ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS – I


Glossary and Acronym Definitions
I instrument correction.
i inclination (of satellite orbit).
i.e. id est (that is)
I.Q. interrupted quick flashing.
I.U.Q. interrupted ultra quick flashing.
I.V.Q. interrupted very quick flashing.
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IALA International Association of Lighthouse Authorities.
IAQ indoor air quality
IATA International Air Transport Association
IATO Indian Association of Tour Operators
IAU International Astronomical Union.
IAY Indira Awas Yojana
IBC International Building Code
IBM International Business Machines
IBSFC International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission
IC index correction.
ICC International Code Council
ICCAT International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna
ICCR Indian Council for Cultural Relations
ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICLEI International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
ICM integrated crop management
ICMR Indian Council for Medical Research
ICRA Indian Credit Rating Agency
ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICTs Information and Communication Technologies
ICW Intracoastal Waterway.
ICWA International Council of World Affairs
ICWC Interstate Commission for Water Coordination
ICZM Integrated coastal zone management
IDA Industrial Dearness Allowance
IDC Irrigation Development Corporation
IDF Infrastructure Development Fund
IDRF India Development Relief Fund
IDS India Development Service
IDSMT Integrated Development for Small and Medium Towns
IEA International Energy Agency
IFAS International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
IFMR Institute of Financial Management Research
IFOs International fisheries organisations
IGIA Indira Gandhi International Airport
IGLD International Great Lakes Datum.
IH&RA International Hotel & Restaurant Association
IHB International Hydrographic Bureau.
IHO International Hydrographic Organization.
IHPA International HCH and Pesticides Association
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
IIC India Investment Centre
IIM Indian Institute of Management
IIPS International Institute for Population Sciences
IISc Indian Institute of Science
IIT Indian Institute of Technology
IITM Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
ILO International Labour Organisation
ILP Industrial Location Policy
IMC Indian Merchant Chamber
IMFL Indian Made Foreign Liquor
IMO International Maritime Organization.
IMR Infant Mortality Rate
in. inch, inches.
INCID Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage
INES international nuclear event scale database
INM International Nautical Mile.
INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite Organization.
INS inertial navigation system; International Network Services
int. interval.
Int. Qk. Interrupted quick flashing.
IOC Indian Oil Corporation
ION Institute of Navigation.
IOTO Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation
IPA integrated policy appraisal
IPE Institute of Public Enterprises
IPM Integrated Pest Management
IPPs Independent Power Projects
IQM integrated quality management
IR interference rejection.
IRDP Integrated Rural Development Programme
IRP image-retaining panel.
IS Industry Segment
ISA Indian South African
ISKCON International Society for Krishna Consciousness
ISLW Indian spring low water.
ISM Indian School of Mines
ISO International Order of Standardization; isophase (light).
ISP Integrated Strategic Planning
ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation
IT Information Technology
ITC Indian Tobacco Company
ITDP Integrated Tribal Development Project
ITEC Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation
ITES Information Technology Enabled Services
ITI Indian Telephones Industries
ITOPF International Tanker Owners Association
ITU International Telecommunications Union.
IUCN International Union for Nature Conservation
IUGG International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.
IWAC International Water Assessment Centre
IWW Intracoastal Waterway.