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Indian rival to GPS gets boost from new BIS norms

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October 23, 2025

Govt wants location-based services, navigation devices, mobile apps to use NavIC

- Dhirendra Kumar

Indian rival to GPS gets boost from new BIS norms

Govt wants location-based services, navigation devices, mobile apps to use NavIC

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To enable wider adoption of Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), India’s localized version of America’s Global Positioning System (GPS), the government has for the first time introduced comprehensive standards for NavIC receivers, two officials told Mint.

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