LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AAI                             Airports Authority of India

ASSOCHAM               Associated Chambers of commerce

BEE                             Bureau of Energy Efficiency

BOLT                           Build-Own-Lease-Transfer

CEA                            Central Electricity Authority

CBD                            Convention on Biological Diversity

CPCB                          Central Pollution Control Board

CNG                            Compressed Natural Gas

CII                               Confederation Of Indian Industries

DSM                            demand side management

EIA                              Environmental Impact Assessment

EV                               Electric Vehicles

ENVIS                         Environmental Information System

FDI                              Foreign Direct Investment

GAME                         Global Energy Water Cycle Asian Monsoon Experiment

IREP                            The Integrated Rural Energy Programme 

IREDA                         Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

IGCC                           Integrated coal gasification combined cycle technology the

IWT                             Inland Water Transport

ICAO                          International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO

ICIMOD                      International Centre for Integrated Mountain and Development

IUCN                          International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

IMD                        India Meteorological Department

ICPC                           Indian Centre for Promotion of Cleaner Technologies

IRS                        Indian Remote Sensing

NCR                      National Capital Region

JFM                       Joint Forest Management

KVIC                     Khadi and Village Industries Commission

LPG                        Liquefied Petroleum Gas

MNES                    Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources

NHAI                     Hational Highway Authority of India

MNP                       Minimum Needs Programme

MLF                       Multi Lateral Funding

NDDB                     National Dairy Development Board

NPIC                      National Programme on Improved Chulhas

NELP                      New Exploration Licensing Policy

NCEPC                   National Committee of Environmental Planning and Co-ordination

NEAC                     National Environment Awareness Campaign

NRC                        National Re-construction Corps schemes

NGO's.                    Non-Governmental Organisations

NFAP                      National Forestry Action Programme

NMNH                   National Museum of Natural History

NNRMS                 National Natural Resources Management System

NATMO                National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization

OGL                       Open General License

OYWS                  Own Your Wagon Scheme

ODS                      Ozone Deleting Substances

PPA                       Power Purchase Agreements

PCRA                    Petroleum Conservation Research Association

REC                       Rural Electrification Corporation Limited

RSDO                    Research Designs & Standards Organization

SADP                    The Special Area Demonstration Programme

SPV                      Solar Photo Voltaic

 SEB                      State Electricity Board

SPCB                    State Pollution Control Boards

SDNP                   Sustainable Development Networking Programme

TBU                      Technical Back-up Units  

TPS                       Thermal Power Station

UNFCCC             United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

VSAT                    Very Small Aperture Terminals