Abbreviation
ECOSOC(UN)------------------------Economic and Social Commission
ECM-------------------------------European Comman Market
ECLA(UN)--------------------------Economic Commission for Latin America
ECE(UN)---------------------------Economic Commission of Europe
ECAFE (UN)------------------------Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
CITU------------------------------Centre of Indian Trade Union
CIA-------------------------------Central Intelligence Agency
CENTO-----------------------------Central Treaty Organization
CBI-------------------------------Central Bureau of Investigation
ASEAN-----------------------------Association of South-East Asian Nations
AITUC-----------------------------All India Trade Union Congress
AICC------------------------------All India Congress Committee
ADB-------------------------------Asian Development Bank
EDC-------------------------------European Defence Community
EEC-------------------------------European Economic Community
FAO-------------------------------Food and Agriculture Organization
FBI-------------------------------Federal Bureau of Investigation
GATT------------------------------General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
GNLF------------------------------Gorkha National Liberation Front
IAEA------------------------------International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA------------------------------International Air Transport Association
ECM-------------------------------European Comman Market
ECLA(UN)--------------------------Economic Commission for Latin America
ECE(UN)---------------------------Economic Commission of Europe
ECAFE (UN)------------------------Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
CITU------------------------------Centre of Indian Trade Union
CIA-------------------------------Central Intelligence Agency
CENTO-----------------------------Central Treaty Organization
CBI-------------------------------Central Bureau of Investigation
ASEAN-----------------------------Association of South-East Asian Nations
AITUC-----------------------------All India Trade Union Congress
AICC------------------------------All India Congress Committee
ADB-------------------------------Asian Development Bank
EDC-------------------------------European Defence Community
EEC-------------------------------European Economic Community
FAO-------------------------------Food and Agriculture Organization
FBI-------------------------------Federal Bureau of Investigation
GATT------------------------------General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
GNLF------------------------------Gorkha National Liberation Front
IAEA------------------------------International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA------------------------------International Air Transport Association
IBRD------------------------------International Bank of Reconstruction & Development ICAO------------------------------International Civil Aviation Organization IDA-------------------------------International Development Association AGP-------------------------------Assam Gana Parishad AASU------------------------------All Assam Students'Union GSP-------------------------------Gana Sangram Parishad IFC-------------------------------International Finance Corporation ILO-------------------------------International Labour Organization IMF-------------------------------International Monetary Fund INTUC-----------------------------Indian National Trade Union Congress INTERPOL--------------------------International Police ITU-------------------------------International Tele-Communications Union IRO-------------------------------International Refugee Organization KGB-------------------------------Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bizo Pasnosti LTTE------------------------------Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam MISA------------------------------Maintenance of Internal Security Act OECD------------------------------Organization for Economic Co-operation NATO------------------------------North Atlantic Treaty Organization POW-------------------------------Prisoner of War SALT------------------------------Strategic Arms Limitation Talks SEADO-----------------------------South-East Asia Defence Organization SEATO-----------------------------South-East Asia Treaty Organization TAB (UN)--------------------------Technical Assistance Board TNV-------------------------------Tripura National Volunteers UNCAFE----------------------------United Nations Commission for Asia and East TULF------------------------------Tamil United Liberation Front UNCTAD----------------------------United Nation Conference on Trade & Devt. WMO-------------------------------World Meteorological Organization WHO-------------------------------World Health Organization WFTU------------------------------World Federation of Trade Unions UPU-------------------------------Universal Postal Union UNO-------------------------------United Nations Organization UNIDO-----------------------------United Nations Industrial Development Org. UNICEF----------------------------United Nations Int. Children's Emergency Fund UNESCO----------------------------United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization UNDP------------------------------United Nations Development Programme SDI-------------------------------Strategic Defence Initiative CHOGM-----------------------------Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting USIS------------------------------United States Information Service NAM-------------------------------Non-aligned Movement SAARC-----------------------------South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation COFEPOSA--------------------------Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act BOP-------------------------------Balance of Payment FERA------------------------------Foreign Exchange Regulation Act FECTT-----------------------------Foreign Exchange Conservation Travel Tax ANC-------------------------------African National Congress COMECON---------------------------Council for Mutual Economic Assistance CID-------------------------------Criminal Investigation Department HUDCO-----------------------------Housing & Urban Development Corporation PLO-------------------------------Palestine Liberation Organization PTI-------------------------------Press Trust of India RAW-------------------------------Research & Analysis Wing SWAPO-----------------------------South-West African People's Organization ESA-------------------------------European Space Agency ESCAP-----------------------------Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ESMA------------------------------Essential Services Maintenance Act ICFTU-----------------------------International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICRC------------------------------International Committee of the Red Cross IDBI------------------------------Industrial Development Bank of India IFAD------------------------------International Fund for Agricultural Devt. IPA-------------------------------Integrated Programme for Action ITDC------------------------------India Tourism Development Corporation |
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ITO-------------------------------International Trade Organisation
IYSH------------------------------International Year of Shelter for Homeless LIC-------------------------------Life Insurance Corporation MRTPC-----------------------------Monopolice and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission NABARD----------------------------National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Devt. NCERT-----------------------------National Council of Educational Research and Training NDA-------------------------------National Defence Academy NEFA------------------------------North East Frontier Agency NCC-------------------------------National Cadet Corps NNPT------------------------------Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NREP------------------------------National Rural Employment Programme OAPEC-----------------------------Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC------------------------------Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries PCS-------------------------------Public Civil Service PSC-------------------------------Public Service Commission PWD-------------------------------Public Works Department UNI-------------------------------United News of India UNDRO-----------------------------United Nations Disaster Relief Organization UNFPA-----------------------------United Nations Fund for Population Activities WFP-------------------------------World Food Programme ONGC------------------------------Oil and Natural Gas Commission NSNIS-----------------------------Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports ISI-------------------------------Indian Standards Institute UGC-------------------------------University Grants Commission DVC-------------------------------Damodar Vally Corporation MODVAT----------------------------Modified Value Added Tax NTPC------------------------------National Thermal Power Corporation NHPC------------------------------National Hydroelectric Power Corporation IRDP------------------------------Integrated Rural Development Programme |
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