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Index of Leading Indicators The Index of Leading Indicators is an American economic index intended to estimate future economic activity. It is calculated by The Conference Board, a non-governmental organization, which determines the value of the index from the values of ten key variables.
Index on Censorship Index on Censorship is a magazine founded in 1972 by a group of writers, journalists and artists, who were inspired by the British poet Stephen Spender to take to the page in defence of the basic human right of freedom of expression.
Index register An index register in a computer's CPU is a processor register used for modifying operand addresses during the run of a program, typically for doing vector/array operations. Index registers were first used in the British Manchester Mark I computer, in 1949.
Index set In mathematics, the elements of a set A may be indexed or labeled by means of a set J that is on that account called an index set. The indexing consists of a surjective function from J onto A and the indexed collection is typically called an (indexed) family, often written as (Aj)j∈J.
Index to Marine & Lacustrine Geological Samples The Index to Marine & Lacustrine Geological Samples is a central catalog of core samples located in the repositories of member organizations. About twenty research facilities and institutions currently belong.
Index-matching material In optics and fiber optics, an index-matching material is a substance, usually a liquid, cement (adhesive), or gel, which has an index of refraction that closely approximates that of an optical element or fiber, and is used to reduce Fresnel reflection at the surface of the element.
Indexed color Indexed color is a type of color space for digital images. Whereas an RGB image specifies a red, green, and blue value separately for each pixel in the image, an indexed color image maintains a table that defines a number of predefined colors, and each pixel refers to a color in that table.
Indexed family In mathematics, an indexed family of sets is defined in stages, beginning with the more general concept of an indexed family of elements, which is really just an alternative way of conceptualizing a function or a mapping.
Indexicality In the philosophy of language, an indexical behavior or utterance is one whose meaning varies according to certain features of the context in which it is uttered. Now, here, and I are typical examples of indexical terms.
Indexovo radio pozorište Indexovo radio pozorište (Index's radio theater) were a Serbian satirical theater group, led by Slobodan Bićanin, Dragoljub Ljubičić and Branislav Petrušević. They were formed around state-owned Beograd 202 radio.
Indi Script Records Indi Script Records is an independent record label founded in 1999 by Mateus Kotok, a singer, songwriter, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and painter born in Ogden, Utah, in 1971. Based in Maui, Hawaii, Kotok has produced music for a wide variety of performers.
India (porn star) India (birth name Shamika Brown) was trained as a dancer, but started doing adult films in 1996. She began as a stripper in Los Angeles, making the rounds of the various clubs, and was noticed by several adult-film producers.
India as a Linguistic Area Professor Murray Emeneau was the first to suggest that India was a Sprachbund. In his classic paper, 'India as a Linguistic Area', published in 1956 he explored the data and specified the tools to establish that language and culture had fused for centuries on the Indian soil to produce an integrated mosaic of structural convergence of four distinct language families viz.
India as an emerging superpower The Republic of India is considered as one of the possible emerging superpowers of the world.NIC Global Trend US Today on NIC report Lowy Institute paper - The Next Economic Giant Newsweek : India Rising This potential is attributed due to several indicators, the primary ones being its demographic trends and a rapidly expanding economy.
India at the 1900 Summer Olympics One athlete from India competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, thereby being the nation's first appearance at the modern Olympic Games. Olympic historians tend to separate Indian results from British ones despite India's lack of independence, in a similar manner to the separation of results of competitors from Australia before 1901.
India at the 2006 Commonwealth Games India is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 270-member strong contingent comprising 183 sportspersons and 77 officials. 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India.
India Brand Equity Foundation India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) is an Indian organisation that collects, collates and disseminates accurate, comprehensive and current information on India. IBEF is a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with the primary objective of building positive economic perceptions of India globally.
India Buildings India Buildings Water street, Liverpool, United Kingdom, was built between 1924 and 1932 for Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, the architect was Herbert Rowse. It was designed to be converted into a warehouse if needed.
India class submarine The Project 940 Lenok (a type of Salmon) class (known in the West by its NATO reporting name India class) was a military submarine design of the Soviet Union. The India class of boats were designed for high surface speeds, and had tracks on their hulls so they could operate on the ocean floor.
India Empire India Empire is an international magazine designed for Indians in India and living internationally, especially targeted at 25-45 year old "financially sound" Indians. It is distributed in India by India Book House.
India Gate Situated on the Rajpath in New Delhi, India Gate (originally called the All India War Memorial) is a monument built by Edwin Lutyens to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in the World War I and the Afghan Wars. The foundation stone was laid on 10 February, 1921 by the Duke of Connaught.
India Health Initiative The India Health Initiative (IHI) is a student-run initiative operating in several universities in Ontario, Canada which aims to send health care professionals and students to various regions in rural India for developmental and educational volunteer work.
India House The India House was an informal addage to describe the residence of many Indian students in England. Run by Pandit Shyamji, the house became a centre for intellectual, political and later revolutionary activities.
India in World War II During the World War II, the Provinces of India (Present day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), being imperial colonies of Great Britain, were by default a part of the Allies of World War II. Several Indian princely states, within the British Raj, provided large donations to the Allies to combat the threat of Nazism and Fascism.
India International Trade Fair The India International Trade Fair (IITF) is the premier event of the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), the main trade promotion agency of the Government of India. It is held in Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
India Knight India Knight, born in 1965, is a British journalist and author, born in Brussels, Belgium, known for her contributions to the British media, as well as her books: My Life on a Plate , Don't You Want Me? and The Shops.
India Meteorological Department The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is a government of India organisation that is responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasts, and detecting earthquakes. The IMD is also the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre responsible for forecasting tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
India national field hockey team The Indian hockey team is the national field hockey team of India. The team was formed in 1928, when the Indian Hockey Federation was formed in Gwalior and was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation.
India of Inchinnan India of Inchinnan is a commercial site located in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The site includes a Grade A listed building in the art deco style, designed in 1930 by Thomas Wallis of Wallis Gilbert & Partners.
India office records The India Office Records are a very large collection of documents relating to the administration of India from 1600, the date of the establishment of the East India Company, to 1947, the date of Indian and Pakistani independence from British authority. The records come from four main sources: the British East India Company (1600-1858), the Board of Control (1784-1858), the India Office (1858-1947), and the Burma Office (1937-1948).
India Outsourcing India has emerged as a major place for outsourcing various back end operations. Not just bigger companies, but smaller companies and individuals working in Internet and Search Engine Marketing in United States, UK and other developed countries are outsourcing many operations to India.
India paper India paper is a term for a paper which from 1875 has been based on bleached hemp and rag fibres, that produced a very thin, opaque white paper. It has a basis weight of 20 pounds, yet bulks 1,000 pages to the inch.
India Pale Ale India Pale Ale (IPA, a variation of which is known as Imperial Pale Ale), is a distinct style of beer and is characterized as a sparkling pale ale with a high level of alcohol (modern day versions are usually 5.5% to 6.
India Pentecostal Church of God The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC) is the largest, indigenous, Pentecostal movement in India, with its headquarters at Hebron, Kumbanad, Kerala-689547 India. The movement was established in 1924 and registered on December 9, 1935 at Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, under the Government of India.
India Point Park India Point Park is a park in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island that abuts the Seekonk River. The park takes its name from the maritime activity connecting Providence with the East and West Indies.
India Shining India Shining was a political slogan referring to the overall feeling of economic optimism in India after plentiful rains in 2003 and the success of the Indian IT boom. The slogan was popularized the then-ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2004 Indian general elections.
India Square India Square also called Little Bombay or Little India is a neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey. The neighborhood is centered around Newark Avenue between Tonnelle Avenue and JFK Boulevard, and is considered to be part of the larger Journal Square neighborhood.
India Trade Promotion Organization India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for promoting the country's external trade. ITPO, during its existence of nearly three decades, in the form of Trade Fair Authority of India and Trade Development Authority, has played a proactive role in catalysing trade, investment and technology transfer processes.
India Wins Freedom India Wins Freedom is a historical and semi-biographical work by Indian leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad that recounts and analyses the events of the Indian independence movement. Azad's work is considered one of the greatest works of its kind, but also criticised for numerous inaccuracies.
India-Bangladesh relations During the partition of India after independence in 1947, the Bengal region was divided into two territories: East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) and West Bengal. East Bengal was made a part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan due its overwhelmingly large Muslim population (then more than 85%).
India-Fiji relations Fiji's relationship with India is often seen by observers against the backdrop of the sometimes tense relations between its indigenous people and the 44 percent of the population who are of Indian descent. India has frequently intervened in international forums such as the Commonwealth of Nations on behalf of ethnic Indians in Fiji, lobbying for sanctions against Fiji in the wake of the 1987 coups and the 2000 coup, both of which removed governments, one dominated and one led, by Indo-Fijians.
India-Israel relations Ever since the Republic of India established diplomatic relations with the State of Israel in 1992, the collaboration between the two countries has blossomed. India is regardedIndia and Israel: Dawn of a New Era,Westerndefense.
Indian (airline) Indian (Hindi: इंडियन) (formerly Indian Airlines Hindi: इंडियन एयरलाइन्स) is India's state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in New Delhi. Its main bases are Chennai International Airport, Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata and Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.
Indian (motorcycle) The Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company, America's oldest motorcycle brand, was founded as the Hendee Manufacturing Company by George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedström in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1901, two years before the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (FIP: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, French: Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies governing First Nations of Canada and Canada's three northern territories.
Indian architecture Indian architecture encompasses a wide variety of geographically and historically spread structures, and was transformed by the history of the Indian subcontinent. The result is an evolving range of architectural production that, although it is difficult to identify a single representative style, none the less retains a certain amount of continuity across history.
Indian Act The Indian Act of Canada (1876) (full title "An Act respecting Indians") is an Act which deals with registered Indians, their bands, and the system of Indian reserves. The Act is administered by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other important services being the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). It is also called the 'Steel frame' of India and of the Government in implementing its policies and decisions effectively.
Indian Agricultural Research Institute The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) is the institute for advanced education in agricultural in India. It was established in 1905 as the Imperial Agricultural esearch Institute, and was recognized as a 'deemed university' in 1958 by an act of Parliament and since then it has awarded degrees.
Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute The Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute is an institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with the mandate for developing new techniques for the design of agricultural experiments as well as to analyze data in agriculture.
Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. It was established on October 8, 1932 as the Indian Air Force.
Indian Airlines Flight 814 Indian Airlines Flight 814 (abbreviated IC-814) was a flight that flew from Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport to Delhi, India's Indira Gandhi International Airport. It was hijacked on Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, 1999, shortly after the aircraft entered Indian airspace at about 5:30 p.
Indian American history This is a placeholder for chronicling the saga of Indians settled in the United States (and to a lesser extent, the history of Indians in Canada). For contemporary information, please see the Indian American page.
Indian American Public Education Advisory Council The Indian American Public Education Advisory Council (IPAC) is an Indian-American advocacy group which opposes Hindu efforts to change textbooks used in public schools, in California and elsewhere. The Council claims that the proposed changes are of a sectarian religious nature.
Indian Antarctic Program India's Antarctic Programme opened in 1981 when the first Indian Expedition was flagged off for Antarctica from Goa. Subsequently, annual Antarctic expeditions are being sent through Department of Ocean Development / National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR).
Indian Arm Indian Arm is a steep-sided glacial fjord adjacent to the city of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia. Formed during the last Ice Age, it extends due north from Burrard Inlet, between the communities of Belcarra (to the east) and the District of North Vancouver (to the west), then on into mountainous wilderness.
Indian Arm Provincial Park Indian Arm Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the western and eastern shores of Indian Arm, a glacial fjord extending north from Burrard Inlet near the city of Vancouver.
Indian Army The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The Indian Army maintains the secondThe Hindu largest active force in the world.
Indian Arrival Day Indian Arrival Day is a holiday celebrated on May 30 in Trinidad and Tobago each year since the 1990s. It commemorates the first arrivals from India to Trinidad, on May 30 1845, on the ship Fath Al Razak (Victory to Allah the Sustainer- it is commonly called Fatel Razack) or Fatel Rozack.
Indian Association for Medical Informatics The Indian Association for Medical Informatics, or IAMI, is a professional society that plays a role in promoting and furthering the application of informatics in the fields of healthcare, bioscience and medicine in India. It was established in 1993.
Indian Association for Research in Computing Science The Indian Association for Research in Computing Science (IARCS) provides leadership in computing within India. Its members are leading researchers in Computer Science drawn from major institutions from all over the country.
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science was established in July 1876 at 210 Bowbazar street, Kolkata, to foster high quality fundamental research in frontier disciplines of the basic sciences. The objective of the Association, is to cultivate science in all its departments both with a view to its advancement by original research and to its varied applications to the arts and comforts of life.
Indian Association Geneva Indian Association Geneva (IAG), is an Indian expatriate organization in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1947. According to its website, "Membership-wise IAG today is the largest Indian Association in Switzerland.
Indian Association of Chiropractic Doctors The Indian Association of Chiropractic Doctors (IACD) was voted into the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) in June 2005, during a conference that was held in Sydney, Australia. The WFC is an association affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Indian Astronomical Observatory Indian Astronomical Observatory stands on a peak in the western Himalayas near the village of Hanle, India, operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Located at and 4,500 m (14,764 feet), it has the highest telescope in the world.
Indian Attorney General The Attorney General of India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. The Attorney General is usually a highly-respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling government.
Indian Audits & Accounts Service IA&AS or Indian Audits and Accounts Service is a central government service, free of control from any executive authority, under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. It is responsible for maintaining and auditing the accounts of the Union and State governments and public sector organizations.
Indian beer Modern brewing began for India in the early days of the British Empire — the mid-1700s. The demand for beer in the hot Indian climate by the British administrators and the troops was so great that it led to the creation of a completely new style of beer by George Hodgson in his London brewery — India Pale Ale also known as IPA.
Indian Battle Park Indian Battle Park is a park located in the Oldman River valley urban park system of Lethbridge, Alberta. The 150-acre park was developed in 1960 and commemorates the Battle of the Belly River held in the area on 24 October 1870 between the Blackfoot and the Cree.
Indian Blue Robin The Indian Blue Robin (Luscinia brunnea) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small species, are often called as chats.
Indian Blues Indian Blues is a blues style founded in Pune, India. Sagar Sarkar is considered the father of this style, and Contraband are credited as the earliest practitioners of it, while creating the Hippy Scene in Pune during the late eighties to the late nineties.
Indian Botanic Garden Indian Botanic Garden, established in 1787 by the East India Company, is located in Shibpur, Howrah district, West Bengal state, India. The garden, covering an area of around 270 acres, has more than 12,000 living perennial plants and over two and half million dried out specimens of plants, collected from different parts of the world.
Indian caste system The Indian caste system is the traditional system of social division in the Indian Subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by a number of endogamous groups often termed as jātis. The castes are hereditary, endogamous system, social classes or subclasses.
Indian cavalry Indian cavalry is the name collectively given (for lack of a better one) to the Heartland and Eastern American Indians who fought during the American Civil War, most of them from horseback and most of them for the South.
Indian cinematographers India has many regional film centres: Bollywood, the largest, in Mumbai, producing films in the Hindi language; Kolkata, for films in Bengali; Chennai, for films in Tamil, etc. Most Indian cinematographers are known for their work with one regional industry.
Indian classical music The origins of Indian classical music, the classical music of India, can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music at length.
Indian clubs Indian clubs are a category of exercise equipment popular in the late 19th and early 20th century in Europe, the British Commonwealth and the United States. They comprise bowling-pin shaped wooden "clubs" of varying sizes and weights, which are swung in certain patterns as part of an exercise program.
Indian coinage The history of Indian coinage stretches back at least 2600 years. Several dynasties have come and gone, as have rulers like Alexander the Great, the British, the Portuguese and the Dutch, leaving an intricate trail of coinage behind.
Indian colony An Indian Colony is a Native American settlement associated with an urban area. Although some of them become official Indian reservations, they differ from most reservations in that they are located where Native Americans could find jobs in the white economy and originally formed without federal encouragement or sanction.
Indian copyright law The Indian copyright law is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957. The Copyright Act was based on the Copyright Act of 1911, framed by the British during the Colonial rule and also borrowed extensively from the 1956 Copyright Act of the United Kingdom.
Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06 The Indian cricket team toured Pakistan for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. Both India and Pakistan have already played Test matches during this season; India were coming off a 2–0 series win at home over Sri Lanka, while Pakistan beat England by the same margin.
Indian cricket team in West Indies in 2006 India toured West Indies during the 2006 International cricket season. India were ranked highly above West India in both the ICC Test Championship as well as the ICC ODI Championship but the latter team had the favour of beating Zimbabwe 5–0 in a series of One-Day International matches earlier in the month.
Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1998-99 The Indian cricket team toured Zimbabwe from September to October 1998, in a tour consisting of 3 One-day Internationals and a one-off Test match. India won the one-day series 2-1, but the Zimbabweans won the one-off Test match leaving the two sides with one prize each over the tour.
Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005-06 The Indian cricket team toured Zimbabwe for cricket matches in August and September 2005. The Indians played in the Videocon Tri-Series in Zimbabwe, winning three of five matches but losing the final to finish second in the three-team tournament, and they played Zimbabwe for two Test matches in September 2005.
Indian Cane Growers Association (Fiji) The Indian Cane Growers Association was formed on 28 September 1919 and was based in Ba Province, one of the cane growing districts in the Western Division of Fiji. It was led by Theodore Riaz and included some well-to-do Indian cane farmers from Ba, like Ramgarib Singh and Randhir Singh.
Indian Capital Technology Center Indian Capital Technology Center (ICTC) is a technical school affiliated with the state of Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.that helps students and adults become more productive and economically efficient in our society.
Indian Century The Indian Century is a term used to describe the growing power of India in the 21st century. It has become a more prominent feature amongst the speeches of the key government leaders, commercial and media commentators of India .
Indian CFA The Chartered Financial Analyst course is also offered in India by ICFAI standing for Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India which represents the ASAF (Asian Security Analysts Federation,Australia). This is in no way affiliated to the CFA Institute of USA though it had a tie up earlier(AIMR - CFA Institute's parent body) which did not work out, and are now working as separate bodies, one National and other is an International Charter.
Indian Civil Rights Act The Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA), was enacted by Congress in 1968 as Title II of the 1968 Civil Rights Act. Portions of the ICRA that substantially mirror the Bill of Rights are popularly referred to as the "Indian Bill of Rights.
Indian Civil Services The Indian Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym ICS, originated as the elite civil service of the Indian Government under British colonial rule in India, and continues in the contemporary Civil Services of India, though these are now organised differently.
Indian Cobra The Indian Cobra or Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) is a species of venomous snake native to the Indian subcontinent. Like other cobras, the Indian cobra is famous for its threat display involving raising the front part of its body and spreading its hood.
Indian Coffee House, Kolkata Indian Coffee House of Kolkata is a famous restaurant situated opposite the Presidency College, Kolkata and has been for a long time a regular hang out for students (and ex-students) of the Presidency College, Calcutta University, and other insitutions in College Street. It is essentially an institution in itself, having a long history of Intelligentia and nostalgia associated with it.
Indian Community School Indian Community School, Kuwait, or Indian School, Kuwait (ISK), is the oldest Indian school recognized by the Ministry of Education, Kuwait and is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Delhi.
Indian Computing Olympiad The Indian Computing Olympiad is an annual computer programming competition that selects four participants to represent India at the International Olympiad in Informatics. ICO is conducted by the Indian Association for Research in Computing Science in coordination with CBSE.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India is the apex body in Agriculture and related allied fields, including research and education.The Union Minister of Agriculture is the President of the ICAR.
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education is an autonomous organization, or governmental agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Its functions are to conduct forestry research; transfer the technologies developed to the states of India and other user agencies; and to impart forestry education.
Indian Council of Medical Research The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.
Indian Council of Social Science Research Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was established in the year of 1969 by the Government of India to promote research in social sciences in the country. It supports a network of 27 ICSSR research institutes, including:
Indian Creek, Illinois Indian Creek is a village in the Vernon township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is considered part of the Chicagoland area and was originally incorporated in 1958 as a response to the threat of annexation by neighboring Vernon Hills.
Indian CSICOP Indian CSICOP is a well-known rationalist group based at Podannur, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded by Basava Premanand, Indian CSICOP is in the forefront of the rationalist campaigns in India to expose the so-called miracles and to eradicate superstitions.

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