NASDAQ:- National Association of Security Dealer’s Active Quotation NASDAQ the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. It was founded in 1976 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), The NASDAQ stock market began trading in 1971 and is the world’s first electronic stock market. It helped lower the spread (the difference between bid … Read more
NASA:- National Aeronautic and Space Administration NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is an independent agency of the US government which is responsible for the civilian space program, aeronautics, and aerospace research. It was formed on July 29, 1958, with headquarters in Washington DC. It was established by President Dwight D Eisen … Read more
NAPP:- Narora Atomic Power Plant NAPP stands for Narora Atomic Power Plant. It is located 68 km from the district headquarters in Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. The plant houses 2 reactors, each a pressurized heavy water reactor able to produce 220 MW of electricity. The plant consists of 2 PHWRs: Unit 1 which began operations … Read more
NANAP:- Non-Aligned News Agency Pool NANAP stands for Non-Aligned News Agency Pool. It was founded in late 1974 and started operating in January 1975. It was a cooperation system among news agencies of non-aligned countries and lasted only till the mid-1990s. It was initially led and supported by Yugoslavia’s Tanjug and gathered many owned organizations, … Read more
NAFTA:- North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA which stands for North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. It came into force on 1 January 1994 and superseded the 1988 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement between the US and Canada. … Read more
NAFED:- National Agricultural and Marketing Federation NAFED is the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. It is an organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Founded in October 1958, NAFED promotes the trade of agricultural produce and forest resources throughout the nation. With … Read more
NAEP:- National Adult Educational Programme NAEP stands for National Adult Education Programme. The programme which was launched on 2 October 1998 aims at eradicating illiteracy among adults of the age group 15-35. NAEP helps people achieve and understand the ways of self-reliance by imparting literacy skills to them, especially to the ones belonging to the … Read more
NADAMS:- National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System NADAMS (National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System) was initiated towards the end of 1986 due to the need for a sound, operationally feasible and economically viable system for drought monitoring and decision support. It brought out total solutions for drought management with a robust monitoring system … Read more
NACO:- National AIDS Control Organization NACO stands for National AIDS Control Organization. It was established in 1922 as the nodal organization for formulation and implementation of policies and programs for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in India. It provides leadership to HIV/AIDS control programmes in India through 35 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Societies. It has … Read more
NABARD:- National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development NABARD is the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development. It is a unique development financial institution which addresses the issues of the providence of undivided attention, forceful direction and pointed focus to credit-related issues linked with rural development. NABARD which came into existence on 12 July … Read more