Abbreviations of International Oraganizations, TV Channels and Private/Public listed Companies

 

ADAG   Anil Dhirubai Ambani Group
AMEX   American Express
ASEAN   Association of South East Asian Na­tions
AT&T   American Telegraphic and Telephone Co. Ltd.
ATP   Association of Tennis Professionals
BARC   Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
BBC   British Broadcasting Corporation
BCCI   Board of Control of Cricket in India
BCG   Boston Consulting Group
BHEL   Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd
BIS   Bureau of Indian Standards
BMW   Bayerische Motoren Werke
BofA   Bank of America
BOI   Bank of India
BRICS   Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
BSNL   Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
CDAC   Centre for the Development of Ad­vanced Computing
CNBC    CONSUMER NEWS AND BUSINESS CHANNEL
CNES   French Space Agency
CNN   Cable News Network
CNSA   China National Space Administration
CSA   Canadian Space Agency
CSIR   Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CTS   Cognizant Technology Solutions
DGSE   Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieur- French foreign intelligence service
DHL   Dalsey, Larry and Lynn. Founders of DHL which is a global leader in the logistics industry
DLR   German Aerospace Center
DRDO   Defense Research and Development Organization
ESA   European Space Agency
FBI   Federal Bureau Of Investigation
FICCI   Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FIFA   International Football Federation (Fed­eration Internationale de Football Associa­tion)
G7   Group of Seven (US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, japan and Canada) G8 includes G7+ Russia
GE   General Electric
GM   General Motors
HAL   Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
HBO   Home Box Office
HCC   Hindustan Construction Company
HDFC   Housing Development and Finance Corporation
HMT   Hindustan Machine Tools
HSBC   Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
HTC   High-Tech Computer
HUDCO   Housing and Urban Development Corp
IAEA   International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA   International Air Transport Association
IBM   International Business Machine
IBN    Islamic Broadcasting Network, Indian Broadcasting Network
IBP   Indo-Burma Petroleum
ICC   International Cricket Council
ICICI   Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
IEEE   Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IELTS   International English Language Testing System
IMF   International Monetary Fund
INTERPOL  International Criminal Police Organization
IRDA   Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
ISI   Indian Standard Institute, Inter Service Intelligence
ISKON   International Society for Krishna Consciousness
ISO   International Organization for Standardization
ISRO   Indian Space Research Organization
JAXA   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JPMC   JPMorgan Chase Bank
KARI   Korea Aerospace Research Institute
KFC   Kentucky Fried Chicken
KGB   Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti Russian Security Agency
KPMG    Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
L&T   Larsen and Tubro
LIC   Life Insurance Corporation (of India)
MCC   Marylebone Cricket Club
MGM   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MRF   Madras Rubber Factory
NAAC   National Assessment and Accreditation Council
NABARD   National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
NABISCO   National Biscuit Company
NAFED   National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation
NASA   National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASSCOM   National Association of Software and Service Companies
NATO   North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC    National Broadcasting Company
NDTV    New Delhi Television
NECCO   New England Confectionery Company
NHAI   Nation Highway Authority of India
NSA   National Security Agency
NTPC   National Thermal Power Corporation
NTSB    National Transport Safety Board
ONGC   Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
OPEC   Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
QANTAS   Queensland and Northern Territory Air Services Ltd
RBI   Reserve Bank of India
RIM    Research In Motion
Roscosmos   Russian Federal Space Agency
RSA   Rivest, Shamir and Adleman (Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman developed the RSA encryption algorithm in 1977)
SAARC   South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SAIL   Steel Authority of India Limited
SBI   State Bank of India
SEBI   Securities and Exchange Board of India
SUPARCO   Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
TCS   Tata Consulting Services
TELCO   Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
TRAI   Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
UBS   Union Bank of Scotland
UN   United Nations
UNESCO   United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF   United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
UNSC   United Nations Security Council
VISA   Visitor Intending to Stay Abroad
WHO   World Health Organization
WTA   World Tennis Association
WTO   World Trade Organization
WWE   World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF   World Wildlife Fund, World Wrestling Federation