IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

D

1. DA: Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance
2. DAVP: Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
3. DC: Deputy Commissioner; Direct Current in Electricity
4. DDT: Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro-ethane (disinfectant)
5. DIN: Director Information Number
6. DM: District Magistrate; Deputy Minister
7. DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
8. DMK: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (a regional political party of Tamil Nadu)
9. DNA: de-oxyribonucleic acid
10. DO: Demi-official (letter)
11. DOD: Department of Ocean Development
12. DPEP: District Primary Education Programme
13. DPI: Director of Public Instruction
14. DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
15. DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation
16. DST: Daylight Saving Time
17. DRES: Department of Renewable Energy Sources
18. DTH: Direct to Home (broadcasting)