Annual Report 2006-2007

Abbreviation

ACS - Acute Coronary Syndrome
ADME - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion
AIIMS - All Indian Institute for Medical Sciences
AINSTRAF - All India Network of ST Radar Facilities
ALTM - Airborne Laser Terrain Mapping
AMCHSS - Achutha Menon Centre for Health Studies
AMS - Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility
ARCI - Advance Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
ARI - Agarkar Research Institute
ARIES - Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
ARMEX - Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment
ASEAN - Association of South East Asian Nations
ASTROSAT - Astronomical Satellite
BHEL - Bharat Heavy Elecgtricals Ltd.
BMBF - German Ministry for Education and Research
BMT - Biomedical Technology
BOYSCAST - Better Opportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science and Technology
BRCA - Breast Cancer
BRO - Border Road Organisation
BSIP - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
CAETS - Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences
CCA - Close Coupling Approximation
CCMB - Centre for Cellular & Microbiology
CCT - Clean Coal Technology
CDM - Clean Development Mechanism
CGCRI - Central Glass & Ceramics Research Institute
CHN
CII - Confederation of Indian Industries
CIMAP - Central Institute of Medicinal & aromatic Plants
COPER - Centre for Psycho-Oncology for Education and Research
CSIO - Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
CSIR - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CTCZ - Continental Tropical Convergence Zone
CYMK - Cyan Yellow Magenta Black
D Declination
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
DAE - Department of Atomic Energy
DBT - Department of Biotechnology
DEC - DiEthyl Carbamazine
DECU - Development & Educational Communciation Unit
DFG - German Research Foundation
DGH - Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
DIPSAR - Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Research
DMARD - Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug
DNA - Deoxy RiboNuleic Acid
DPRP - Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Research Programme
DRDO - Defence Research & Development Organisation
DRF - Dabur Research Foundation
DSERT - Directorate of State Education Research and Training
DSM - Defence Services Maps
DST - Department of Science and Technology
DTDB - Digital Topographical Data Base
DUPONT
EDM - Electronic Distance Measurement
EDOT - Ethylenedioxythoiphene
EGMB - Eastern Ghat Mobile Belts
EGRL - Equatorial Geophysical Research Laboratory
ELISA - Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
ENSO - El Nino Southern Oscillation
ERETs - Endemic, Rare, Endangered and Threatened
ERMP - Extended Range Monsoon Prediction
EU - European Union
EUV
EYGIPLAD - Empowering Youth through Geo-Informatics &
Participation for Local Area Development
FAIR - Facility for Anti proton and Ion Research
FIST - Fund for improvement of S&T infrastructures
FRITA - Facility for research in Technical Acoustics
GARUDA
GCP - Ground Control Points
GDC - Geo-spatial Data Centre
GDL - Gas Diffusion Layer
GITA - Global Technology Innovation Alliance
GLP - Good Laboratory Practice
GMO - Genetically Modified Organism
GNP - Gross National Product
GPS - Global Positioning System
GPTS - Geomagnetic polarity time scale
GSI - Geological Survey of India
HAGAR - High Altitude Gamma Ray Telescope array
HCT - Himalayan Chandra telescope
HF - Horizontal Force
HPIPH - Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public Health Department
HPPWD - Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department
HPSEB - Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board
IAF - Indian Air Force
IAO - Indian Astronomical Observatory
ICGEB - International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
ICMR - Indian Council of Medical Research
ICRP - Indian Climate Research Program
ICT - Information & Communication Technology
ICTP - The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
IDPI - Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Industry
IEEE - Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IFCPAR - Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research
IGNOU - Indira Gandhi National Open University
IIA - Indian Institute of Astrophysics
IIBAT - International Institute of Biotechnology and Toxicology
IICB - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
IIG - Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
IIPA - Indian Institute of Public Administration
ILAC - International Laboratory Accreditation Corporation
ILTP - Integrated Long Term Project
ILTP - The Integrated Long Term Programme with Rusia
INAE - Indian National Academy of Engineering
INSA - Indian National Science Academy
IRHPA - Intensification of Research in High Prority Areas
ISCA - Indian Science Congress Association
ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization
IS-STAC - Inter-Sectoral Science &Technology Advisory Committee
ISVPT - Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology
ITMMEC - Industrial Tribological Machine Dynamics and Maintenance Engineering Centre
ITPAR - India-Trento Program for Advanced Research
IUSSTF - Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
JE - Japanese Encephalitis
JNCASR - Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
JSPS - Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences
KSKGRL - Dr. K.S. Krishnan Geomagnetic Research Laboratory
KVPY - Kishore Vaigyanik Prothsahan Yojana
LE - Levitation Effect
MACS - Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science
MAO - Micro Arc Oxidation
MASW - Multi-channel Analyses of Shear Wave
MEMS - and Micro and Nano Electro Mechanical
NEMS systems
MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technologyu
MMOW - Multimode Oerlay Waveguide
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MPF - Max Planck Society
MPS - Magnetic polarity stratigraphy
MRA - Mutual Recognition Arrangement
MRD - Minimal Residual Disease
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NABL - National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
NAM - S&T Centre for Science and Technology of the Centre Non Aligned and Other Developing Countries
NASA - National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NASSCOM - National Association of Software and Service Companies
NATMO - National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation
NCBI - National Centre for biotechnology information
NGO - Non Government Organisation
NIC - National Informatics Centre
NIHH - National Institute for Hearing Handicapped
NML - National Metallurgical laboratory
NMP - Natioal Map Policy
NMR - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NNRMS - National Natural Resources Management System
NPOL - National Physical Oceanographic Laboratory
NSAID - NonSteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
NSSF - National Facility for Semi Solid Forming
NSTI - Nano Science & Technology Initiative
NSTMIS - National Science & Technology Management Information System
NTDC - National Tidal Data Centre
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development
ONGC - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
OSM - Open Services Maps
PAC - Programme Advisory Committees
PAID - Plasma Assisted Implantation & Deposition
PEG - polyethylene glycol
PFA - Partial Financial Assistance
PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
PMC - Project Monitoring Committee
PMMA - polymethyl methacrylate
POC - Program of Cooperation
PPM - Proton Precession Magnetometer
PROBE - Pilot Program on Participation of Youth in Real time/ field Observation to Benefit Education
RA - Rheumatoid arthritis
RASM - Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
RFID - Radio Frequency Identification
RNAi - RiboNucleicAcid Interference
RO - Reverse Osmosis
RRI - Raman Research Institute
SAIF - Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facilities
SERC - Science and Engineering Research Council
SERC - Science and Engineering Research Council
SI - Sudden impulse
SSC - Storm sudden commencement
SSI - Small Scale Industry
STAC - Science & Technology Advisory Committee
STEP - Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park
STIO - Scientist and Technologist of Indian Origin
STORM - Severe Thunderstorm Observation and Regional Modelling
SVO - Straight Vegetable Oil
TAUVEX
TBM - TuBerculous Meningitis
TD - Transposon Display
TIFR - Tata Institute for Fundamental Research
TIME - Technology Intervention in Mountain Ecosystems
TLR - Toll Like Receptor
TTIP - titanium isopropoxide
TWAS - The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
TWAS - Third World Academy of Sciences
TWNSO - Third World Network of Scientific Organisations
UKERI UK- India Education and Research Initiative
ULF Ultra-Low Frequency
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation
USERS - Utilization of Scientific Expertise of Retired Scientists
UTM - Universal Transverse Mercator
UV
UVIT - Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope
VBO - Vainu Bappu Observatory
VBT - Vainu Bappu telescope
VECC - Variable Energy Cyclotron Center
VF - Vertical Force
VHF - Very High Frequency
VIP - Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
VIPNET - Vigyan Prasar NETwork of Science
VIPRIS - Vigyan Prasar Information System
VIS - Village Information System
VLSI - Very large Scale Integration
WGS - World Geodetic System
WIHG - Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
WRI - Welding Research Institute