AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
APL
Above Poverty Line: families above poverty line as defined by respective state governments
ART
Anti Retroviral Therapy
ASHA
Accredited Social Health Activist
ASQ
American Society for Quality
BALCO
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited, a company incorporated in India
BPL
Below Poverty Line: families above poverty line as defined by respective state governments
CAGR
Compound Annual Growth Rate
CDM
Clean Development Mechanism
CER
Certified Emission Reduction
CFC
Chloro Fluoro Carbon
CFL
Carbon Fluorescent Lamp
Cii
Confederation of Indian Industry
Cluster
Comprising 5-10 villages or specified geographic/revenue boundary as per prevailing local laws
CLZS
Chanderiya Lead and Zinc Smelter, a unit of HZL
CMT
Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited, a company incorporated in Australia
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
COP
Communication On Progress
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility
CWC
Child Welfare Centre
DMI
Disaster Management Institute, India
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation
EIA
Environment Impact Assessment
ESOPE
Employees Stock Option Plan
ESPE
Electrostatic Precipitator
FAPCI
Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Farm Initiative
Agriculture and livestock development initiatives
FO
Furnace Oil
FTSE
Financial Times Stock Exchange
GHG
Greenhouse Gas
GJ
Gigajoules
GRI
Global Reporting Initiative
Health Outreach
Populace and village coverage through various health initiatives like mobile health camps, specialised health drives, hospitals and clinics
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HSD
High Stock Density: fuel oil
HSE
Health, Safety and Environment
HZL
Hindustan Zinc Limited, a company incorporated in India
ICDS
Integrated Child Development Scheme: child-care centre catering to health and educational needs of children in the age group 0-6 yrs