US agency probes risks of foreign satellite use by handheld devicesThe Federal Communications Commission has concerns US handheld devices are receiving and processing Global Navigation Satellite System (GNS...
15 Mar, 2024, 09.39 AM IST
How Isro plans to boost India's GPS-alternative Navic's reach beyond India's bordersThe ISRO is working on extending the coverage of its Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NaVIC) from 1,500 km to 3,000 km beyond I...
27 Sep, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: What is NavIC? Indian GPS alternative will be mandatory in all smartphones by 2025Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), NavIC is an Indian alternative to systems such as the widely used GPS. It was e...
15 Sep, 2023, 02.09 PM IST
India-designed chip to track school buses, weapons systemsThe 12-nanometre chip can be fitted into a mobile phone or any handheld device and receive signals from the Navigation with Indian Constell...
14 Apr, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
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
NavIC tech designed by ISRO will come to Xiaomi smartphones this yearNavigation with Indian Constellation is the regional geo-positioning system that provides accurate positioning in India.
25 Feb, 2020, 05.05 PM IST
NavIC: Two decades after US spurned India in Kargil, country replies with desi GPSThe GPS was named NavIC ('Navigation with Indian Constellation' whose Hindi meaning is 'sailor' or 'navigator'), by Prime Minister Narendra...
19 Jun, 2018, 12.21 PM IST
India completes NavIC constellation with 7th satelliteThe 1,425-kg satellite made by Bengaluru-headquartered Alpha Design Technologies, in collaboration with Isro, is the second satellite to be...
12 Apr, 2018, 09.34 AM IST
- India to launch spare navigation satellite August-end
Bengaluru, Aug 10 (IANS) India will launch its eighth navigation satellite this month-end as a spare or back-up for its constellation in th...
10 Aug, 2017, 08.17 PM IST
India's own GPS set to hit the market early next yearFor many years now, India had been dependent on GPS, a project that the US began in 1973.
28 May, 2017, 11.25 AM 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
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
Russia's NIS Glonass to partner BSNL, MTNL to deliver GPS-like services in IndiaGovt will shortly clear a three-way partnership between Russia’s NIS Glonass, BSNL and MTNL for delivering satellite-based navigation servi...
21 Nov, 2012, 09.15 PM IST
- First navigational satellite launch this year: President
India will launch this year the first satellite for its indigenously developed regional navigational system, its own version of the GPS.
12 Mar, 2012, 02.58 PM IST
- Sistema plans to set up power plants in India, invest $1 billion
Sistema is exploring opportunities for setting up power plants and tapping the budding retail sector in India.
18 Dec, 2011, 03.21 PM IST