ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS – S


Glossary and Acronym Definitions
s second(s).
S sea-air temperature difference correction; slow; south; set; speed; sand.
S&T Science and Technology
SAE World Council of Hellenes Abroad
SAIL Steel Authority of India Ltd
SALM single anchor leg mooring.
SAM system area monitor.
Sapard Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development
SAR search and rescue.; Stock Appreciation Right; Special Administrative Region
SARITA Stamp And Registration with Information Technology Application
SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SART search and rescue radar transponder.
SBM single buoy mooring.
SCARDBs State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks
SCOCAO The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office
SCOPE Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
SD semidiameter; sounding doubtful.
SDP State Domestic Product
SDRs State Development Reports
SDS sustainable development strategy
SEA strategic environmental assessment
SEB State Electricity Boards
SEBI Securities Exchange Board of India; Stock Exchange Board of India
SEBs State Electricity Boards
sec secant.
sec. second, seconds.
SEEPZ Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone
semidur. semiduration.
SENC system electronic navigation chart.
SERCs State Electricity Regulatory Commissions
SES ship earth station.
SETU Society for promotion of Excellence and Transparency in public administration for better Understanding
SEZ Special Economic Zone
SEZs Special Economic Zones
SF Secondary Phase Factor.
SF6 sulphur hexafluoride
SFCs State Financial Corporations
SGSY Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojagar Yojana
SH ship’s head (heading).
SHA sidereal hour angle.
SHF super high frequency.
SHG Self Help Group
SI International System of Units.
SIA Secretariat for Industrial Assistance; sustainability impact assessment
SICA Sick Industrial Companies Act
SID sudden ionospheric disturbance.
SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India
sin sine.
SINS Ships Inertial Navigation System.
SJSRY Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
SLD sea level datum.
SME Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
SMEs small and medium sized enterprises
SMG speed made good.
SNR signal-to-noise ratio.
SO2 sulphur dioxide
SOA speed of advance.
SOG speed over ground.
SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea Convention.
SP spire; spherical.
SPA sudden phase anomaly.
SPARC Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centre
SPI Small Scale Private Initiative
SPM single point mooring.
SPVs Special Purpose Vehicles
SRM speed of relative movement.
SRR Seed Replacement Rate
SS Service Sector; signal station.
SSBpa precautionary level of SSB
SSI Small Scale Industries
SSIDO Small Scale Industry Development Organisation
SSP Senior Superintendent of Police
STIO Scientists and Technologists of Indian Origin
STP Software Technology Park
sub, subm submerged.
SWD Storm Water Drain
SWM Solid Waste Management
SWOT Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats