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ABM

Anti Ballistic Missile

AD

Anno Domini (After the birth of Jesus)

ADF

Asian Development Fund

AERE

Atomic Energy Research Establishment

AFSPA

Armed Forces Special Powers Act

AGOC

Asian Games Organising Committee

AIDS

Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

ALH

Advanced Light Helicopter

APPLE

Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment

ASAT

Anti-Satellite Weapon

ASEAN

Association of South-East Asian Nations

ASCI

Advanced Strategic Computing Initiative

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ATM

Automated Teller Machine

APEC

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

ASSOCHAM

Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India

ASLV

Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

ASI

Archaeological Survey of India

AVES

Acute Viral Encephalitic Syndrome

AWACS

Airborne Warning And Control System

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BC

Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus Christ)

BC SBI

Banking Codes and Standard Board of India

BARC

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

BCG

Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine)

BCTT

Banking Cash Transaction Tax

BCCI

Board for Control of Cricket in India

BHEL

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

BHIM

Bharat Interface for Money

BIMSTEC

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

BIS

Bureau of Indian Standards

BIT

Binary Digit (Basic unit of information in computing and telecommunication)

BMDS

Ballistic Missile Defence System

BRO

Border Roads Organisation

BRT

Bus Rapid Transit

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CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CABE

Central Advisory Board of Education

CAG

Comptroller and Auditor General

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CAJIR

Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

CAPES

Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System

CAZRI

Central Arid Zone Research Institute

CAT

Central Administrative Tribunal

CBI

Central Bureau of Investigation

CECA

Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team

CHOGM

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

CISF

Central Industrial Security Force

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CLASS

Computer Literacy and Studies in School

CNG

Compressed Natural Gas

COLA

Cellular Operator Association of India

CPCB

Central Pollution Control Board

CPRI

Central Power Research Institute

CSHR

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

CVC

Central Vigilance Commission

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DAVP

Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity

DDT

Dichlorodiphenyl Trichloroethane

DFDR

Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black Box)

DIG

Deputy Inspector General

DPSA

Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft

DPT

Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus

DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organisation

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ECG

Electrocardiogram

ECT

Electroconvulsive Therapy (electric shock treatment)

EEG

Electroencephalography

EET

Exempt Exempt Taxation

EUSA

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (used for testing AIDS)

EXIM Bank

Export-Import Bank of India

ECGC

Export Credit Guarantee Corporation

ESCAP

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

EVM

Electronic Voting Machine

EPZ

Export Processing Zone

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FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FII

Foreign Institutional Investor

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FERA

Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

FEMA

Foreign Exchange Management Act

FICCI

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

FRIBA

Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects

FLAG

Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe

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GAIN

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

GATS

General Agreement on Trade in Services

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GEF

Global Environment Fund

GMPS

Global Mobile Personal Communications System

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

GNSS

Global Navigation Satellite System

GPS

Global Positioning System

GSLV

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

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HAC

Hindustan Aluminium Corporation

HAL

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HRIDAY

National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana

HYVS

High Yield Variety Seeds

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IAAI

International Airport Authority of India

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICAR

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

ICMR

Indian Council of Medical Research

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

IDPL

Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited

IMO

International Maritime Organization

INSAS

Indian Small Arms System

INSAT

Indian National Satellite

IPC

Indian Penal Code

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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JNNTJRM

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

KYC

Know Your Customer

KG

Kindergarten

LCA

Light Combat Aircraft

LOC

Line of Control

LOAC

Line of Actual Control

LTA

Light Transport Aircraft

LIGO

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

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MAT

Minimum Alternative Tax

METSAT

Meteorological Satellite

MMS

Multimedia Message Service

MRTS

Mass Rapid Transit System

MTCR

Missile Technology Control Regime

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NACO

National AIDS Control Organisation

NADA

National Anti-Doping Agency

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATA

Natural Aptitude Test for Architecture

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NCEP

National Committee on Environmental Planning

NeGP

National e-Governance Plan

NEP

National Education Policy

NEPA

National Environment Protection Act

NTPC

National Thermal Power Corporation

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OCI

Overseas Citizen of India

OAS

Organisation of American States

OAU

Organisation of African Unity

ODS

Ozone Depleting Substances

OIC

Organisation of Islamic Countries

OSCE

Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OROP

One Rank One Pension

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PUPA

Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas

PATA

Pacific Asia Travel Association

PIE

Press Information Bureau

PN

Participatory Note

POTA

Prevention of Terrorism Act

PPE

Personal Protection Equipment

PSIV

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

PWD

Public Works Department

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QIB

Qualified Institutional Buyer

QIP

Qualified Institutional Placement

RAF

Rapid Action Force

RBI

Reserve Bank of India

RCC

Reinforced Cement Concrete

RDSS

Radio Determination Satellite Service

RLV

Reusable Launch Vehicle

RTGS

Real Time Gross Settlement System

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SAPTA

South Asian Free Trade Area

SAIL

Steel Authority of India Limited

SAPTA

SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement

SATNAV

Satellite Navigation

SAVE

SAARC Audio Visual Exchange

SCO

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

SCOPE

Standing Committee of Public Enterprises

SEBI

Securities and Exchange Board of India

STDBI

Small Industries Development Bank of India

SMART

Simple Moral Accountable Responsive and Transparent

SPIN

Software Process Improvement Networks

STARS

Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station

STARTS

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Station

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TADA

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act

TAPS

Tarapur Atomic Power Station

TEW

Tax Identification Number

TNT

Trinitrotoluene (high explosive)

TRAI

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

TRIPS

Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights

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UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNFPA

United Nations Fund for Population Activities

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VAT

Value Added Tax

VLSI

Very Large Scale Integration

VOIP

Voice Over Internet Protocol

VSAT

Very Small Aperture Terminals

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WADA

World Anti-Doping Agency

WAVE

Wireless Access for Virtual Enterprise

WFP

World Food Programme

WFTU

World Federation of Trade Unions

WLL

Wireless in Local Loop

WWE

World Wide Fund for Nature

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YMCA

Young Men’s Christian Association

YWCA

Young Women’s Christian Association

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ZSI

Zoological Survey of India

ZIP

Zone Improvement Plan