Why have 1,000 ships at times lost their GPS in the Mideast?The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the wide...
08 Mar, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
India nearing self-reliance in strategic navigation with NavIC: In-SPACe chiefIndia is nearly self-reliant in data for strategic applications due to NavIC, its satellite navigation system similar to GPS, according to ...
03 Dec, 2024, 04.19 PM IST
IOC, GPS Renewables form joint venture for sustainable energy solutionsIndian Oil Corporation (IOC) partners with GPS Renewables Pvt Ltd to establish a joint venture dedicated to advancing biofuel adoption in I...
19 Jun, 2024, 06.57 PM IST
Iran Israel crisis: How airlines are scrambling to keep flights safer, shorter and cheaperIn response to the Iran-Israel conflict, Air India has adjusted its flight operations, including suspending flights to and from Tel Aviv an...
15 Apr, 2024, 12.19 PM IST
Irdai ups scrutiny of broking deals, approvals take longerThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has increased scrutiny on the ultimate beneficiaries in share transfers...
30 Nov, 2023, 12.46 AM IST
ISRO to share research with industry, backs FDI and private partnerships for space techThe government funding is no longer sufficient to run all ISRO's programmes, hence it is looking for private investment and FDI, chairman S...
27 Sep, 2023, 08.55 PM IST
From war to business to economy, why NavIC is the tech for a rising IndiaIndia's homegrown GPS alternative, NavIC, is gaining traction with Apple agreeing to incorporate it in its latest iPhone 15 smartphones. Th...
18 Sep, 2023, 01.11 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
Apple iPhone 15 models to have India's GPS alternative NavicApple has incorporated India's navigation system, NavIC, in its newly launched iPhone 15 Pro models. NavIC, developed by ISRO, operates thr...
14 Sep, 2023, 09.46 PM IST
New system can track robots, soldiers without GPSScientists developed a novel technique for determining the direction of arrival (DoA) of a radio frequency signal source, which is a fundam...
11 Oct, 2018, 12.58 PM IST
Government likely to make GPS mandatory in feature phonesThe move will enable the government to roll out panic button facility on mobile phones, aimed at helping women in distress.
13 Feb, 2018, 06.47 PM IST
Telcos move Trai against mandatory mobile GPSThe ICA said in its letter to Trai that the provisions for mandatory GPS capability on mobile handsets were included by the DoT based on th...
31 Mar, 2017, 11.47 PM IST
Government allocates Rs 13,000 crore to DoT for BharatNet, NFSThe government has allocated Rs 10,000 crore for rolling out optical fibre-based broadband network across "One lakh fifty thousand cumulati...
13 Feb, 2017, 10.54 PM IST
New navigation system uses Wi-Fi signals instead of GPSIt could be used to develop navigation systems that meet the stringent requirements of fully autonomous vehicles, such as driverless cars a...
14 Oct, 2016, 06.50 PM IST
- Cellular signals-based navigation for driverless cars soon
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) A team of US researchers has developed a reliable and accurate navigation system that exploits existing environment...
14 Oct, 2016, 02.54 PM IST
Government unlikely to budge on GPS diktat for mobile phonesThe government, however, appears in no mood to back down from its directive as it seeks to provide security to women through technology int...
29 Apr, 2016, 02.53 AM IST
China launches 20th satellite for its BeiDou Navigation systemLaunched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the satellite was boosted by a Long March-3B carrier...
30 Sep, 2015, 11.15 AM IST