| ACS |
American Chemical Society. |
| ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AIDS |
Acute Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AOK |
Allgemeinen Ortsrankenkassen, Germany |
| AIF |
American Indian Foundation |
| ATFD |
Agitated thin film dryer |
| ANDA |
Abbreviated New Drug Application |
|
API |
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients |
| ANVISA |
Agncia Nacional de Vigilncia Sanitria
(National Health Surveillance Agency Brazil) |
| ANZ |
Australasia composed of both Australia and New Zealand |
| BDC |
Biologics Development Centre |
| B2Y |
Business to Youth |
| Br |
Bromine |
| BU |
Business Unit |
| BOPP |
Biaxially Oriented Film |
| CAGR |
Compounded Annual Growth Rate |
| CTO |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| CII |
Confederation of Indian Industry |
| CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| COBE |
Code of Business Ethics |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
| COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
| CO2e |
Carbon Dioxide equivalent |
| COD |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| CNBC |
Consumer News and Business Channel |
| CETP |
Common Effluent Treatment Plant |
| CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbon |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CAPA |
Corrective action and Preventive action |
| CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
| CPS |
Custom Pharmaceutical services |
| CGMP |
Current Good Manufacturing Practices |
| COSO |
Committee of Sponsoring Organisations |
| COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CS |
Company Secretary |
| CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
| CSIM |
Centre for Social Initiative and Management |
| CSHE |
|
| Cu.M |
Cubic Meter |
| CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
|
DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DRF |
Dr Reddys Foundation |
| DRFHE |
Dr Reddys Foundation for Health Education |
| DCGI |
Drugs Controller General of India |
| DMF |
Drug Master File |
| DR |
Discovery Research |
| DR-CPS |
Dr.Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services |
| DQA |
Development Quality Assurance |
| DCS |
Distributed Control System |
| EtOH |
Ethanol |
| ETP |
Effluent treatment plant |
| Eq |
Equivalent |
| ESI |
Employees' State Insurance |
| EBIDTA |
Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation, Taxes and Amortization |
| ECCE |
Early Childhood Care & Education |
| FDA |
Food & Drugs Administration |
| FY |
Financial Year |
| GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GEP |
Good Engineering Practices |
| cGMP |
Current Global Manufacturing Practices |
| GJ |
Giga Joules |
| GSK |
GlaxoSmithkline |
| GCI |
Green Chemistry Institute |
| GHG |
Greenhouse gas |
| GMP |
Good Manufacturing Practices |
| GPA |
Group Personal Accident Insurance |
| GTLI |
Group Term Life Insurance |
| GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
| HbA1c |
FGlycosylated Haemoglobin |
| H2O |
Water |
| H2O2 |
Hydrogen Paroxide |
| HBr |
Hydrobromic Acid |
| HC |
Head Count |
| HCL |
High density Lipoprotein |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HHT |
Hand Holding Team |
| HRD |
Human Resource Development |
| IAS |
Indian Administrative Services |
| IDA |
Indian Dental Association |
| IDP |
Individual Development Plan |
| IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standards |
| IMA |
International Market Assesment India Pvt. Ltd. |
| IND |
Investigational New Drug |
| IPDO |
Integrated Product Development Organization |
| IP |
Intellectual Property |
| IPM |
Integrated Project Management |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| ICAI |
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
| INR |
Indian National Rupee |
| IRC |
Internal Review Committee |
| ISB |
Indian School of Business |
| IIM |
Indian Institute of Management |
| ICH |
International Conference on Harmonization |
| ICSI |
Institute of Company Secretaries of India |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| IIT |
Indian Institute of Technology |
| kWh |
Kilo Watt hour |
| KYB |
Know Your Business |
| KYC |
Know your customer |
| LABS |
Livelihood Advancement Business School |
| LEED |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LTA |
Loss time accident |
| Lt |
Liter |
| LAYDS |
Life At Your Doorsteps |
| MBA |
Masters in Business Administration |
| MC |
Management Council |
| MCC |
Medicines Control Council, South Africa |
| Mn |
Million |
| M.Sc |
Master of Science |
| MS/M.S. |
Master of Science |
| MSQA |
Material Sourcing Quality Assurance |
| MEE |
Multiple effect evaporator |
| MEG |
Monoethylene Glycol |
| MHRA |
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Datasheet |
| MT |
Metric Ton |
| MT |
Management Trainee |
| NA |
Namibia |
| NYSE |
New York Stock Exchange |
| NASSOCM |
National Association of Software and Services Companies, India |
| NCE |
New Chemical Entity |
| NGO |
Non Governmental Organization |
| NOx |
Oxides of Nitrogen |
| OTC |
Over the Counter |
| ODS |
Ozone Depleting Substances |
| OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| PCT |
Patent Cooperation Treaty |
| PDF |
Post Doctoral Fellow |
| PGDHM |
Post Graduate Diploma in Health management |
| PO4 |
Phosphates |
| PSAI |
Pharmaceutical services active ingredients |
| PLC |
Programmable Logic Controller |
| PMDA |
Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices Agency, Japan |
| PSR |
Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives |
| PerfECT |
Performance Evaluation Coaching Tool |
| PPAR |
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipments |
| PPO |
Pre-Placement Offer |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QBD |
Quality by Design |
| QUEST |
Quality Enhancement and Sustainability |
|
RASBIC |
Recruitment & Staffing Best in Class Award |
| R&D |
Research & Development |
| ROW |
Rest of the World |
| SAP |
System Analysis and Programming |
| SAFA |
South Asian Federation of Accountants |
| SEC |
Security Exchange Commission |
| SEZ |
Special Economic Zone |
| SHE |
Safety, Health, Environment |
| SRS |
Solvent Recovery System |
| STP |
Sewage Treatment Plant |
| SMT |
Self Managed Team |
| SLP |
Senior Leaders Program |
| SBP |
Strategic Business Partner |
| SKU |
Stock Keeping Unit |
| SOx |
Oxides of Sulphur |
| TAT |
Talent Acquisition Team |
| TERI |
The Energy Research Institute |
| TDS |
Total Dissolved Solids |
| TGA |
Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia |
| TMA |
Team Medical Affairs |
| TMB |
Talent Management Board |
| TISS |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences |
| TT |
Technical Trainee |
| TRII |
Total Quality Improvement Index |
| UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
| UK |
Britain |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNGC |
United Nations Global Compact |
| URJA |
U r Just Awesome |
| US |
United States |
| USD |
United States Dollar |
| US FDA |
United States Food and Drug Administration |
| USPTO |
United States Patent and Trademark Office |
| UV |
Ultraviolet |
| VPPB |
Variable Plant Performance Bonus |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WL |
Women in Leadership |
| WRI |
World Resources Institute |
| WBCSD |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| WWRF |
Wastewater Recycling Facility |
| XLRI |
Xavier Labour Relations Institute in India |
| ZLDP |
Zero Liquid Discharge Plant |
