ABBREVIATIONS
A.A. Automobile Association
A.A.F. Auxiliary Air Force
A.A.P.S.O. Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Orga- nization
A.A.R.R.O. Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Orga- nization
A.A.S.F. Asian Amateur Swimming Federation A.B.C. Atomic, Biological and Chemical (Warfare) (Warfare)
A.B.U. Asian Pacific-Broadcasting Union
a/c. Account
A.C. AlternatingCurrent;Ashoka Chakra
A.C.D. Asia Co-operation Dialogue A.C.U. Asian Clearing Union
A.D. Anno Domini; of the Christian Era
A.D.B. Asian Development Bank
A.D.E. Aeronautical Development Establish- ment
A.D.G.E.S. Air Defence Ground Environment System
A.E.C. Atomic Energy Commission
A.G.F. Asian Games Federation
A.G.O.C. Asian Games Organizing Committee A.H.Q. Air Head Quarters; Army Head Quarters A.I.C.C. All India Congress Committee
A.I.D. Agency for International Development A.I.I.M.S. All India Institute of Medical Sciences A.I.L.T.A. All India Lawn Tennis Association A.I.N.E.F. All India Newspapers Employees’ Fede-
ration
A.I.O.E. All India Organization of Employers A.I.T.U.C. All India Trade Union Congress
A.M. Ante meridiem; (before noon)
A.M.C. Army Medical Corps
A.M.I.E. Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
A.N.C. African National Council
A.N.Z.U.S. Australia, Newzealand and U.S. (Coun- cil)
A.O.P.E.C. Arab Organization of Petroleum Export- ing Countries.
A.P.C. Agricultural Prices Commission A.P.H.L.C. All Parties Hill Leaders’ Conference
A.R.F. ASEAN Regional Forum
A.R.P.U. Average Revenue Per User
A.S.E.A.N. Association of South East Asian Nations A.S.W. Anti-Submarine Warfare
A.S.R.B. AgriculturalServicesRecruitmentBoard A.T.S. Applications Technology Satellite; Anti-
Tetanus Serum
A.V.A.R.D. Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development
A.V.S.M. Ati Vishist Seva Medal
B.A. Bachelor of Arts; British Academy
B.A.R.C. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre B.B.C. British Broadcasting Corporation
B.C. Before Christ
B.C.C.L. Bharat Coking Coal Limited
B.C.G. Bacillus Calmette Guerin—(Anti-Tuber- culosis Vaccine)
BENELUX Belgium, Netherlands and Luxem-
burg—(a Customs Union) B.I.S. Bank of International Settlements B.N.P. Bangla Desh Nationalist Party B.O.A.C. British Overseas Airways Corporation B.P.E. Bureau of Public Enterprises
B.R.L. Bharat Refineries Limited B.S.F. Border Security Force
B.S.S. Bharat Sewak Samaj; Bangladesh
Sangbad Sangstha (News Agency) B.Th.U. British Thermal Unit
CAMELS Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Man- agement, Earnings, Liquidity and Sys- tems & Control
C.A.R.E. Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere
C.A.S. Chief of Army Staff; Chief of Air Staff CASTASIA Conference on the Application of
Science and Technology in Asia CAZRI Central Arid Zone Research Institute C.B.I. Central Bureau of Investigation; Central
Bank of India
C.C.I. Cricket Club of India; Cement Corpo- ration of India
CD-ROM Compact Disc–Read Only Memory CENTO Central Treaty Organization C.F.R.I. Central Fuel Research Institute C.G.S. Chief of the General Staff CHASNUPP Chasma Nuclear Power Plant
C.I.A. Central Intelligence Agency (of U.S.A.) C.I.D. Criminal Investigation Department C. in C. Commander-in-Chief
C.I.C.A. Conference on Interaction and Confi- dence building measures in Asia C.I.L. Coal India Limited
C.I.T.U. Centre of Indian Trade Unions
C.I.W.T.C. Central Inland Water Transport Corpo- ration
C.L.R.C. Central Land Reforms Committee C.M.A.L. Coal Mines Authority (of India) Limited C.N.G. Compressed Natural Gas
C.N.S. Chief of Naval Staff C.O.F.E.P.-
O.S.A. Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act C.M.P.D.I.L. Central Mines Planning and Design
Institute Ltd.
C.P.I. Communist Party of India
C.S.I.R. Council of Scientific and Industrial Re- search
C.W.F. Consumer Welfare Fund
D.A. Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance
D.A.E. Department of Atomic Energy D.A.V.P. Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity
D.C. Direct Current; Deputy Commissioner
D.C.L. Doctor of Civil Law
D.D.A. Delhi Development Authority D.D.T. Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro-ethane D.L.O. Dead Letter Office, District Live-stock
Officer
D.M. District Magistrate
D.M.K. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam D.N.A. De-oxyribonucleio acid D.P.S.A. Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft
D.Sc. Doctor of Science
D.R.D.O. Defence Research and Development Organization
E.A.R.C. EconomicAdministrationReforms Com- mission
E.C.A. European Co-operation Administration; Economic Co-operation Administration E.C.A.F.E. Economic Commission for Asia and Far
East
E.C.I.L. Electronics Corporation of India Limited
E.C.M. European Common Market
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (U.N.) E.C.U. European Currency Unit
E.E.C. European Economic Community
E.E.G. Electro-encephalography E.F.T.A. European Free Trade Association
e.g. Exempli-gratia (for example)
E.G.I. Editors Guild of India
E. & O.E. Errors and Omissions Excepted ex-officio By virtue of one’s office
E.R.D.A. Energy Research and Development Administration
E.R.T.S. Earth Resources Technology Satellite E.S.A. European Space Agency
E.S.C.A.P. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
E.S.R.O. European Space Research Organization EURATOM European Atomic Energy Community E.V.M. Electronic Voting Machine
E.W.S. Economically Weaker Sections
F.A.C.T. Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.
F.A.O. Food and Agriculture Organization F.B.I. Federal Bureau of Investigation F.C.I. Food Corporation of India
Fertilizer Corporation of India
F.I.C.C.I. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
F.E.M.A. Foreign Exchange Management Act F.E.R.A. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act F.I.S.I. Friends of India Society International F.R.G. Federal Republic of Germany F.P.S. Foot-Pound-Second (System)
F.R.C.P. Fellow of the Royal College of Physi- cians
F.R.C.S. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons F.T.I.I. Film and Television Institute of India G.A.T.T. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade G.I.S.T. Global Institute of Science and Techno-
logy
G.M.T. Greenwich Mean Time
G.N.P. Gross National Product G.S.I. Geological Survey of India G.S.T.P. Global System of Trade Preferences H.A.C. Hindustan Aluminium Corporation H.A.D.P. Hill Area Development Project H.A.L. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited H.O.T. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
H.L.C. Humanitarian Law Commission H.M.T. Hindustan Machine Tools
H.U.D.C.O. Housing and Urban Development Cor- poration
I.A.A.I. International Airport Authority of India I.A.D.F. International Agricultural Development
Fund
I.A.E.C. International Atomic Energy Com- mission
I.A.S. Indian Administrative Service I.A.T.A. International Air Transport Association I.B.R.D. International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development I.B.W.L. Indian Board of Wild Life
I.C.A.O. International Civil Aviation Organi- zation
I.C.A.R. Indian Council of Agricultural Research I.C.F.T.U. International Confederation of Free
Trade Unions
I.C.I.C.I. Industrial Credit and Investment Corpo- ration of India
I.C.J. International Court of Justice
I.C.D.S. Integrated Child Development Services I.D.P.L. Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limi-
ted
I.D.A. International Development Association I.E.A. International Energy Agency
I.F.W.J. Indian Federation of Working Jour- nalists
I.G.N.C.A. Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts I.L.O. International Labour Organization I.L.P.I.C. Industrial Licensing Policy Inquiry
Committee
I.M.F. International Monetary Fund
I.M.C.O. Inter-governmental Maritime Consul- tative Organization
I.N.D.U. Indian National Defence University I.N.S.A. Indian Natural Science Academy I.N.R.W.F. Indian National Railway Workers’
Federation
I.N.M.A.S. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
I.O.C. International Olympic Committee I.P.A. Integrated Programme of Action (for
Regional Co-operation between seven South Asian Countries)
I.R.D.A. Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
I.R.D.P. Integrated Rural Development Pro- gramme
I.S.B. Indian School of Business
I.S.R.O. Indian Space Research Organization I.S.S.P. Indian Scientific Satellite Project I.T.D.C. Indian Tourism Development Corpo-
ration
I.T.E.S. Information Technology Enabled Servi- ces
I.T.U. InternationalTelecommunication Union I.W.Y. International Women’s Year
I.Y.C. International Year of Child
I.Y.D.P. International Year for Disabled Persons
JAL Japan Air Lines
J.C.O. Junior Commissioned Officer J.R.C. Joint Research Centre K.M.L.P. Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksh
K.M.T. Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) L.B.W. Leg Before Wicket (in Cricket) L.I.B.O.R. London Interbank Offered Rate L.S.D. Lysergic acid Diethylamide
M.A.M.C. Mining and Allied Machinery Cor- poration
M.C.A. Monetary Compensatory Account M.C.C. Marylebone Cricket Club (of England) M.F.A.L.A. Marginal Farmers and Agricultural
Labourers Agency
M.I.C. Monopolies Inquiries Commission M.L.A. Member of the Legislative Assembly M.L.C. Member of the Legislative Council M.M.T.C. Minerals and Metals Trading Corpo-
ration
M.N.F. Mizo National Front
M.P. Member of Parliament
M.R.C.P. Member of the Royal College of Physi- cians
MRTPC Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Prac- tices Commission
M.V.C. Maha Vir Chakra
NABARD National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
N.A.E.P. National Adult Education Programme NAFEN Near and Far East News (Agency)
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Admi-
nistration (of U.S.A.)
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N.A.Y.E. National Alliance of Young Entrepre- neurs
N.B.C.C. National Building Construction Corpo- ration
NCAER National Council of Applied Economic Research
N.C.C.F. National Consumer Co-operative Fede- ration
NCERT National Council of Educational Re- search and Training
N.C.E.P. National Committee on Environmental Planning
N.C.D.C. National Coal Development Corpo- ration
N.C.R. National Capital Region
NCST National Committee on Science and
Technology
NDA National Defence Academy, National
Democratic Alliance
N.F.D.C. National Film Development Corporation N.I.C. National Integration Council
NIDC National Industrial Development Corpo-
ration
N.I.N. National Institute of Nutrition
NMDC National Mineral Development Corpo-
ration
N.N.D.P. Naga National Democratic Party N.P.T. (Nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty
NRSA National Remote Sensing Agency
N.S.U.I. National Students Union of India N.T.C. National Taxtile Corporation N.T.P.C. National Thermal Power Corporation O.A.S. Organization of American States O.A.S.I.S. Old Age Social and Income Security O.A.U. Organization of African Unity
O.E.C.D. Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development
O.I.C. Organization of Islamic Conference O.I.L. Oil India Limited
O.N.G.C. Oil and Natural Gas Commission O.P.E.C. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Countries
P.A.C. Public Accounts Committee; Provincial Armed Constabulary
PAFNA Pan-African News Agency
P.C.C. Pradesh Congress Committee P.D.F. Progressive Democratic Front
P.E.C. Projects and Equipment Corporation (of India Ltd.)
P.E.T.A. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
P.I.B. Press Information Bureau, Public Invest- ment Board
P.I.N.C. Postal Index Number Code P.N.E. Peaceful Nuclear Explosion
P.O.W. Prisoner of War
P.S.C. Public Service Commission P.T.A. Pilotless Target Aircraft
P.U.C.L. People’s Union for Civil Liberties
P.V.C. Param Vir Chakra
Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum (which was to be proved or demonstrated)
R.A.F. Rapid Action Force R.B.I. Reserve Bank of India
R.E.C. Rural Electrification Corporation R.S.C.B. Railway Sports Control Board
R.S.V.P. Respondez s’il vous plait (Fr.) reply if you please
S.A.A.R.C. South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation
S.A.B.A. South African Black Alliance
SAIL Steel Authority of India Limited
SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
S.C. Security Council/Supreme Court
SCOPE Standing Conference of Public Enter- prises
S.D.R. Special Drawing Rights
S.E.A.T.O. South-East Asia Treaty Organization S.F.A.L.A. Small Farmers and Agricultural Labour-
ers Agency
S.F.D.A. Small Farmers Development Agency S.G.F.I. School Games Federation of India S.E.W.A. Self Employed Women’s Association S.G.K.Y. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of
India
S.I.M.I. Students Islamic Movement of India S.I.T.A. Studies in Information Technology
Applications
SITE Satellite Instructional Television Experi- ment
S.L.V. Satellite Launch Vehicle
S.P.C.A. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
S.T.P.I. Software Technology Parks of India SUNFED Special United Nations Fund for Econo-
mic Development
S.W.A.P.O. South-West African People’s Orga- nization
SWIFT Society for World-wide Financial Tele- communications
T.D.A. Trade Development Authority
TERLS Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
TELEX Teleprinter Exchange
T.T.F.I. Table Tennis Federation of India TRYSEM Training of Rural Youth for Self-Emp-
loyment
T.W.A. Trans World Airlines U.A.E. United Arab Emirates U.A.R. United Arab Republic U.F.O. Unidentified Flying Objects
U.N.D.P. UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme U.N.E.F. United Nations Emergency Force
U.N.E.P. UnitedNationsEnvironment Programme U.N.I. United News of India
UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
U.N.I.T.C. United Nations International Trade Centre
U.N.O. United Nations Organization U.P.S.C. Union Public Service Commission U.T.I. Unit Trust of India
V.C. Vice Chancellor; Victoria Cross
V.P.P. Value Payable Post
V.S.S.C. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (at Thumba)
W.E.D. World Environment Day
W.F.P. World Food Programme
W.F.T.U. World Federation of Trade Unions W.H.O. World Health Organization W.M.O. World Meteorological Organization Y.M.C.A. Young Men’s Christian Association Y.W.C.A. Young Women’s Christian Association
Z.S. Zoological Society
ZUPO ZimbabweUnited Peoples Organization