NavIC stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation. It is also called IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System). NavIC is an alternative to the American Global Positioning System (GPS) ...

The Indian government has proposed a new rule that will see smartphone and automobile manufacturers offering NavIC, India's home-grown navigation system as an alternative to GPS from 2025. The Indian ...

Global Positioning System, or GPS, is one of the most popular satellite-based navigation systems in the world. However, there are other technologies that provide precise location by satellite – and ...

NEW DELHI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for its NavIC navigation system in new devices sold in the country from next year, a move that has ...

A new draft policy in India seeks to foster global use of its Indian NavIC satellite navigation system. The draft Indian Satellite Navigation Policy 2021 (SATNAV Policy 2021) is part of reforms of the ...

Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm — one of the leading semiconductor and telecommunications companies — has collaborated with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and announced ...

NEW DELHI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - India is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system within months, worrying the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple who fear ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a major milestone with the launch of its 100th rocket. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F15) will carry the NVS-02 satellite ...

NVS-01 is the first second-generation satellite of the Indian Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), also known as Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC). It was launched into geostationary orbit ...

Did you know that GPS was a project started by the US Department of Defence in 1973? GPS’s services were made available to the public in 1980s. India has been working on its own system and the ...

Real-time train tracking is operational on over 10,400 locomotives and over 40,000 fishing vessels have been equipped with NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) receivers for tracking and ...