Talks on to include desi navigation app NavIC on phonesA meeting by Ministry of Electronics and IT was held on the issue on September 2, which was attended by officials from leading smartphone m...
27 Sep, 2022, 10.12 AM IST
What is NavIC? All you need to know about India's home-grown alternative to the GPS navigation systemThe Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for its NavIC navigation system in new devices sold in the country fro...
26 Sep, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
India's push for home-grown navigation system jolts smartphone giantsGovernment and industry documents show Modi's administration and space officials want to broaden its use, and have this year pushed smartph...
26 Sep, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Russian space body launches manufacturing Indian cosmonauts flight equipment for Gaganyaan missionRussia’s Research, Development & Production Enterprise Zvezda under the contract of Glavkosmos with the Human Spaceflight Centre of the Ind...
07 Sep, 2020, 10.32 PM IST
Training of Indian astronauts in Russia for Mission Gaganyaan on schedule despite CovidThe Indian Embassy in Moscow is closely monitoring progress of astronaut training with the Indian envoy meeting the four astronauts recentl...
17 Aug, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
China celebrates completion of BeiDou Satellite System that could rival the US' GPSThe satellite is part of the third iteration of the BeiDou system known as BDS-3, which began providing navigation services in 2018 to coun...
31 Jul, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
China successfully launches last satellite for its BeiDou Navigation Satellite SystemThe satellite was launched on Tuesday morning from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
23 Jun, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
US Congress consents to designate India's NAVIC as allied systemIndigenously developed, NAVIC is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real-time positioning and timing...
11 Dec, 2019, 11.32 AM IST
China launches new high-orbit satellite to boost its global navigation systemThe satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the southwestern Sichuan Province, state-run Xinhua reported.
02 Nov, 2018, 02.01 PM IST
After France, India likely to ink pact with Russia for GaganyaanThe subject to share expertise on 'Gaganyaan' came up during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Moscow this month, a source...
23 Sep, 2018, 05.45 PM IST
China launches two navigation satellites into spaceThe satellites and the rocket for today's launch were developed by the innovation academy for microsatellites at the Chinese Academy of Sci...
12 Jan, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
India, Russia gear up for Modi-Putin SummitSwaraj described the talks as "fruitful" and said there was a unanimity in strengthening strategic partnership between the two countries.
10 May, 2017, 10.30 PM IST
China to launch 30 Beidou navigation satellites in next 5 yrsThe first batch of 18 satellites will be launched before 2018 to cover countries along the routes in "the Belt and Road" (Silk Road) initia...
19 May, 2016, 08.00 PM IST
India's GPS version will be a boon for other nations as wellOn Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched the sixth navigation satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satell...
14 Mar, 2016, 11.03 AM IST
China to set up BDS international maritime surveillance centreChina is planning to build a maritime surveillance centre in its Tianjin port city to monitor the accuracy of its homegrown satellite syste...
24 Nov, 2015, 08.44 PM IST
ISRO gears up to launch IRNSS 1DAfter completing an eventful year, ISRO is gearing up for some satellite launches this year, with the IRNSS 1D being the first.
06 Jan, 2015, 01.05 PM IST
India, Russia to work jointly on development of navigation platform, GISBoth the countries also agreed to cooperate within the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and advance it in a "pragmatic and ...
11 Dec, 2014, 10.15 PM IST