Abbreviations - Pt.VIII

 

Abbreviation	Stands For
NICO	New Information and Communication Order
NOIDA	New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
NAMA	Non-Agriculture Market Access
NAM	Non-aligned Movement
NAFTA	North America Free Trade Agreement
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NEFA	North-East Frontier Agency
NEDB	North-Eastern Development Bank
NB	Nota bene /  note well, or take notice
NCA	Nuclear Command Authority
NMD	Nuclear Missile Defence
NPT	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
OSD	Officer on Special Duty
ODA	Official Development Assistance
OBU	Offshore Banking Unit
ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Commission
OIL	Oil India Limited
OIGS	On India Government Service
ODF	Open Document Format
OXML	Open Extended Marking Language
OGL	Open General Licence
OM	Order of Merit
OSCE	Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OAU	Organisation of African Unity
OAS	Organisation of American States
OECD	Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development
OIC	Organisation of Islamic Countries
OPEC	Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OBC	Other Backward Communities
ODS	Ozone Depletion Substances
PATA	Pacific-Asia Travel Association
PLO	Palestine Liberation Organisation
PVC	Param Vir Chakra
PVSM	Param Vishisht Sewa Medal
PN	Participatory Note
PWG	People's War Group
PAN	Permanent Account Number (of Income-Tax)
POPs	Persistent Organic Pollutants /  Point of Purchase
PIO	Persons of Indian Origin
PLF	Plant Load Factor
PTO	Please Turn Over /  Privilege Ticket Order
PSLV	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
PAC	Political Affairs Committee /  Public Accounts Committee
PUFA	Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids
PM	Post Meridiem /  after-noon /  also Postmaster /  Prime Minister /  post-mortem (after death)
PO	Post Office /  Postal Order
PS	Post Scriptum /  Post Script /  written after
Pin Code	Postal Index Number Code
PMG	Postmaster General
PTA	Preferential Trade Area
PCI	Press Council of India
PIB	Press Information Bureau
PTI	Press Trust of India
POTA	Prevention of Terrorism Act
POW	Prisoner of War
PACER	Programme for Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research
PCS	Public Civil Service /  Punjab Civil Service
PP	Public Prosecutor /  Particular Person
PRO	Public Relations Officer
PSE	Public Sector Enterprises
PSC	Public Service Commission
PWD	Public Works Department
QR	Quantitative Restriction
QMG	Quarter Master General
QED	Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Which was to be proved)
QEF	Quod Erat Faciendum (Which was to be done)
QEI	Quod Erat Inveniendum (Which was to be found)
RADAR	Radio Angle Direction and Range
RDS	Radio Data Servicing
RDSS	Radio Determination Satellite Service
RMS	Railway Mail Service
RAM	Random Access Memory
RAF	Rapid Action Force
RDF	Rapid Development Force
RIMC	Rashtriya Indian Military College