Important Terms and Abbreviations

The following are some of the Terms and Abbreviations that are very important:

• IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency
• BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
• ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation
• WTO – World Trade Organisation
• NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Interpol – International Criminal Police Organization
• UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
• FAO – Food and Agriculture Organisation
• ILO – International Labour Organization
• ISO – International Standard Organisation
• AU – African Union
• SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• UNDP – United Nations Development Program
• NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement
• NSG – Nuclear Suppliers Group
• OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• GCC – Gulf Cooperation Council
• IDA – International Development Association
• ADS – Air Defence Ship
• APEDA – Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
• ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations
• BIS – Bureau of Indian Standards
• CAG – Comptroller and Auditor General
• CCS – Cabinet Committee on Security
• C-DAC – Centre for Development of Advance Computing
• BOAS – British Overseas Airways Corporation
• CDRI – Central Drug Research Institute
• CPO – Central Passport Organisation
• CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force
• CVC – Central Vigilance Commission
• DMRC – Delhi Metro Railway Corporation
• EPABX – Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
• FERA – Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
• FICA – Federation of International Cricketer’s Association
• GAIL – Gas Authority of India Limited
• GPS – Global Positioning System
• HYVS – High Yield Variety Seeds
• IAAI – International Airport Authority of India
• ICSSR – Indian Council of Scientific and Social Research
• IQ – Intelligence Quotient
• NBRA – National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority
• NIDC – National Industrial Development Corporation
• PIL – Public Interest Litigation
• TRAI – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
• TTFI – Table Tennis Federation of India
• UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• VPP – Value Payable Post
• VSNL – Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
• WCCB – Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
• WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organisation
• WWF – World Wildlife Fund
• WSIS – World Summit on Information Society
• XBB – Zero Based Budgeting
• ZSI – Zoological Survey of India