CorporationLimited NEFA North East Frontier Agency NEPA National Environment Protection Authority NEXST National Experimental Supersonic Transport NFDC National Fi lm Development Corporation NFIW National Federation of Indian Women NFL National Ferti l izer Limited


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NFSIT National Venture Fund for Software andInformation Technology NGRI National Geophysical Research Institute NHPC National Hydroelectric Power Corporation NHRC National Human Rights Commission NIC National Integration Council / NationalInformatics Centre NICD National Institute of Communicable Diseases NIDC National Industrial Development Corporation NIEO New International Economic Order NIIT National Institute of Information Technology NIMHANS National Institute of Mental Health andNeuro-Science NITIE National Institute for Training in IndustrialEngineering NLFT National Liberation Front of Tripura NLOT National Large Optical Telescope NMDC National Mineral Development Corporation NMDS National Missi le Defense System NMEP National Malaria Eradication Programme NMHC National Material Handling Council NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration NOIDA New Okhla Industrial Development Authority NPB Nuclear Power Board NPC National Productivity Council NPCC National Project Construction Corporation NPCIL Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited NPL National Physical Laboratory NPP National Population Policy NPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NRAI National Rifle Association of India NRC National Reconstruction Core NRDC National Research and DevelopmentCorporation NREP National Rural Employment Programme NRI Non Resident Indian NSA National Security Act


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NSC National Security Council / National SavingsCertif icate NSCN National Socialist Council of Nagaland NSS National Service Scheme NSSO National Sample Survey Organization NSSTC National Space Science and Technology Centre NSTL National Science and Technological Laboratory NSTEDB National Science and TechnologyEntrepreneurship Development Board NTC National Texti le Corporation NTES National Train Enquiry System NTPC National Thermal Power Corporation OAPNA Organization of Asia and Pacific News Agency OAU Organization of African Unity OCS Overseas Communication Service OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment OEEC Organization for European EconomicCooperation OGL Open General License OIL Oil India Limited OK All Correct OIGS On India Government Service ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Commission OMSS Open Market Sale Scheme OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPPI Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers ofIndia OSCE Organization of European Security Council PACS Primary Agricultural Credit Society PAFNA Pan African News Agency PATA Pacific Asia Travel Association PCI Press Council of India PCS Provincial Civil Services PEO Programme Evaluation Organization Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy


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PIB Press Information Bureau PIN Postal Index Number PIOC Persons of Indian Origin Card PGIMR Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research PLA Peoples Liberation Army PLO Palestine Liberation Organization PLOTE Peoples Liberation Organization of Tamil Elam PMSSY Pradhan Mantari Swasthya Suraksha Yojna PM Post Meridian / Prime Minister PMLA Peoples Movement for Liberation of Angola PNR Passanger Numerical Record POTA Prevention of Terrorism Act PSLV Polar Satell ite Launch Vehicle PSI Population Service International PTI Press Trust of India PTO Please Turn Over PTCT Parents to Chi ld Transmission PUCC Pol lution Under Control Certif icatePUCL Peoples Union for Civi l Liberties PUDR Peoples Union for Democratic Rights PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride / Param Vir Chakra PVSM Param Vishist Seva Medal PWD Public Works Department PWG Peoples War Group RADAR Radio Detecting and Ranging RAFC Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia RAPP Rajasthan Atomic Power Project RAW Research and Analysis Wing R&D Research and Development RBI Reserve Bank of India RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RDSO Research Design and Standard Organization RDX Research Development Explosive REACH Rural Entrepreneurship for Art and CultureHeritage RFMT Republic of Fiji Mil itary Forces


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RGNDWM Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking WaterMission RITES Rail India Technical and Economic Services RMS Railway Mail Service RPNNL Rashtriya Pariyojana Nirman Nigam Limited RRC Reactor Research Centre RLEGP Rural Landless Employment GuaranteeProgramme RNA Ribonucleic Acid ROSNI Round Spermatid Nuclear Injection RSS Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RTO Regional Transport Officer RTRA Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority SAAF South Asian Accountants Federation SAARC South Asian Association for RegionalCooperation SADCC South African Development CorporationConference SAFMA South Asian Free Media Association SAHR South Asians for Human Rights SAI Sports Authority of India SAIL Steel Authority of India Limited SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Tax SAPTA South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement SARS Service Acute Respiratory Syndrome SATO South Atlantic Treaty Organization SATTE South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange SC Security Council / Supreme Court / ScheduledCaste SCHIL Stock Holding Corporation of India SCI Shipping Corporation of India SCL Space Corporation Limited SCOPE Standing Conference of Public Enterprises SCRA Special Class Railway Apprentice SDR Special Drawing Rights SEARCH Society for Environmental Awareness andRehabil i tation of Chi ld and Handicapped


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SEATO South East Asia Treaty Organization SEBI Security Exchange Board of India SEEPZ Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone SEO Satel l i te for Earth Observation SERC Structural Engineering Research Centre SETS Society of Electronics Transaction and Security SEWA Self Employed Womens Association SFALA Small Farmers and Agricultural LabourersAgency SFC Strategic Force Command SGPC Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee SHAR Shri Harikota Range SAHMAT Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust SIAM Society of Indian Automobiles Manufacturers SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India SITA Separation of Immoral Traffic in Women andGirls Act SIS Secret Intell igence Service SIV Semen Immuno Deficiency Virus SLAR Sight Looking Environment Radar SLBM Submarine Launch Balistic Missile SLV Satell ite Launch Vehicle SMART Small Mission for Advance Research SMS Short Messaging System SNIPES Society of National Institutes for PhysicalEducation and Sports SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals SROSS Stretched Rohini Satell ite Series SSD Satel l i te System Division SSN Social Security Number SSTEP Symphonic Satell ite TelecommunicationExperiment Project STARS Satell ite Training and Ranging System START Strategic Armed Reduction Talks STD Subscribers Trunk Dialing STEC Solar Thermal Energy Centre STEP Satell ite Telecommunication Experiment Project


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STPI Software Technology Park of India SUNFED Special United Nations Fund for EconomicDevelopment SWAPO South West African Peoples Organization SWIFT Short Work Programme in InformationTechnology TACDE Tactics & Aircrafts Development Establ ishment TAPS Tarapur Atomic Power Station TANSI Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation TAMP Tariff Authority for Major Port TB Tuberculosis TCI Trading Corporation of India TCPO Town and Country Planning Organization TDSAT Telecom Dispute Settlement and AppellateTribunal TELCO Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company TELEX Teleprinter Exchange TRELS Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station TGIT Telecom Group on Information Technology TIFAC Technology Information Forecasting andAssessment Counci l TISCO Tata Iron & Steel Company TIN Taxpayers Identification Number TMO Telegraphic Money Order TNT Tri Nitro Toluene TRACT Transportable Remote Area CommunicationsTerminal TRAI Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRQ Tariff Rate Quota TTFI Table Tennis Federation of India TVA Tennesey Valley Authority TWA Trans World Airl ines TWAS Third World Academy of Science TWHS Traditional Water Harvesting Systems TWMF Third World Monetary Fund TWSI Tourism and Wild Life Society of India


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UANC United African National Council UBLF United Bengali Liberation Front UDC Upper Division Clerk /University DevelopmentCommission UDI Unilateral Declaration of Independence UEEM Universal ization of Elementary EducationMissionUGC University Grant Commission ULFA United Liberation Front of Assam UNAEC United Nations Atomic Energy Commission UNCED United Nations Conference on Environmentand DevelopmentUNCHS United Nations Commission on Human

Settlements UNCLOS United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea UNCSTD United Nations Conference on Sciences andTechnology for Development UNCTC United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade andDevelopment UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNECAFE United Nations Economic Commission for

Asia and Far East UNEF United Nations Emergency Force UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Economic and SocialCommission UNFCC United Nation Framework Convention onClimate Change UNFPA United Nations Framework for PopulationActivities UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNI United News of IndiaUNICEF United Nations International ChildrenEmergency Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization


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UNISPACE United Nations Conference on Explorationand Peaceful Usage of Outer Space UNMIL United Nations Mission in Libra UNMOVIC United Nations Monitoring Verification and

Inspection Commission UNO United Nations Organization UNRRA United Nations Rel ief and Rehabil i tationAdministration UNSCOM United Nations Special Commission UNTAG United Nations Transition Assistance Group UPROV Union for Protection of New Varieties ofPlants UPSC Union Public Service Commission UPTN Universal Personal Tele Number UPU Universal Postal Union USAID United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment USIS United States Information Service USITC United States International Trade Corporation USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republic UTS Unreserved Ticketing System VABAL Value Based Advanced License VAT Value Added Tax VCO Viceroy Commissioned Officer VIP Very Important Person VPP Value Payable Post VRDE Vehicle Research and DevelopmentEstablishment VRS Voluntary Retirement Scheme VSNL Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited VSSC Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre VTMS Versel Traffic Management System VVF Vil lage Volunteer Force WANO World Association of Nuclear Operators WAY World Assembly of Youth WEF World Economic Forum


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WFTU World Federation of Trade Union WHO World Health Organization WIDF Womens International Democratic Federation WIPO World Intel lectual Property Organization WIPSA Womens Initiative for Peace in South Asia WMO World Meteorological Organization WWF World Wild Life Fund WWFI World Wide Fund for Nature India WWPA World Wild Life Protection Agency YMCA Young Mens Christians Associations YWCA Young Womens Christians Association ZBB Zero Base Budgeting ZETA Zero Energy Thermo Nuclear Assembly ZIFT Zygote Intra fal lopian Transfer ZIP Zone Improvement Plan ZOPFAN Zone of Peace Freedom and Neutral ity ZS Zoological Society ZUPO Zimbabwe United Peoples Organisation

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