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National institute of nutrition National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), is India’s premier nutrition research institute working under the aegis of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
National interest The national interest, often referred to by the French term raison d'Ă©tat, is a country's goals and ambitions whether economic, military, or cultural. The notion is an important one in international relations where pursuit of the national interest is the foundation of the realist school.
National ICT Australia National ICT Australia Limited (also known as NICTA) is Australia's national information and communication technology research centre of excellence. It was founded in 2002 to provide benefit to Australia through research into computer science, software engineering, telecommunications, electrical engineering, and related disciplines.
National Identification Service The National Identification Service (NIS; also called SO4 from its Specialist Operations designation) is a department of the London Metropolitan Police which provides a range of support services on behalf of the Metropolitan Police and other police forces.
National Iguana Awareness Day National Iguana Awareness Day (NIAD) was founded in 1998 by an iguana owner known only as 'Argiope' and the first NIAD event was held in 1999. The purpose of National Iguana Awareness Day was to educate iguana owners and potential green iguana owners about the complexities of green iguanas and their care.
National Incident Based Reporting System National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is an incident-based reporting system used by law enforcement agencies in the United States for collecting and reporting data on crimes. Local, state and federal agencies generate NIBRS data from their records management systems.
National Incident Management System Developed by the United States Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President of the United States, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) integrates effective practices in emergency preparedness and response into a comprehensive national framework for incident management. The NIMS will enable responders at all levels to work together more effectively to manage domestic incidents no matter what the cause, size or complexity.
National Income and Product Accounts National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) use double entry accounting to report the monetary value and sources of output produced in a country and the distribution of incomes that production generates. Data are available at the national and industry level.
National Independence Festival of Creative Arts The National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) is a festival organized by the National Cultural Foundation, held annually to commemorate the independence of Barbados. Music and other performing arts have been a part of the festival since it was inaugurated in 1973.
National Independence Party (Belize) Belize's National Independence Party was a merger of two Belizean political parties that effectively served as the chief opposition party in Belize for practically all of its existence. It was formed in July 1958 and and dissolved as part of the formation of the new United Democratic Party in 1973.
National Independence Party (UK) The National Independence Party was a minor right wing party that appeared in British politics during the 1970s. The party was led by John Davis, and campaigned on a platform similar to that of the much bigger National Front i.
National Independent Contractors Association The National Independent Contractors Association, or NICA describes itself as an alliance of independent contractors. It was founded in 1995 as a corporation by Thomas McGrath, a former contractor in the transportation industry.
National Indian Congress Early Petitions The National Indian Congress (NIC) submitted petitions and organized protests against legislation introduced that was discriminatory. Many of the earliest petitions are readily available as they were authored when Gandhi was the secretary of the organization and all of his works are available in [Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi|The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi].
National Indian Gaming Commission The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) is a United States federal regulatory agency charged with oversight of Native American gambling enterprises. It was established in 1988 as a result of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
National Indigenous Organization of Colombia The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (Spanish: OrganizaciĂłn Nacional IndĂgena de Colombia or ONIC) is an organization representing the indigenous peoples of Colombia, who comprise some 800,000 people or approximately 2% of the population. The organziation was founded at the first National Indigenouse Congress in 1982.
National Indigenous Times The National Indigenous Times (NIT) is an Indigenous Australian affairs newspaper first published on February 27, 2002. It was set up by Owen Carriage, the founder of the Koori Mail, and a group of other Australians, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
National Industrial Recovery Act The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) of June 16, 1933, was part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. It authorized the President to regulate businesses in the interests of promoting fair competition, supporting prices and wages, creating jobs for unemployed workers, and stimulating the United States economy to recover from the Great Depression.
National Industrial Relations Court The National Industrial Relations Court (NIRC) was established on 1 December 1971 under Section 99 of the Industrial Relations Act 1971. The NIRC was created by the Conservative government of Ted Heath as a way to limit the power of trades union in the United Kingdom.
National Infantry Association The National Infantry Association (NIA) was established in 1994 as a professional association for Infantrymen and Infantry supporters. It was chartered as a private, non-profit, fraternal organization, to support the Infantry's role in the security of the United States, to assist Infantrymen in building closer affiliations with one another, and to preserve the United|States Infantry's heritage.
National Informatics Centre The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is India's premiere government organization providing network infrastructure and e-Governance support to all government bodies. NIC is assisting Information Technology related nationwide projects.
National Information Assurance Glossary Committee on National Security Systems Instruction No. 4009, National Information Assurance Glossary, published by the United States federal government, is an unclassified glossary of Information security terms intended to provide a common vocabulary for discussing Information Assurance concepts.
National Information Infrastructure The National Information Infrastructure (NII) was a telecommunications policy buzzword, coined under the Clinton Administration in the United States. It was a proposed, advanced, seamless web of public and private communications networks, interactive services, interoperable hardware and software, computers, databases, and consumer electronics to put vast amounts of information at users' fingertips.
National Information Standards Organization The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is a United States non-profit standards organization that develops, maintains and publishes technical standards related to bibliographic and library applications. It was founded in 1939, incorporated as a not-for-profit education association in 1983, and assumed its current name in 1984.
National Infrastructure Protection Plan The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)is a document, called for by [[Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7], which aims to unify Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource protection efforts across the country. The NIPP was recently criticized by the Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security for being behind schedule; in a document entitled "LEAVING THE NATION AT RISK: 33 Unfulfilled Promises From the Department of Homeland Security" the NIPP was the first "unfulfilled promise" listed.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, is a point of sale system that Federal Firearms License holders are required by law to use in the United States when selling a firearm to a customer to determine if the customer is prohibited from buying a firearm under the Gun Control Act.
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) is an organization that was established in 1961 to create a private recognized certification for engineering technicians and technologist within the United States.
National Institute for Discovery Science The National Institute for Discovery Science was founded by Robert Bigelow as a way to channel funds into the proper scientific study of paranormal phenomena. They have done extensive research into the area of Cattle mutilation and also became the FAA's sole recipient for black triangle reports.
National Institute for Environmental eScience The National Institute for Environmental eScience (NIEeS) is a collaboration between Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Cambridge. It was established in July 2002 and in addition to its main role of promoting and supporting the use of e-Science and grid technologies within the field of environmental research, it's purpose is to:
National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries The National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries™ teaches and researches Television and Radio, the Writing Arts and Publishing (incl. Creative Writing, Professional Writing and Communications, Journalism), Film and Video, Architecture, Music, Performing Arts, software and computer games, Crafts, Design, Designer Fashion, Art and Antiques Market, Interactive Leisure Software and Advertising.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence or NICE is a Special Health Authority of the National Health Service in the England and Wales. It was set up as the "National Institute for Clinical Excellence" in 1999, and
National Institute for Higher Education A National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE) was a category of higher education institution established in Ireland to provide higher level technical education above the standard of the then established Regional Technical College system but at university level. Higher level technical education in Ireland was seen to be an area that was poorly served until the advent of these institutions.
National Institute for Latino Policy The National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) was established in 1982 as the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in New York City as a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy center focusing on critical Latino policy issues. Between 1999 and 2005, the Institute entered into a strategic alliance with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) during which it functioned as the Fund’s policy research arm.
National Institute for Medical Research The National Institute For Medical Research, commonly abbreviated to NIMR, is a large medical research facility situated in rural Mill Hill, England, on the outskirts of London. It is mainly funded by the Medical Research Council, or MRC, and is its largest establishment and the only one designated as an 'Institute'.
National Institute for Nanotechnology The National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) is a Canadian government research institution based at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada aimed at nanotechnological research. Its current facilities are located in the Engineering district of the University of Alberta's main campus.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (or NIOSH) is the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the U.
National Institute for Research Advancement The National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) is a Japanese independent policy research body based in Tokyo founded in 1974 under the National Institute for Research Advancement Act. It is funded through an endowment comprising capital contributions and donations from public and private sectors.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology The , or AIST, is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tokyo, and most of the workforce is located in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and in several cities throughout Japan. The institute is managed to integrate scientific and engineering knowledge to address socio-economic needs.
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Indonesian: Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional/LAPAN) is the Indonesian government space agency. It was established in November 27, 1964 by the former Indonesian president Suharto after one year of informal space agency organization.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies.
National Institute of Amazonian Research The National Institute of Amazonian Research (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazĂ´nia or INPA) is a public educational and research Institution in Manaus, Brazil. It was founded in 1952, with the purpose of providing a further knowledge about the Brazilian Amazon Region.
National Institute of Anthropology and History The National Institute of Anthropology and History (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de AntropologĂa e Historia (INAH)) is a federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico. Its creation has played a key role in preserving the Mexican cultural heritage.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, or NIAMS, is an institute of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. NIAMS leads the Federal effort on research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress to improve public health.
National Institute of Arts and Letters At its annual meeting in 1898, the American Social Science Association acted to found a National Institute of Arts and Letters. The qualification for membership in this body was to be a notable achievement in art, music, or literature.
National Institute of Building Sciences The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is a non-profit, private organization dedicated to bringing together government, professionals, the building products industry, construction labor, and the end consumer to identify and resolve current and potential problems that disrupt the ability to design and build safe and economical private, public, and institutional structures throughout the United States. Initiated by the U.
National Institute of Business Management (India) National Institute of Business Management is an ISO 9001:2001 certified management institute located at Chennai, India. It offers several postgraduate and diploma programs in a variety of management disciplines.
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), was established in 1963 to meet the national need to cope with the increasing demand for the diagnosis, management and prevention of cardiovascular diseases and also to keep pace with the rapid technological advances in the practice of cardiology through research and development. NICVD was the first Cardiology Institute in this entire world region.
National Institute of Circus Arts The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) was founded in 1995 and is associated with Swinburne University of Technology, in Melbourne, Victoria Australia. It is a member of the "Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence".
National Institute of Development Administration National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) (Thai: สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์) is one of the country's most prestigious graduate school about business studies under the Commission on Higher Education, the Ministry of Education. It was founded on April 1, 1966 with initial assistance from the School of Public Administration at Thammasat University, the Department of Technical and Economic Corperation, the Ford Foundation, and the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA).
National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
National Institute of Economic and Industry Research The National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR), also known as National Economics, was founded in 1984 as a private economic research and consulting group serving clients in the public and private sectors. NIEIR is based in Melbourne.
National Institute of Engineering The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) is one of the Premier Engineering Institutes of the South Asia. Founded in 1946, during the pre-independence days of India, it has a rich ensuing tradition of churning out quality engineers in all Conventional & Non Conventional Engineering Fields.
National Institute of Fashion Technology National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Delhi was established in 1987 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. The main motive behind the idea of this Institute was to fulfil the long-felt needs of the export-oriented garment industry to train manpower in fashion design, garment manufacturing technology and apparel marketing and merchandising.
National Institute of Informatics The is a Japanese research institute created in April 2000 for the purpose of advancing the study of informatics. This institute is also devoted to creating a system to facilitate the spread of scientific information to the general public.
National Institute of Japanese Literature The , or NIJL, was established in May of 1972. Its primary purpose is to preserve manuscripts and books relating to the study of Japanese literature. Original texts and microfilms of these originals are stored in the institute's archives, although a project is underway to make digital copies of all these materials. The NIJL provides several useful tools for the scholar of Japanese literature, including a compilation of research published yearly in the journal Kokubungaku Nenkan (国文ĺ¦ĺą´ĺŠ). It has also developed several on-line databases.
National Institute of Justice The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice. NIJ, along with the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), and other program offices, comprises the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) branch of the Department of Justice.
National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the federal government of the United States and the largest research organization in the world specializing in mental illness. It is one of the 27 component organizations of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is in turn part of the U.
National Institute of Migration The National Institute of Migration (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de MigraciĂłn (INM)) is a unit of the government of Mexico dependent on the Secretariat of the Interior that controls and supervises migration in the country.
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute of Ocean Technology The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) was established in November 1993 as an autonomous society under India's Department of Ocean Development (DOD). Its Head Quarters are inside the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) Campus.
National Institute of Oceanography (India) The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is a constituent laboratory of the CSIR - the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, an autonomous research organization in India. The institute has its headquarters in the coastal state of Goa, and regional centres in Kochi , Mumbai and Vizag.
National Institute of Oceanography (Pakistan) National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was established in 1981 through a Government Resolution to conduct multidisciplinary research in oceanography in the coastal and offshore areas of Pakistan (EEZ 24,000 sq Km).
National Institute of Oceanography, India The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is a constituent laboratory of CSIR - the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, an autonomous research organization in India. The institute has its headquarters in the coastal state Goa, and regional centres in Kochi , Mumbai and Vizag.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, India was established by the Government of India to cater to the long-standing demand for setting up a dedicated nodal for quality higher education and advanced research in the pharmaceutical sciences. Colonial rule in an era of rapid advancement of sciences and technology had left the once a land of pioneers in sciences a few decades behind the frontline researchers.
National Institute of Public Administration Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (more commonly known as INTAN; National Institute of Public Administration) is a main public services training institute in Malaysia. Its main campus is located at Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.
National Institute of Sports Founded in 1961, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports or NIS, is Asia's largest Sports Institute located in princely city of Patiala. The Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in January 1973.
National Institute of Standards and Technology The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly known as The National Bureau of Standards) is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration. The institute's mission is to promote U.
National Institute of Statistics (Romania) The National Institute of Statistics () is a Romanian government agency which is responsible for collecting national statistics, in fields such as geography, the economy, demographics and society. The institute is also responsible for conducting Romania's census every ten years, with the latest census being organised in 2002.
National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina National Statistics and Censuses Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data. The institute also analyses economical and social indicators such as inflation rate, consumer price index and unemployment, among others.
National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica (Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica y Censos de Costa Rica, or INEC, in Spanish) is the governmental institution entrusted with the running of censuses and official surveys in the country. In 2000, INEC carried out the 9th population and the 5th dwellings census.
National Institute of Statistics and Census of Nicaragua The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Nicaragua (INEC, in the Spanish acronym for the Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica y Censos de Nicaragua) is the institution in charge of completing censuses and surveys. The 8th population and the 4th dwellings census was carried out in 2005, and the institute already works in its results.
National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing The National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica, GeografĂa e Informática (INEGI)) is a unit of the government of Mexico dedicated to the collection and organization of statistical, geographical and economic information on the country.
National Institute of Technology (United States) National Institute of Technology (NIT) is a system of for-profit colleges in the United States (not to be confused with the National Institutes of Technology in India). They offer career training across several program areas, from electronics and computers to health care to automotive technology.
National Institute of Technology Calicut National Institute of Technology Calicut (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कालिकट) or NITC or NIT Calicut in the city of Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala is one of the premier institutions for technical education in India. It is one among the twenty National Institutes of Technology in India, one in each major state.
National Institute of Technology Karnataka The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, formerly known as KREC, is a premier institute offering engineering education in India. It was founded in July 1960, as a joint venture of the government of Karnataka and the government of India, originally under the name Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal (KREC).
National Institute of Technology, Agartala National Institute of Technology, Agartala was previously Tripura Engineering College and has been upgraded to NIT in 2006.Press release (May 2006) of converting Tripura Engineering College into National Institute of Technology with Deemed to be University Status, Press Information Bureau, Government of India
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India (formerly Regional Engineering College, Durgapur), was established under an Act of Parliament in 1960 as one of the eight such colleges aimed to function as a pace-setter for engineering education in the country and to foster national integration. It is a fully funded premier Technological Institution of the Government of India and is administered by an autonomous Board of Governors.
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur or NIT Hamirpur is a national level university, of India, imparting undergraduate and postgraduate level education in engineering and architecture. The institute also runs its own doctorate programmes.
National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology also called NIT-Jalandhar or NITJ and formerly known as Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar (RECJ) is one of the youngest among the eighteen National Institutes of Technology of India. The institution was established in the year 1987 as Regional Engineering College and on October 17, 2002, was given the status of National Institute of Technology (Deemed University) by the Government of India under the control of Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi, India.
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra The National Institute Of Technology, Kurukshetra is an institute in Kurukshetra, India. It was founded in 1963 as one of 20 regional engineering colleges (RECs), and was upgraded in 2002 to National Institute of Technology (NIT) status.
National Institute of Technology, Raipur The National Institute of Technology, Raipur is a National Institute of Technology (NIT) established as Government College of Engineering and Technology in Raipur (Chhattisgarh) on 1956-09-14. The construction work was completed in 1962 and inauguration was done on 1963-03-14 by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar The National Institute of Technology, Srinagar is located on the western bank of the world famous Dal Lake near the famous Hazratbal Shrine, about 8 km from Tourist Reception Centre that is in fact the city center.
National Institute of Technology, Warangal The National Institute of Technology, Warangal (NITW), started off as the Regional Engineering College, Warangal (RECW), established in 1959, with the then Honourable Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru laying the foundation stone. It was the first of 17 such Regional Engineering Colleges to be set up across the length and breadth of India.
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, commonly abbreviated to NIWA, and known in the MÄori language as Taihoro Nukurangi, is a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's leading provider of environmental research.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is a United States governmental institution that provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. It is subordinate of Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)which in turn is a part of United States Department of Education].
National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a United States research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction" was established in 1974, and in October 1992 it became part of the National Institutes of Health], [[United States Department of Health and Human Services. The Institute is organized into divisions and offices, each of which is involved with programs of drug abuse research.
National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award is research initiative first announced in 2004 designed to support individual scientists' biomedical research. The focus is specifically on "pioneering" research that is highly innovative and has a potential to produce consequential results.
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) helps facilitate timely access to alternate formats of instructional materials for students with visual impairments or other print disabilities. NIMAS (pronounced NYE-mas) outlines a set of consistent and valid XML-based source files created by K-12 curriculum publishers or other content producers.
National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (), is a producer of automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software. Their software products include LabVIEW, a graphical development environment, and LabWindows/CVI, which provides VI tools for C.
National Insurance National Insurance (NI) is a system of taxes, and related social security benefits, that has operated in the United Kingdom since its introduction in 1911, and wider extension by the government of Clement Attlee in 1946.
National Insurance Academy The National Insurance Academy (NIAPUNE also known as NIA or simply Academy) is situated in Pune, India. It is a capacity builder in Insurance Sector of Asia and Africa founded in 1980 by the Finance Department of the Indian government.
National Insurance Act 1911 The National Insurance Act 1911 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1911. The Act is often regarded as the one of the foundations of modern social welfare in the United Kingdom and forms part of the wider social welfare reforms of the Liberal Government of 1906-1914.
National Insurance Crime Bureau The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is a North American non-profit membership organization located in Palos Hills, Illinois. It was created by the insurance industry to address insurance-related crime and works closely with law enforcement agencies.
National Intelligence Agency (U.S.) The National Intelligence Agency was a sub-organization of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America which has been in existence since 1947. Under the Intelligence Reorganization Act of 1992, the National Intelligence Agency lost most of its autonomy to the CIA.
National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee The National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee (NICOC) is the organisation responsible for co-ordinating the actions and activities of all of South African intelligence agencies, and collating the intelligence information received from them. It reports to Cabinet level, and is similar to the British Joint Intelligence Committee.
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency or NICA is the primary intelligence collection and analysis arm of the Philippine government in charge in carrying out overt, covert, and clandestine intelligence programs. The current head of the Agency is General Cesar Garcia.
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal The National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal is a decoration of the National Intelligence Agency of the United States of America which has existed since the 1960s. The decoration is awarded to any member of the National Intelligence Agency, either civilian or military, who distinguishes themselves by meritorious actions to the betterment of national security in the United States of America.
National Intelligence Estimate National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) express the coordinated judgments of the US Intelligence Community made up of 16 intelligence agencies, and thus represent the most authoritative assessment of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) with respect to a particular national security issue. NIEs are considered to be "estimative" intelligence products, in that they present what intelligence analysts estimate (not predict) may be the course of future events.
National Intelligence Service (Peru) The National Intelligence Service (Spanish: Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional or SIN) was an intelligence agency of the Government of Peru. The agency was disbanded by Alberto Fujimori after its de facto chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, was caught paying bribes to major political, military and media figures.
National Intelligence Service (South Korea) The National Intelligence Service (NIS) is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea. The agency was officially established in 1961 as the Korea Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) (ě¤‘ě•™ě •ëł´ë¶€), during the rule of President Park Chung-hee's military Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, which displaced the Second Republic of South Korea.
National Intelligence Service of Brazil The National Intelligence Service (Serviço Nacional de Informações, or SNI) of Brazil was an intelligence agency formed by the Castelo Branco government in 1964. SNI was disbanded for a time and later resumed operations under the name Agência Brasileira de Inteligência.
National interest The national interest, often referred to by the French term raison d'Ă©tat, is a country's goals and ambitions whether economic, military, or cultural. The notion is an important one in international relations where pursuit of the national interest is the foundation of the realist school.
National ICT Australia National ICT Australia Limited (also known as NICTA) is Australia's national information and communication technology research centre of excellence. It was founded in 2002 to provide benefit to Australia through research into computer science, software engineering, telecommunications, electrical engineering, and related disciplines.
National Identification Service The National Identification Service (NIS; also called SO4 from its Specialist Operations designation) is a department of the London Metropolitan Police which provides a range of support services on behalf of the Metropolitan Police and other police forces.
National Iguana Awareness Day National Iguana Awareness Day (NIAD) was founded in 1998 by an iguana owner known only as 'Argiope' and the first NIAD event was held in 1999. The purpose of National Iguana Awareness Day was to educate iguana owners and potential green iguana owners about the complexities of green iguanas and their care.
National Incident Based Reporting System National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is an incident-based reporting system used by law enforcement agencies in the United States for collecting and reporting data on crimes. Local, state and federal agencies generate NIBRS data from their records management systems.
National Incident Management System Developed by the United States Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President of the United States, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) integrates effective practices in emergency preparedness and response into a comprehensive national framework for incident management. The NIMS will enable responders at all levels to work together more effectively to manage domestic incidents no matter what the cause, size or complexity.
National Income and Product Accounts National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) use double entry accounting to report the monetary value and sources of output produced in a country and the distribution of incomes that production generates. Data are available at the national and industry level.
National Independence Festival of Creative Arts The National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) is a festival organized by the National Cultural Foundation, held annually to commemorate the independence of Barbados. Music and other performing arts have been a part of the festival since it was inaugurated in 1973.
National Independence Party (Belize) Belize's National Independence Party was a merger of two Belizean political parties that effectively served as the chief opposition party in Belize for practically all of its existence. It was formed in July 1958 and and dissolved as part of the formation of the new United Democratic Party in 1973.
National Independence Party (UK) The National Independence Party was a minor right wing party that appeared in British politics during the 1970s. The party was led by John Davis, and campaigned on a platform similar to that of the much bigger National Front i.
National Independent Contractors Association The National Independent Contractors Association, or NICA describes itself as an alliance of independent contractors. It was founded in 1995 as a corporation by Thomas McGrath, a former contractor in the transportation industry.
National Indian Congress Early Petitions The National Indian Congress (NIC) submitted petitions and organized protests against legislation introduced that was discriminatory. Many of the earliest petitions are readily available as they were authored when Gandhi was the secretary of the organization and all of his works are available in [Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi|The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi].
National Indian Gaming Commission The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) is a United States federal regulatory agency charged with oversight of Native American gambling enterprises. It was established in 1988 as a result of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
National Indigenous Organization of Colombia The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (Spanish: OrganizaciĂłn Nacional IndĂgena de Colombia or ONIC) is an organization representing the indigenous peoples of Colombia, who comprise some 800,000 people or approximately 2% of the population. The organziation was founded at the first National Indigenouse Congress in 1982.
National Indigenous Times The National Indigenous Times (NIT) is an Indigenous Australian affairs newspaper first published on February 27, 2002. It was set up by Owen Carriage, the founder of the Koori Mail, and a group of other Australians, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
National Industrial Recovery Act The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) of June 16, 1933, was part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. It authorized the President to regulate businesses in the interests of promoting fair competition, supporting prices and wages, creating jobs for unemployed workers, and stimulating the United States economy to recover from the Great Depression.
National Industrial Relations Court The National Industrial Relations Court (NIRC) was established on 1 December 1971 under Section 99 of the Industrial Relations Act 1971. The NIRC was created by the Conservative government of Ted Heath as a way to limit the power of trades union in the United Kingdom.
National Infantry Association The National Infantry Association (NIA) was established in 1994 as a professional association for Infantrymen and Infantry supporters. It was chartered as a private, non-profit, fraternal organization, to support the Infantry's role in the security of the United States, to assist Infantrymen in building closer affiliations with one another, and to preserve the United|States Infantry's heritage.
National Informatics Centre The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is India's premiere government organization providing network infrastructure and e-Governance support to all government bodies. NIC is assisting Information Technology related nationwide projects.
National Information Assurance Glossary Committee on National Security Systems Instruction No. 4009, National Information Assurance Glossary, published by the United States federal government, is an unclassified glossary of Information security terms intended to provide a common vocabulary for discussing Information Assurance concepts.
National Information Infrastructure The National Information Infrastructure (NII) was a telecommunications policy buzzword, coined under the Clinton Administration in the United States. It was a proposed, advanced, seamless web of public and private communications networks, interactive services, interoperable hardware and software, computers, databases, and consumer electronics to put vast amounts of information at users' fingertips.
National Information Standards Organization The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is a United States non-profit standards organization that develops, maintains and publishes technical standards related to bibliographic and library applications. It was founded in 1939, incorporated as a not-for-profit education association in 1983, and assumed its current name in 1984.
National Infrastructure Protection Plan The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)is a document, called for by [[Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7], which aims to unify Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource protection efforts across the country. The NIPP was recently criticized by the Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security for being behind schedule; in a document entitled "LEAVING THE NATION AT RISK: 33 Unfulfilled Promises From the Department of Homeland Security" the NIPP was the first "unfulfilled promise" listed.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, is a point of sale system that Federal Firearms License holders are required by law to use in the United States when selling a firearm to a customer to determine if the customer is prohibited from buying a firearm under the Gun Control Act.
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) is an organization that was established in 1961 to create a private recognized certification for engineering technicians and technologist within the United States.
National Institute for Discovery Science The National Institute for Discovery Science was founded by Robert Bigelow as a way to channel funds into the proper scientific study of paranormal phenomena. They have done extensive research into the area of Cattle mutilation and also became the FAA's sole recipient for black triangle reports.
National Institute for Environmental eScience The National Institute for Environmental eScience (NIEeS) is a collaboration between Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Cambridge. It was established in July 2002 and in addition to its main role of promoting and supporting the use of e-Science and grid technologies within the field of environmental research, it's purpose is to:
National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries The National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries™ teaches and researches Television and Radio, the Writing Arts and Publishing (incl. Creative Writing, Professional Writing and Communications, Journalism), Film and Video, Architecture, Music, Performing Arts, software and computer games, Crafts, Design, Designer Fashion, Art and Antiques Market, Interactive Leisure Software and Advertising.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence or NICE is a Special Health Authority of the National Health Service in the England and Wales. It was set up as the "National Institute for Clinical Excellence" in 1999, and
National Institute for Higher Education A National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE) was a category of higher education institution established in Ireland to provide higher level technical education above the standard of the then established Regional Technical College system but at university level. Higher level technical education in Ireland was seen to be an area that was poorly served until the advent of these institutions.
National Institute for Latino Policy The National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) was established in 1982 as the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in New York City as a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy center focusing on critical Latino policy issues. Between 1999 and 2005, the Institute entered into a strategic alliance with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) during which it functioned as the Fund’s policy research arm.
National Institute for Medical Research The National Institute For Medical Research, commonly abbreviated to NIMR, is a large medical research facility situated in rural Mill Hill, England, on the outskirts of London. It is mainly funded by the Medical Research Council, or MRC, and is its largest establishment and the only one designated as an 'Institute'.
National Institute for Nanotechnology The National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) is a Canadian government research institution based at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada aimed at nanotechnological research. Its current facilities are located in the Engineering district of the University of Alberta's main campus.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (or NIOSH) is the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the U.
National Institute for Research Advancement The National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) is a Japanese independent policy research body based in Tokyo founded in 1974 under the National Institute for Research Advancement Act. It is funded through an endowment comprising capital contributions and donations from public and private sectors.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology The , or AIST, is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tokyo, and most of the workforce is located in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and in several cities throughout Japan. The institute is managed to integrate scientific and engineering knowledge to address socio-economic needs.
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Indonesian: Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional/LAPAN) is the Indonesian government space agency. It was established in November 27, 1964 by the former Indonesian president Suharto after one year of informal space agency organization.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies.
National Institute of Amazonian Research The National Institute of Amazonian Research (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazĂ´nia or INPA) is a public educational and research Institution in Manaus, Brazil. It was founded in 1952, with the purpose of providing a further knowledge about the Brazilian Amazon Region.
National Institute of Anthropology and History The National Institute of Anthropology and History (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de AntropologĂa e Historia (INAH)) is a federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico. Its creation has played a key role in preserving the Mexican cultural heritage.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, or NIAMS, is an institute of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. NIAMS leads the Federal effort on research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress to improve public health.
National Institute of Arts and Letters At its annual meeting in 1898, the American Social Science Association acted to found a National Institute of Arts and Letters. The qualification for membership in this body was to be a notable achievement in art, music, or literature.
National Institute of Building Sciences The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is a non-profit, private organization dedicated to bringing together government, professionals, the building products industry, construction labor, and the end consumer to identify and resolve current and potential problems that disrupt the ability to design and build safe and economical private, public, and institutional structures throughout the United States. Initiated by the U.
National Institute of Business Management (India) National Institute of Business Management is an ISO 9001:2001 certified management institute located at Chennai, India. It offers several postgraduate and diploma programs in a variety of management disciplines.
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), was established in 1963 to meet the national need to cope with the increasing demand for the diagnosis, management and prevention of cardiovascular diseases and also to keep pace with the rapid technological advances in the practice of cardiology through research and development. NICVD was the first Cardiology Institute in this entire world region.
National Institute of Circus Arts The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) was founded in 1995 and is associated with Swinburne University of Technology, in Melbourne, Victoria Australia. It is a member of the "Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence".
National Institute of Development Administration National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) (Thai: สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์) is one of the country's most prestigious graduate school about business studies under the Commission on Higher Education, the Ministry of Education. It was founded on April 1, 1966 with initial assistance from the School of Public Administration at Thammasat University, the Department of Technical and Economic Corperation, the Ford Foundation, and the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA).
National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
National Institute of Economic and Industry Research The National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR), also known as National Economics, was founded in 1984 as a private economic research and consulting group serving clients in the public and private sectors. NIEIR is based in Melbourne.
National Institute of Engineering The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) is one of the Premier Engineering Institutes of the South Asia. Founded in 1946, during the pre-independence days of India, it has a rich ensuing tradition of churning out quality engineers in all Conventional & Non Conventional Engineering Fields.
National Institute of Fashion Technology National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Delhi was established in 1987 under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. The main motive behind the idea of this Institute was to fulfil the long-felt needs of the export-oriented garment industry to train manpower in fashion design, garment manufacturing technology and apparel marketing and merchandising.
National Institute of Informatics The is a Japanese research institute created in April 2000 for the purpose of advancing the study of informatics. This institute is also devoted to creating a system to facilitate the spread of scientific information to the general public.
National Institute of Japanese Literature The , or NIJL, was established in May of 1972. Its primary purpose is to preserve manuscripts and books relating to the study of Japanese literature. Original texts and microfilms of these originals are stored in the institute's archives, although a project is underway to make digital copies of all these materials. The NIJL provides several useful tools for the scholar of Japanese literature, including a compilation of research published yearly in the journal Kokubungaku Nenkan (国文ĺ¦ĺą´ĺŠ). It has also developed several on-line databases.
National Institute of Justice The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice. NIJ, along with the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), and other program offices, comprises the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) branch of the Department of Justice.
National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the federal government of the United States and the largest research organization in the world specializing in mental illness. It is one of the 27 component organizations of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is in turn part of the U.
National Institute of Migration The National Institute of Migration (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de MigraciĂłn (INM)) is a unit of the government of Mexico dependent on the Secretariat of the Interior that controls and supervises migration in the country.
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute of Ocean Technology The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) was established in November 1993 as an autonomous society under India's Department of Ocean Development (DOD). Its Head Quarters are inside the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) Campus.
National Institute of Oceanography (India) The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is a constituent laboratory of the CSIR - the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, an autonomous research organization in India. The institute has its headquarters in the coastal state of Goa, and regional centres in Kochi , Mumbai and Vizag.
National Institute of Oceanography (Pakistan) National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was established in 1981 through a Government Resolution to conduct multidisciplinary research in oceanography in the coastal and offshore areas of Pakistan (EEZ 24,000 sq Km).
National Institute of Oceanography, India The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is a constituent laboratory of CSIR - the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, an autonomous research organization in India. The institute has its headquarters in the coastal state Goa, and regional centres in Kochi , Mumbai and Vizag.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, India was established by the Government of India to cater to the long-standing demand for setting up a dedicated nodal for quality higher education and advanced research in the pharmaceutical sciences. Colonial rule in an era of rapid advancement of sciences and technology had left the once a land of pioneers in sciences a few decades behind the frontline researchers.
National Institute of Public Administration Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (more commonly known as INTAN; National Institute of Public Administration) is a main public services training institute in Malaysia. Its main campus is located at Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.
National Institute of Sports Founded in 1961, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports or NIS, is Asia's largest Sports Institute located in princely city of Patiala. The Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in January 1973.
National Institute of Standards and Technology The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly known as The National Bureau of Standards) is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration. The institute's mission is to promote U.
National Institute of Statistics (Romania) The National Institute of Statistics () is a Romanian government agency which is responsible for collecting national statistics, in fields such as geography, the economy, demographics and society. The institute is also responsible for conducting Romania's census every ten years, with the latest census being organised in 2002.
National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina National Statistics and Censuses Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data. The institute also analyses economical and social indicators such as inflation rate, consumer price index and unemployment, among others.
National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica (Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica y Censos de Costa Rica, or INEC, in Spanish) is the governmental institution entrusted with the running of censuses and official surveys in the country. In 2000, INEC carried out the 9th population and the 5th dwellings census.
National Institute of Statistics and Census of Nicaragua The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Nicaragua (INEC, in the Spanish acronym for the Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica y Censos de Nicaragua) is the institution in charge of completing censuses and surveys. The 8th population and the 4th dwellings census was carried out in 2005, and the institute already works in its results.
National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing The National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de EstadĂstica, GeografĂa e Informática (INEGI)) is a unit of the government of Mexico dedicated to the collection and organization of statistical, geographical and economic information on the country.
National Institute of Technology (United States) National Institute of Technology (NIT) is a system of for-profit colleges in the United States (not to be confused with the National Institutes of Technology in India). They offer career training across several program areas, from electronics and computers to health care to automotive technology.
National Institute of Technology Calicut National Institute of Technology Calicut (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कालिकट) or NITC or NIT Calicut in the city of Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala is one of the premier institutions for technical education in India. It is one among the twenty National Institutes of Technology in India, one in each major state.
National Institute of Technology Karnataka The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, formerly known as KREC, is a premier institute offering engineering education in India. It was founded in July 1960, as a joint venture of the government of Karnataka and the government of India, originally under the name Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal (KREC).
National Institute of Technology, Agartala National Institute of Technology, Agartala was previously Tripura Engineering College and has been upgraded to NIT in 2006.Press release (May 2006) of converting Tripura Engineering College into National Institute of Technology with Deemed to be University Status, Press Information Bureau, Government of India
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India (formerly Regional Engineering College, Durgapur), was established under an Act of Parliament in 1960 as one of the eight such colleges aimed to function as a pace-setter for engineering education in the country and to foster national integration. It is a fully funded premier Technological Institution of the Government of India and is administered by an autonomous Board of Governors.
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur or NIT Hamirpur is a national level university, of India, imparting undergraduate and postgraduate level education in engineering and architecture. The institute also runs its own doctorate programmes.
National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology also called NIT-Jalandhar or NITJ and formerly known as Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar (RECJ) is one of the youngest among the eighteen National Institutes of Technology of India. The institution was established in the year 1987 as Regional Engineering College and on October 17, 2002, was given the status of National Institute of Technology (Deemed University) by the Government of India under the control of Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi, India.
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra The National Institute Of Technology, Kurukshetra is an institute in Kurukshetra, India. It was founded in 1963 as one of 20 regional engineering colleges (RECs), and was upgraded in 2002 to National Institute of Technology (NIT) status.
National Institute of Technology, Raipur The National Institute of Technology, Raipur is a National Institute of Technology (NIT) established as Government College of Engineering and Technology in Raipur (Chhattisgarh) on 1956-09-14. The construction work was completed in 1962 and inauguration was done on 1963-03-14 by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar The National Institute of Technology, Srinagar is located on the western bank of the world famous Dal Lake near the famous Hazratbal Shrine, about 8 km from Tourist Reception Centre that is in fact the city center.
National Institute of Technology, Warangal The National Institute of Technology, Warangal (NITW), started off as the Regional Engineering College, Warangal (RECW), established in 1959, with the then Honourable Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru laying the foundation stone. It was the first of 17 such Regional Engineering Colleges to be set up across the length and breadth of India.
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, commonly abbreviated to NIWA, and known in the MÄori language as Taihoro Nukurangi, is a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's leading provider of environmental research.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is a United States governmental institution that provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. It is subordinate of Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)which in turn is a part of United States Department of Education].
National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a United States research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction" was established in 1974, and in October 1992 it became part of the National Institutes of Health], [[United States Department of Health and Human Services. The Institute is organized into divisions and offices, each of which is involved with programs of drug abuse research.
National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award is research initiative first announced in 2004 designed to support individual scientists' biomedical research. The focus is specifically on "pioneering" research that is highly innovative and has a potential to produce consequential results.
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) helps facilitate timely access to alternate formats of instructional materials for students with visual impairments or other print disabilities. NIMAS (pronounced NYE-mas) outlines a set of consistent and valid XML-based source files created by K-12 curriculum publishers or other content producers.
National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (), is a producer of automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software. Their software products include LabVIEW, a graphical development environment, and LabWindows/CVI, which provides VI tools for C.
National Insurance National Insurance (NI) is a system of taxes, and related social security benefits, that has operated in the United Kingdom since its introduction in 1911, and wider extension by the government of Clement Attlee in 1946.
National Insurance Academy The National Insurance Academy (NIAPUNE also known as NIA or simply Academy) is situated in Pune, India. It is a capacity builder in Insurance Sector of Asia and Africa founded in 1980 by the Finance Department of the Indian government.
National Insurance Act 1911 The National Insurance Act 1911 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1911. The Act is often regarded as the one of the foundations of modern social welfare in the United Kingdom and forms part of the wider social welfare reforms of the Liberal Government of 1906-1914.
National Insurance Crime Bureau The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is a North American non-profit membership organization located in Palos Hills, Illinois. It was created by the insurance industry to address insurance-related crime and works closely with law enforcement agencies.
National Intelligence Agency (U.S.) The National Intelligence Agency was a sub-organization of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America which has been in existence since 1947. Under the Intelligence Reorganization Act of 1992, the National Intelligence Agency lost most of its autonomy to the CIA.
National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee The National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee (NICOC) is the organisation responsible for co-ordinating the actions and activities of all of South African intelligence agencies, and collating the intelligence information received from them. It reports to Cabinet level, and is similar to the British Joint Intelligence Committee.
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency or NICA is the primary intelligence collection and analysis arm of the Philippine government in charge in carrying out overt, covert, and clandestine intelligence programs. The current head of the Agency is General Cesar Garcia.
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal The National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal is a decoration of the National Intelligence Agency of the United States of America which has existed since the 1960s. The decoration is awarded to any member of the National Intelligence Agency, either civilian or military, who distinguishes themselves by meritorious actions to the betterment of national security in the United States of America.
National Intelligence Estimate National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) express the coordinated judgments of the US Intelligence Community made up of 16 intelligence agencies, and thus represent the most authoritative assessment of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) with respect to a particular national security issue. NIEs are considered to be "estimative" intelligence products, in that they present what intelligence analysts estimate (not predict) may be the course of future events.
National Intelligence Service (Peru) The National Intelligence Service (Spanish: Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional or SIN) was an intelligence agency of the Government of Peru. The agency was disbanded by Alberto Fujimori after its de facto chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, was caught paying bribes to major political, military and media figures.
National Intelligence Service (South Korea) The National Intelligence Service (NIS) is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea. The agency was officially established in 1961 as the Korea Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) (ě¤‘ě•™ě •ëł´ë¶€), during the rule of President Park Chung-hee's military Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, which displaced the Second Republic of South Korea.
National Intelligence Service of Brazil The National Intelligence Service (Serviço Nacional de Informações, or SNI) of Brazil was an intelligence agency formed by the Castelo Branco government in 1964. SNI was disbanded for a time and later resumed operations under the name Agência Brasileira de Inteligência.
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