IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

1. ATT- Arms Trade Treaty
2. CRIS- Comparative Rating Index for
Sovereigns
3. CFSA- Committee on Financial Sector
Assessment
4. GAAR- General Anti Avoidance Rules
5. GRAIL- Gravity Recovery and Interior
Laboratory
6. GAGAN- GPS Aided Geo Augmented
Navigation
7. IAEA- International Atomic Energry Agency
8. NCTC- National Counter Terrorism Centre
9. NEFT- National Electronic Fund Transfer
10. OCTOPUS- Organisation for Counter
Terrorism Operation
11. PURA- Providing Urban Amenities in Rural
Areas
12. SIMRAN- Satellite Imaging for Rail
Navigation
13. IRDA- Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority
14. TRAI- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
15. UIDAI- Unique Identification Authority of
India
16. MNREGA- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act