Annual Report 1999-2000

Scientific Research

Abbreviations

AAS -Agromet Advisory Service

ABB -Asea Brown Boveri

ABL -Atmospheric Boundary Layer

ACM -Advanced Composites Mission

ACWC -Area Cyclone Warning Centre

AGCM -Atmospheric General Circulation Model

AICPITS -All India Coordinated Programme on Ionosphere/ Thermosphere Study

AIDA -ASEAN-India Digital Archives

AIIMS -All India Institute of Medical Sciences

AMI -Acute Myocardial Infarction

ANN -Artificial Neural Network

APCTT -Asia Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology

APLAC -Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

APTDPC -Andhra Pradesh Technology Development & Promotion Centre

ARCI -Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials

ARI -Agharkar Research Institute

ASEAN -Association of South East Asian Nations

ASIC -Analog Specific Integrated Circuits

ASZ -Attur Shear Zone

BAPMON -Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network

BEEM -Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy

BEES -Ballistic Electron Emission Spectroscopy

BARC -Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

BHEL -Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

BHU -Banaras Hindu University

BIS -Bureau of Indian Standards

BMTPC -Building Materials Technology Promotion Council

BOBMEX -Bay of Bengal Monsoon Experiment

BOYSCAST -Better Opportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science & Technology

BSIP -Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

CAETS -Council of Academies of Engineering & Technological Sciences, USA

CAPART -Council for the Advancement of People's Action & Rural Technology

CAS -Centre for Atmospheric Sciences

CAT -Centre for Advanced Technology

CBM -Coal Bed Methane

CBRI -Central Building Research Institute

CBT -Centre for Biotechnology

CCD -Charge Coupled Device

CPCB -Central Pollution Control Board

CDAC -Centre for the Development of Automatic Computing

CDC -Composites Design Centre

CDRI -Central Drug Research Institute

CEDMAP -Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Madhya Pradesh

CEERI -Central Electronic Engineering Research Institute

CEL -Central Electronics Limited

CFRI -Central Fuel Research Institute

CFTRI -Central Food Technological Research Institute

CGCRI -Central Glass & Ceramics Research Institute

IAE -Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering

CIC -Central Indian Craton

CII -Confederation of Indian Industry

CIS -Central Indian Shear/Suture

CLW -Chittaranjan Locomotive Works

CNG -Compressed Natural Gas

CODATA -Committee on Data for Science & Technology

COMPTEC -Composite Technology Centre

COSTED -Committee on Science & Technology in Developing Countries

CPWD -Central Public Works Department

CRIDA -Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture

CRRI -Central Road Research Institute

CSM -Crop Simulation Model

CSIO -Central Scientific Instruments Organisation

CSIR -Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

CSMCRI -Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute

CSZ -Cauvery Shear Zone

CTD -Centre for Technology Development

CTP -Closed-Time-Path

CWC -Cyclone Warning Centre

CWDS -Cyclone Warning Dissemination System

DAE -Department of Atomic Energy

DBT -Department of Biotechnology

DCS -Deep Continental Studies

DDA -Delhi Development Authority

DEM -Digital Elevation Model

DNA -Di-Nucleic Acid

DOD -Department of Ocean Development

DOE -Department of Electronics

DOS -Department of Space

DOT -Department of Telecommunication

DPR -Detailed Project Report

DRDO -Defence Research & Development Organisation

DREAM -Data Retrieval, Entry and Management

DRF -Dabur Research Foundation

DSIR -Department of Scientific & Industrial Research

DSSAT -Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer

DST -Department of Science and Technology

DVB -Delhi Vidyut Board

EAC -Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp

EAL -European Accreditation Cooperation for Laboratories

ECIL -Electronics Corporation of India Limited

EDC -Entrepreneurship Development Cell

EDI -Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

EDP -Entrepreneurship Development Programmes

EIL -Engineers India Limited

EMT -Electronic Milk Tester

ENSO -El-Nino Southern Oscillation

ERP -Enterprises Resource Planning

FAM -Fly Ash Mission

FCS -Flexible Complementing Scheme

FDP -Faculty Development Programme

FICCI -Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry

FIST -Fund for the Improvement of Science & Technology Infrastructure

FOSET -Forum of Scientists, Engineers & Technologists

FRP -Fibre Re-inforeed Plastics

FTP -File Transfer Protocol

FVAD -Filtered Vacuum Arc Discharge

GCM -General Circulation Model

GDAFS -Global Data Assimilation and Forecast System

GDS -Geomagnetic Deep Sounding

GEF -Global Environment Facility

GIS -Geographical Information System

GMRT -Giant Meter Radio Telescope

GMW -Group Monitoring Workshop

GNFC -Gujarat Narmada Fertilisers Corporation

GPR -Ground Penetrating Radar

GPS -Global Positioning System

GRAM -Geo-Referenced Area Management

GSI -Geological Survey of India

GSN -Global Seismological Network

GTS -Global Telecommunication System

HAL -Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

HGT -Home Grown Technology

HTTP -Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

IACS -Indian Association for Cultivation of Science

IAF -Indian Air Force

IATAFI -International Association of Technology Assessment & Forecasting Institutions

IBC -International Business Centre

ICAR -Indian Council for Agricultural Research

ICF -Integral Coach Factory

ICMR -Indian Council for Medical Research

ICOSER -Integration of Computational Facilities for Scientific Research

ICP MS -Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer

ICP OES -Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy

ICRP -Indian Climate Research Programme

ICSU -International Council of Scientific Unions

ICTP -International Centre for Theoretical Physics

IDA -International Deposit Authorities

IDBI -Industrial Development Bank of India

IDDC -Instrument Design & Development Centre

IDMP -International Daylight Measurement Programme

IDP -Instruments Development Programme

IFCPAR -Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research

IFD -Integrated Finance Division

IFFCO -Indian Farmers & Fertilisers Cooperation

IGBP -International Geosphere Biosphere Programme

IGCAR -Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

IGNOU -Indira Gandhi National Open University

IIA -Indian Institute of Astrophysics

IICT -Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

IIG -Indian Institute of Geomagnetism

IIM -Indian Institute of Metals

IIP -Indian Institute of Petroleum

IISc. -Indian Institute of Science

IIT -Indian Institute of Technology

IITM -Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

IJHS -Indian Journal of History of Science

IJPAM -Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics

ILAC -International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

ILTP -Integrated Long Term Programme

IMC -Indian Monsoon Current

IMD -India Meteorological Department

INAE -Indian National Academy of Engineering

INCOIS -Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

INDOEX -Indian Ocean Experiment

INSA -Indian National Science Academy

INSAT -Indian National Satellite

IOC -Incremental Operating Cost

IPCC -International Panel on Climate Change

IPR -Intellectual Property Rights

IRHPA -Intensification of Research in High Priority Areas

IRS -Indian Remote Sensing Satellite

ISBTI -Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology

ISCA -Indian Science Congress Association

ISI -Indian Statistical Institute

ISM -Indian School of Mines

ISRO -Indian Space Research Organisation

IS-STAC -Inter-Sectoral Science & Technology Advisory Committee

I-STEP -Indian Solar Terrestrial Energy Programme

ITCZ -Inter Tropical Convergence Zone

ITRC -Industrial Toxicology Research Centre

JNARDDC -Jawaharlal Nehru Advanced Research, Development & Design Centre


JNCASR -Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

KEC -Kirloskar Electric Company

KVPY -Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

KVS -Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

LAM -Limited Area Model

LAN -Local Area Network

LASPEX -Land-Surface Processes Experiment

LCD -Liquid Crystal Display

LFO -Low Frequency Oscillation

LPE -Low Pressure Extraction

LRF -Long Range Forecast

LSP -Land Surface Processes

MAC -Management Advisory Committee

MACS -Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science

MARCH -Mentally Aware & Responsible Citizens of Hyderabad

MBT -Main Boundary Thrust

MCT -Main Central Thrust

MDD -Meteorological Data Dissemination

MECON -Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants (India) Limited

MFMD -Moist Front Measuring Device

MHRD -Ministry of Human Resource Development

MIT -Madras Institute of Technology/ Ministry of Information Technology

MITCON -Maharashtra Industrial & Technical Consultancy Organisation Limited

MMC -Metal Matrix Composite

MNES -Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources

MONTBLEX -Monsoon Through Boundary Layer Experiment

MONTCLIM -Monsoon and Tropical Climate

MOU -Memorandum of Understanding

MRL -Madras Refineries Limited

MST -Mesosphere Stratosphere and Troposphere

MT -Magneto-Telluric

MTNL -Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

NABL -National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

NAM -Non-Aligned Movement

NAO -North Atlantic Oscillation

NASA -National Aeronautics & Space Administration, USA

NATMO -National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation

NBPGR -National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources

NCERT -National Council of Educational Research & Training

NCFOR-HG -National Centre for Field Observations & Research on Himalayan Glaciology

NCL -National Chemical Laboratory

NCMRWF -National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting

NCRA -National Centre for Radio Astronomy

NCSC -National Children Science Congress

NCSTC -National Council for Science & Technology Communication

NCTCF -National Coordination of Testing and Calibration Facilities

NDC -National Data Centre

NDE -Non-Destructive Evaluation

NDT -Non-Destructive Testing

NDVI -Normalised Differential Vegetation Index

NEHU -North Eastern Hill University

NFC -Nuclear Fuel Complex

NGO -Non Government Organisation

NGRI -National Geophysical Research Institute

NIAS -National Institute of Advanced Studies

NIH -National Institute of Hydrology

NIMA -National Imagery Mapping Agency, USA

NIN -National Institute of Nutrition

NMR -Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

NMRF -National MST Radar Facility

NNRMS -National Natural Resources Management System

NOAA -National Oceans & Atmospheric Administration, USA

NOIDA -New Okhla Industrial Development Authority

NOS -National Open School

NPL -National Physical Laboratory

NPO -North Pacific Oscillation

NRDC -National Research Development Corporation

NRDMS -Natural Resources Data Management System

NSD -National Science Day

NSDC -National Seismological Data Centre

NSTEDB -National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board

NSTMIS -National S&T Management Information System

NTPC -National Thermal Power Corporation

OCR -Optical Character Recognition

OIDB -Oil Industries Development Board

OLPE -Open Learning Programme in Entrepreneurship

OLR -Outgoing Longwave Radiation

ONGC -Oil & Natural Gas Corporation

ORV -Oceanographic Research Vessel

OWM -Organic Walled Microfossils

PAC -Programme Advisory Committee

PAMC -Programme Advisory & Monitoring Committee

PCT -Patent Cooperation Treaty

PFA -Partial Financial Assistance

PFC -Patent Facilitating Centre

PGIMER -Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research

PGR -Plant Growth Regulators

PINSA -Proceedings of Indian National Science Academy

PMP -Probable Maximum Precipitation

POC -Programme of Co-Operation

PRL -Physical Research Laboratory

PST -Phase Shifting Transformer

PVA -Poly Vinyl Acetate

PVC -Poly Vinyl Chloride

PWD -Public Works Department

QBO -Quasi-Biennial Oscillations

QCI -Quality Council of India

R&D -Research & Development

RAL -Radio Astronomy Laboratory

RAMS -Regional Atmospheric Modeling System

RASS -Radio Acoustic Sounding System

RCPR -Rain & Cloud Physics Research

RDCIS -Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel

RDF -Refuse Derived Fuel

RNA -Ribonucleic Acid

RRI -Raman Research Institute

RRL -Regional Research Laboratory

RSIC -Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre

RTM -Resin Transfer Moulding

RTP -Rural Technology Park

SAARC -South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SAC -Scientific Advisory Committee/ Space Applications Centre

SAIL -Steel Authority of India Limited

SAMEER -Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering Research

SAR -Synthetic Aperture Radar

SASE -Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment

SCTIMST -Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

SDF -Steel Development Fund/ Sugar Development Fund

SDSS -Spatial Decision Support System

SEDP -Special Entrepreneurship Development Programme

SEIG -Self Excited Induction Generator

SELMAM -Sea Level Monitoring and Modeling

SEM -Scanning Electron Microscope

SERC -Science and Engineering Research Council

SGT -Southern Granulite Terrain

SICART -Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing

SIDBI -Small Industries Development Bank of India

SIFs -Specialised /Sophisticated Instrumentation Facilities

SIMAP -Small Industries Management Assistants Programme

SINP -Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics

SMB -Satpura Mobile Belt

SME -Small Manufacturing Enterprises

SOI -Survey of India/ Southern Oscillation Index

SOP -Standard Operating Procedure

SRTM -Shuttle Radar Topographic Motion

SSAC -Standing Scientific Advisory Committee

SSAG -Standing Scientific Advisory GroupSST -Sea Surface Temperature

STAC -Science & Technology Advisory Committee

STARD -Science and Technology Application for Rural Development

STATCOM -Static Compensator

STAWS -Science and Technology Application for Weaker Sections

STDS -South Tibetan Detachment System

STEDS -Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Scheme

STEP -Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park

STM -Sugar Technology Mission

STST -Skill Development Training through Science & Technology

TA -Technology Assessment

TBI -Technology Business Incubator

TDB -Technology Development Board

TEM -Tunneling Electron Microscope

TePP -Technopreneur Promotion Programme

TF -Technology Forecasting

TGB -Twist Grain Boundary

TIDE -Technology, Informatics & Design Endeavour

TIFAC -Technology Information Forecasting & Assessment Council

TIFR -Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

TIMS -Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer

TMPS -Technology Management Programme Support

TMS -Techno Market Survey

TOGA -Tropical Ocean General Atmosphere

TOMS -Total Ozone Mapping Satellite

TRA -Textile Research Association

TRIP -Trade Related Intellectual Property

TSE -Total Solar Eclipse

TSP -Tribal Sub-Plan

TWAS -Third World Academy of Sciences

UDCT -University Department of Chemical Technology

UGC -University Grants Commission

UHF -Ultra High Frequency

UHT -Ultra High Temperature

UHV -Ultra High Vacuum

UISTRF -UK-India Science & Technology Research Fund

ULTD -Upper Level Thickness Deviation

UNDP -United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO -United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation

USERS -Utilisation of Scientific Expertise of Retired Scientists

VEGF -Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

VHRR -Very High Resolution Radiometer

VIPNET -Vigyan Prasar Network

VIPRIS -Vigyan Prasar Information System

VLBI -Very Long Base Interferometry

VSAT -Very Small Aperture Terminal

VSNL -Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited

WAN -Wide Area Network

WCS -World Conference on Science

WIHG -Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology

WMO -World Meteorological Organisation

WRI -Welding Research Institute

WTO -World Trade Organisation

XBT -Expandable Bathy Thermograph