ABBREVIATIONS - D & E

                                       ABBREVIATIONS - D  

                              

DA Dearness Allowance DAVP Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity DGET Directorate General of Employment and Training DGTD Director General of Technical Development DMRC Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DRDL Defense Research and Development Laboratory DRDO Defense Research and Development Organization DSSC Defense Service Staff college DST Daylight Saving Time DTAC Double Tax Avoidance Convention DTC Direct Tax Code DWR Directorate of Wheat Research DGFT Direct General of Foreign Trade DGCA Director General of Civil Aviation DGCI&S Direct General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics DTR Direct Tax Return DDP Desert Development Programme DICGC Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation DLCC District Level Coordination Committee DMA Direct Market Access DMI Directorate of Marketing and Inspection DPAP Drought Prone Areas Programme DRDA District Rural Development Agency DSMS District Supply and Marketing Society DWCRA Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas DWD Department of Wastelands Development                              ABBREVIATIONS - E  EAC East African Communities EARC Economic Administrative Reforms Council ECA Essential Commodities Act ECG Electro Cardio-Gram ECM European Central Market EEPC Engineering Exports Promotion Council EFTA European Free Trade Association EIA Environment Impact Assistance EIL Engineers India Limited EMI Employment Market Intelligence ERNET Education and Research Network ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite ESA Environmentally Sensitive Area ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific ESI Employees State Insurance ESMA Essential Service Maintenance Act ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network EU European Union EMS Environment Management Systems ECB External Commercial Board EDMU External Debt Management Unit EEFC Exchange Earners Foreign Currency EPFO Employees Provident Fund Organization ESMO Extended Satellite Money Order EBT Electronic Benefit Transfer EFT Electronic Fund Transfer

ABBREVIATIONS - F, G & H

ABBREVIATIONS - F
FA	Football Association
FAO	Food & Agriculture Organization
FCC	False Color Composite
FDR	Flight Data Recording
FEMA	Foreign Exchange Maintenance Act
FERA	Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
FFF	French Football Federation
FICCI	Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry
FIFA	Federation of International Football Association
FM	Frequency Network
FMCT	Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty
FOC	Foeign Office Consultation
FRBM	Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
FSDC	Financial Stability and Development Council
FSLRC	Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Council
FSU	Former Soviet Union
FTA	Free Trade Area
FCCB	Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
FII	Foreign Institutional Investors
FIPB	Foreign Investment Promotion Board
FITPO	Foreign Investment and Trade Promoter Office
FRAC	Food Research and Analysis Centre
FAC	Forest Advisory Committee
FLC	Financial Literacy Centre
ABBREVIATIONS - G
GARP	Global Atomic Research Project
GATS	General Agreements on Trade and Services
GATT	General Agreements on Tariffs & Trade
GCF	Gross Capital Formation
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GEC	General Electric Company
GEF	Global Environment Fund
GEO	Genetically Engineered Organism
GFCE	Government Final Comsumption Expenditure
GFCF	Gross Fixed Capital Formation
GIS	Geographical Information System
GMO	Genetically Modified Organism
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
GNI	Gross National Income
GNP	Gross National Product
GOC	General Officer Commanding
GOOS	Global Ocean Observing System
GSI	Geological Survey of India
GSLV	Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communication
GSTP	Global System of Trade Practices
GAIL	Gas Authority of India Ltd
GATS	General Agreement on Trade in Services
GDR	Global Depository Receipts
GMPCS	Global Mobile Personal Communications Services
ABBREVIATIONS - H
HDC	Highly Developed Country
HDI	Human Development Index
HDP	Hydro-Electric Power
HMI	Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
HUDCO	Housing and Urban Development Corporation
HPCL	Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
HADP	Hills Area Development Programme
HSMI	Human Settlement Management Institute

ABBREVIATIONS - I, J, K, L, & M

ABBREVIATIONS - I
IAA	International Airport Authority
IAAF	International Association of Athletics Federation
IAAS	Indian Audit and Accounts Services
IADB	Inter-American Development Bank
IAFS	Indian African Forum Summit
IATA	International Air Transport Associations
IATT	Inter-Agency Task Team
IB	Intelligence Bureau
IBEC	International Bank for Economic Cooperation
IBEF	India Brand Equity Forum
IBF	India Business Forum
IBF	International Boxing Federation
IBPS	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC	International Criminal Court
ICCR	India Council for Culture Relations
ICDP	Integrated Cooperative Development Project
ICDS	Integrated Child Development Service
ICRA	Investment and Credit Rating Agency
ICRIER	Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
ICSI	Institute of Company Secretaries of India
ICWA	Indian Council of World Affair
ICWAI	Institute of Cost and Works Accounts of India
IDRC	International Development Research Centre
IEEE	Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
IELTS	International English Language Testing System
IFFCO	Indian Farmer Fertilizer Co-operation
IGNOU	Indira Gandhi National Open University
IHF	International Hockey Federation
IIBF	Indian Institute of Banking & Finance
IIFC	Indian International Film Convention
IIFT	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
IISCO	Indian Iron and Steel Company
ILO	International Labor Organisation
IMD	Indian Metrological Department
IMF	International Monetary Fund
ING	Inter-regional Negotiating Group
INS	Indian Navy Ship
INSTC	International North South Transport Corridor
INTOSAT	International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions
INTUC	International Trade Union Congress
IOA	Indian Olympic Association
IOC	International Olympic Committee
IOM	International Organization of Migration
IONS	Institute of Noetic Science
IOR-ARC	Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation
IPCC	Inter-government Panel on Climate Change
IPR	Intellectual Property Rights
IPU	Inter-Parliamentary Union
IRENA	International Renewable Energy Agency
IRRI	International Rice Research Institute
ISAF	International Security Assistance Force
ISBA	International Sea Bed Association
ISCS	Inter State Council Secretariat
ISEET	Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test
ISOPOM	Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize
ITBP	Indo-Tibetan Police Force
ITCZ	Inter-Tropical Converge Zone
ITDC	Indian Tourism Development Corporation
ITEC	Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation
ITF	International Tennis Federation
ITLOS	International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
ITU	International Telecommunication Union
IUTF	International Union of Trade Fairs
IAS	Improvement of Agriculture Statistics
IDBI	Industrial Development Bank of India
IEC	Importer & Exporter Code
IFCI	Industrial Finance Corporation of India
IIP	Index of Industrial Protection
IRBI	Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India
IRCON	Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
IRCTC	Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited
IRFC	Indian Railways Finance Corporation Limited
ISP	Internet Service Provider
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IPM	Integrated Pest Management
IWSU	Internal Work Study Unit
ABBREVIATIONS - J
JNNURM	Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission
JPC	Joint Parliamentary Council
JCM	Joint Consultative Machinery
ABBREVIATIONS - K
KRCL	Konkan Railways Corporation Limited
KSS	Kisan Credit Card
ABBREVIATIONS - L
LAFTA	Latin American Free Trade Association
LANDSAT	Land-Use Satellite
LDC	Less Developed Country
LDR	Less Developed Region
LES	Lunar Escape System
LLMC	Liability for Maritime Claims
LMMC	Like Minded Mega-diverse Countries
LNG	Liquefied Natural Gas
LOAC	Line of Actual Control
LOC	Line of Credit
LAN	Local Area Network
ABBREVIATIONS - M
MACP	Multi-State Agricultural Competitiveness Project
MCI	Medical Council of India
MDC	Moderately Developed Country
MDR	Moderately Developed Region
MEDC	More Economically Developed Country
MENA	Middle East News Agency
MIP	Moon Impact Probe
MISA	Maintenance of International Security Act
MPCE	Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure
MTCR	Missile Technology Crime Regime
MCA	Mode Concession Agreement
MSCS	Multi-State Cooperative Societies
MTPA	Million Tonnes Per Annum
MFI	Micro Finance Institution
MICR	Magnetic Ink Character Recognition