APEC

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. It is a grouping of 21 countries for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.

It proclaims itself to be the only inter governmental grouping in the world operating on the basis of non-binding commitments, open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all participants. Unlike the WTO or other multilateral trade bodies, APEC has no treaty obligations required of its participants. Decisions made within APEC are reached by consensus and commitments are undertaken on a voluntary basis.

Jurisdiction of CBI vis-a-vis State Police

Law and Order is a State subject and the basic jurisdiction to investigate crime lies with State Police. Besides , due to limited resources, CBI would not be able to investigate crimes of all kind. CBI may investigate:

Cases which are essentially against Central Govt. employees or concerning affairs of the Central Govt. and the employees of the Central Public Sector Undertakings and Public Sector Banks.

Cases in which the financial interests of the Central Government are involved.

Cases relating to the breaches of Central Laws with the enforcement of which the Government of India is mainly concerned.

Big cases of fraud, cheating, embezzlement and the like relating to companies in which large funds are involved and similar other cases when committed by organised gangs or professional criminals having ramifications in several States.

Cases having interstate and international ramifications and involving several official agencies where, from all angles, it is considered necessary that a single investigating agency should be incharge of the investigation.

CBSE

Central Board of Secondary Education.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (abbreviated CBSE) is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.

The first education board to be set up in India was the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. In 1929 the government of India set up a joint Board named "Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana". This included Ajmer, Merwara, Central India and Gwalior.

Later it was confined to Ajmer, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it became the "Central Board of Secondary Education".CBSE affiliates all Kendriya Vidyalayas, all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, private schools, and most of the schools approved by central government of India

The board conducts final examinations every spring for All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE) for Class 10 and 12.The board also annually conducts the AIEEE exam for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture in numerous colleges spread over India.It also conducts AIPMT All India Pre medical Test for admission to major medical colleges in India.

Know more about it here.

CERC

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

CERSEM

Centre for Excellence for Radio Spectrum Engineering and Management

Chicxulub

Chicxulub Crater is an ancient impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula, with its center located near the town of Chicxulub, Yucatan, Mexico. The crater is over 180 kilometers (112 mi) in diameter, and the asteroid or comet whose impact formed the crater was at least 10 km (6 mi) in diameter. The crater was named for the eponymous town, as well as for the literal Maya translation of the name: "tail of the devil."

CIBIL

Credit Information Bureau of India Limited. It tracks credit worthiness of borrowers across the financial markets in India and shares this information with its members. Look for more details here.

CII

Confederation of Indian Industry. Know more about it here.

CSIR

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

DCI

Dredging Corporation of India. DCI helps to ensure the continuous availability of the desired depths in shipping channels of the Major and Minor Ports, Navy, fishing harbours and other maritime oraganisations.

DGH

Directorate General of Hydrocarbons.

DGCA

Director General of Civil Aviation.

DGFT

Director General of Foreign Trade. Know more about it here.

DMIC

Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor. It is a $90 bn Dedicated Freight Corridor between Delhi and Mumbai, covering an overall length of 1483km and passing thru the States of U.P, NCR of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, with end terminals at Dadri in the National Capital Region of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai. This Dedicated Frieght Corridor offers high-speed connectivity for High Axle Load Wagons (25 Tonne) of Double Stacked Container Trains supported by high power locomotives. The Delhi-Mumbai leg of the Golden Quadilateral National Highway also runs almost parallel to the Freight Corridor. For more details see this. For knowing about how the project is being structured see our notes on 23.09.2007.

DoT

Department of Telecommunications.

EGoM

Empowered Group of Ministers. A mechanism that has become characteristic of the present UPA government in India. When the government is faced with some tricky issues, it is referring matters to such specially constituted EGoMs to sort out the issues. As these EGoMs are usually consisting of ministers from various political parties, this is also effectively ensuring that the policy outcome is most widely palatable for all the constituents of the UPA government.

GoI

Government of India

GoM

Group of Ministers. The Central Government from time to time constitutes various GoMs to look into issues of importance on matters of policy.

HiPods

Hi performance on demand solutions. It is an IBM terminology for coming out with business solutions.

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency. The "Atoms for Peace" Agency

The IAEA is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world´s "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies. (Learn more about the IAEA in this video).

Organizational Profile

The IAEA Secretariat is headquartered at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. Operational liaison and regional offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland; New York, USA; Toronto, Canada; and Tokyo, Japan. The IAEA runs or supports research centers and scientific laboratories in Vienna and Seibersdorf, Austria; Monaco; and Trieste, Italy. (See Offices and Contacts).

The IAEA Secretariat is a team of 2300 multi-disciplinary professional and support staff from more than 100 countries. The Agency is led by Director General Yukiya Amano and six Deputy Directors General who head the major departments. .

IAEA programmes and budgets are set through decisions of its policymaking bodies - the 35-member Board of Governors and the General Conference of all Member States. Reports on IAEA activities are submitted periodically or as cases warrant to the UN Security Council and UN General Assembly. (.

IAEA financial resources include the regular budget and voluntary contributions. The annual regular budget is set by the General Conference, as well as extradbudgetary funds and voluntary contributions to the Technical Co-operation Fund. (These figures are published in the latest

IAEA Mission & Programmes

The IAEA's mission is guided by the interests and needs of Member States, strategic plans and the vision embodied in the . Three main pillars - or areas of work - underpin the IAEA's mission: Safety and Security; Science and Technology; and Safeguards and Verification.

Relationship with United Nations

As an independent international organization related to the United Nations system, the IAEA´s relationship with the UN is regulated by special agreement . In terms of its Statute, the IAEA reports annually to the UN General Assembly and, when appropriate, to the Security Council regarding non-compliance by States with their safeguards obligations as well as on matters relating to international peace and security.

IASB

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) founded on April 1, 2001 is responsible for developing the International Financial Reporting Standards (new name for the International Accounting Standards issued after 2001), and promoting the use and application of these standards. The IASB co-operates with national accounting standard-setters to achieve convergence in accounting standards around the world.

The International Accounting Standards Board is an independent, privately-funded accounting standard-setter based in London, UK.

Internet and Mobile Association of India

The Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is a not-for-profit industry body registered under the Societies Act, 1896. Its mandate is to expand and enhance the online and mobile value added services sectors. It is dedicated to presenting a unified voice of the businesses it represents to the government, investors, consumers and other stakeholders. The association addresses the issues, concerns and challenges of the Internet and Mobile economy and takes a leading role in its development.

The association’s activities include promoting the inherent strengths of the digital economy, evaluating and recommending standards and practices to the industry, conducting research, creating platforms for its members, communicating on behalf of the industry and creating a favorable business environment for the industry.

Founded in January 2004 by leading portals in India, IAMAI is the only specialized industry body in India representing the interests of online and mobile value added services industry.

The Secretariat is responsible for carrying out the day to day functioning of the association. The Association has offices in Mumbai and Delhi.

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Developemnt. Aka World Bank. It serves middle-income countries with capital investment and advisory services. (IBRD) is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means of financing states. Its operation is maintained through payments as regulated by member states. It came into existence on December 27, 1945 following international ratification of the agreements reached at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference of July 1 to July 22, 1944 in Bretton Woods, United States.

The IBRD provides loans to governments, and public enterprises, always with a government (or "sovereign") guarantee of repayment subject to general conditions. The funds for this lending come primarily from the issuing of World Bank bonds on the global capital markets—typically $12–15 billion per year. These bonds are rated AAA (the highest possible) because they are backed by member states' share capital, as well as by borrowers' sovereign guarantees. (In addition, loans that are repaid are recycled, or relent.) Because of the IBRD's credit rating, it is able to borrow at relatively low interest rates. As most developing countries have considerably lower credit ratings, the IBRD can lend to countries at interest rates that are usually quite attractive to them, even after adding a small margin (about 1%) to cover administrative overheads.

All members of the IBRD are also IMF members, and vice versa.

ICAI

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. See this for its current President and membership strength.

The Committee for Capacity Building of CA Firms and Small & Medium Practitioners is a non-standing Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India formed under regulatory provisions of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949. This Committee was formed in the month of February, 2010 by the President, ICAI under nomenclature 'Committee for Capacity Building of CA Firms and Small & Medium Practitioners' (CCBCAF & SMP) by combining previously formed Committees, Committee for Capacity Building of CA Firms and Committee for Small & Medium Practitioners. Initially, this Committee was thought to establish for facilitating consolidation and capacity building of CA firms in order to address various problems faced by CA firms and to conceptualize and implement various means for strengthening their capacity as well as providing comprehensive guidelines for consolidation of CA firms.

ICRIER

Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations

ICRIER ranked 15th and 25th in top 30 Think Tanks in Asia and International Economic Policy Think Tanks respectively in 2011 Global Go-To Think Tanks Report

ICRISAT

International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics. It is a nonprofit, non-political organization that does innovative agricultural research and capacity building for sustainable development with a wide array of partners across the globe. ICRISAT's mission is to help empower 600 million poor people to overcome hunger, poverty and a degraded environment in the dry tropics through better agriculture. ICRISAT belongs to the Alliance of Future Harvest Centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

IDA

International Development Assistance. It is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. Established in 1960, IDA aims to reduce poverty by providing interest-free credits and grants for programs that boost economic growth, reduce inequalities and improve people’s living conditions.

IEA

International Energy Agency. It acts as energy policy advisor to 27 member countries in their effort to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for their citizens. Founded during the oil crisis of 1973-74, the IEA’s initial role was to co-ordinate measures in times of oil supply emergencies. As energy markets have changed, its mandate has broadened to incorporate the “Three E’s” of balanced energy policy making: energy security, economic development and environmental protection. Current work focuses on climate change policies, market reform, energy technology collaboration and outreach to the rest of the world, especially major consumers and producers of energy like China, India, Russia and the OPEC countries. Know more about it here.

IMFC

An important committee of IMF.

Look for details of its mandate here.

IMO

International Maritime Organization. See this for its current Secretary General.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), was established in Geneva in 1948 and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959. The IMCO name was changed to IMO in 1982.

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the IMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations with 169 Member States and three Associate Members. The IMO's primary purpose is to develop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping and its remit today includes safety, environmental concerns, legal matters, technical co-operation, maritime security and the efficiency of shipping. IMO is governed by an Assembly of members and is financially administered by a Council of members elected from the Assembly. The work of IMO is conducted through five committees and these are supported by technical subcommittees. Member organizations of the UN organizational family may observe the proceedings of the IMO. Observer status is granted to qualified non-governmental organizations.

The IMO is supported by a permanent secretariat of employees who are representative of its members. The secretariat is composed of a Secretary-General who is periodically elected by the Assembly, and various divisions such as those for marine safety, environmental protection, and a conference section. Members of the IMO are 170 of the UN members and the Cook Islands.

IMRB

Indian Market Research Bureau.

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established jointly by WMO (World Meteorological Organization) and UNEP (UN Environment Programme) in 1988.

The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. The IPCC does not carry out research nor does it monitor climate related data or other relevant parameters. It bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific/technical literature. For more info see its website at: http://www.ipcc.ch/

IPO

Initial Public Offer(ing). Shares in a company have been placed on a stock exchange. An IPO is always just the first time a company's shares are listed - if a company has a listing on another market or in another country, then the listing is not an IPO, merely a secondary, or additional, listing.

IRDA

Insurance Regulatory Development Authority

ISRO

Indian Space Research Organization executes Space programme through its establishments located in different places in India. Main objective of space programme includes development of satellites, launch vehicles, Sounding Rockets and associated ground systems. ISRO has crossed several major milestones

ITDC

India Tourism Development Corporation.

India Tourism Development Corporation



Founded	1966
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Products	Ashok Group Hotels, Duty Free, Travel Solutions, Advertising Solutions,Engineering Consultancy, Education and Training, Event Management, Art Gallery
Total equity	75 crores
Website	ITDC

The India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC) is an Hospitality, retail and Education company owned by Government of India, under Ministry of Tourism. Established in 1966, it owns over 17 properties under the Ashok Group of Hotels brand, across India.^[1]^[2]

ITDC came into existence in October 1966 and has been the prime mover in the progressive development, promotion and expansion of tourism in the country. Broadly, the main objectives of the Corporation are:

To construct, take over and manage existing hotels and market hotels, Beach Resorts Travellers’ Lodges/Restaurants;

To provide transport, entertainment, shopping and conventional services;

To produce, distribute, tourist publicity material;

To render consultancy-cum-managerial services in India and abroad;
To carry on the business as Full-Fledged Money Changers (FFMC), restricted money changers etc; and
To provide innovating, dependable and value for money solutions to the needs of tourism development and engineering industry including providing consultancy and project implementation.

The Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi made the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (ITDC) as an Hospitality partner. All three properties i.e Hotel Ashok, Samrat and The Janpath –as the Games Family Hotels .The Ashok being the flagship hotel was the host of all VIP movements .“The Ashok Group of Hotels in totality offered a combined inventory of 680 rooms/suites with Hotel Ashok offering 500 rooms, Samrat offering 60 rooms and Janpath offering 120 rooms.” The flagship Family Hotel Ashoka hosted members of Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs), the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), International Sports Federations, Technical Delegates and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The hotels will be the nerve centre of the Games and bear facilitation offices of CGF and OC CWG Delhi 2010. All events and meetings of different constituent groups held at these Games family hotels. Hotel Samrat and Hotel Janpath provided the accommodation to the athletes’ families.

IUCN

International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Popularly referred to as “The World Conservation Union”, it brings together 83 States, government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership.

The Union’s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.

IWC

International Whaling Commission

NABARD

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is set up as an apex Development Bank with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts. It also has the mandate to support all other allied economic activities in rural areas, promote integrated and sustainable rural development and secure prosperity of rural areas.

NAFED

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.

NAFED was setup with the object to promote Co-operative marketing of Agricultural Produce to benefit the farmers. Agricultural farmers are the main members of NAFED, who have the authority to say in the form of members of the General Body in the working of NAFED.

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the US. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Since February 2006, NASA's mission statement has been to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research." On September 14, 2011, NASA announced that it had selected the design of a new Space Launch System that it said would take the agency's astronauts farther into space than ever before and provide the cornerstone for future human space exploration efforts by the U.S Learn more about it from its site here.

NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia as part of a study of the upper level jet stream. This image was captured on March 27, 2012.

NCAER

National Council of Applied Economic Research.

NCAER, established in 1956, is an independent, non-profit policy research institute committed to assist government, civil society and the private sector in making informed, evidence-based policy and program choices and in implementing and evaluating them. NCAER is India’s oldest and one of its largest public policy research institutes. NCAER faculty undertake research studies at the request of government, industry, and corporate clients and they pursue independent policy research on a number of priority themes. NCAER faculty and project teams have particular strengths in the analysis and collection of large-scale data at the national, state, sector, industry, firm, and household level. For more information about NCAER and its activities

NCEUS

National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector.

NCPCR

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

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MAJOR NATIONAL &INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTI

Jurisdiction of CBI vis-a-vis State Police

International Atomic Energy Agency. The "Atoms for Peace" Agency

Internet and Mobile Association of India

India Tourism Development Corporation

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