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No Toll Up To 20 km For Private Vehicles With Global Navigation Satellite System
Motorists using private vehicles with a functional global navigation satellite system (GNSS) will be allowed to travel toll-free on highways and expressways up to 20 kilometres daily with effect from Tuesday, according to a government notification.
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Government To Implement Satellite-Based Toll Collection
Vehicles equipped with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) On-Board Units (OBUs) will have the capability to automatically pay tolls based on the distance they cover.
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Commercial Planes Hit By GPS Jamming, Spoofing Across Europe: Report
The increase in interference has been blamed on jammers in Russia's Kaliningrad region, which is sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania - the base for one of Russia's major naval fleets.
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Are You Science Enthusiast? ISRO Offers This Free Certificate Course
The programme offers 10,000 seats for the comprehensive course and an additional 5,000 seats for individual modules, making it accessible to a substantial number of learners.
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NaVIC, India's GPS, May Soon Get "Regional To Global" Changeover: ISRO
India plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NaVIC in a bid to increase its use in the civilian sector and also by ships and aircraft travelling far from the country's borders.
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Amazfit T-Rex Pro With 18-Day Battery Life, Auto Workout Recognition Feature Launched in India
Amazfit T-Rex Pro smartwatch has been launched in India. Amazfit T-Rex Pro has launched in the Indian market as the latest smartwatch offering from the company. The rugged watch is 10ATM certified and will be available on Amazon and Amazfit.com from Marc 28. It is priced at Rs. 12,999.
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China Launches Final Satellite to Complete Beidou Network, Rival to GPS
China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in its race for market share in the lucrative sector.
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China Launches Final Satellite Rivalling GPS In Global Navigation
China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in its race for market share in the lucrative sector.
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China to Complete Its Competitor to GPS With New Satellites Launches in 2020
China said Friday its Beidou Navigation Satellite System that emulates the U.S. Global Positioning System will be competed with the launch of its final two satellites in the first half of next year.
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China's BeiDou Satellite System Now, Ready To Compete With Rival GPS
China has completed the deployment of its home grown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) constellation with the successful launch of two more satellites and will start providing services to countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative by next month, the state media reported today.
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ISRO's PSLV Successfully Launches IRNSS-1I Navigation Satellite From Sriharikota Days After Big Jolt: 10 Points
While most of India slept, ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV blasted off into space from Sriharikota off the coast of Andhra Pradesh at 4:04 am today, carrying IRNSS-1I, the eighth satellite for India's homegrown global positioning system. The successful launch came just 14 days after the much larger Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehi...
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India's First Private Sector-Built Satellite Launch Unsuccessful, Says ISRO: 10 Facts
The launch of India's first private-sector manufactured satellite, the IRNSS-1H, was declared unsuccessful today. AS Kiran Kumar, the chief of space agency ISRO, which handled the launch, said the satellite's protective heat shield, which is expected to separate and drop off, failed to do so. This was the second failure of PSLV, which had taken up ...
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Japan Launches Rocket Carrying Local Version of American GPS Satellite
Japan launched a rocket carrying a satellite with a local version of the US global positioning system or GPS today, which is expected to increase the precision of location information used in smartphones and car navigation system.
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India's Swadeshi GPS Develops A Problem, But Remains Functional
India's home-made navigational system, named NAVIC by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has developed a technical problem. One of the seven satellites in the Indian version of the American Global Positioning System or GPS is malfunctioning, as a result of which it's not visible. The seven satellites together provide strategic services, the last of them...
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Australia Moving Up In The World Literally
Australia will adjust its latitude and longitude, a government science body says, to put the vast country into alignment with global navigation satellite systems.
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No Toll Up To 20 km For Private Vehicles With Global Navigation Satellite System
Motorists using private vehicles with a functional global navigation satellite system (GNSS) will be allowed to travel toll-free on highways and expressways up to 20 kilometres daily with effect from Tuesday, according to a government notification.
-
Government To Implement Satellite-Based Toll Collection
Vehicles equipped with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) On-Board Units (OBUs) will have the capability to automatically pay tolls based on the distance they cover.
-
Commercial Planes Hit By GPS Jamming, Spoofing Across Europe: Report
The increase in interference has been blamed on jammers in Russia's Kaliningrad region, which is sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania - the base for one of Russia's major naval fleets.
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Are You Science Enthusiast? ISRO Offers This Free Certificate Course
The programme offers 10,000 seats for the comprehensive course and an additional 5,000 seats for individual modules, making it accessible to a substantial number of learners.
-
NaVIC, India's GPS, May Soon Get "Regional To Global" Changeover: ISRO
India plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NaVIC in a bid to increase its use in the civilian sector and also by ships and aircraft travelling far from the country's borders.
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Amazfit T-Rex Pro With 18-Day Battery Life, Auto Workout Recognition Feature Launched in India
Amazfit T-Rex Pro smartwatch has been launched in India. Amazfit T-Rex Pro has launched in the Indian market as the latest smartwatch offering from the company. The rugged watch is 10ATM certified and will be available on Amazon and Amazfit.com from Marc 28. It is priced at Rs. 12,999.
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China Launches Final Satellite to Complete Beidou Network, Rival to GPS
China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in its race for market share in the lucrative sector.
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China Launches Final Satellite Rivalling GPS In Global Navigation
China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in its race for market share in the lucrative sector.
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China to Complete Its Competitor to GPS With New Satellites Launches in 2020
China said Friday its Beidou Navigation Satellite System that emulates the U.S. Global Positioning System will be competed with the launch of its final two satellites in the first half of next year.
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China's BeiDou Satellite System Now, Ready To Compete With Rival GPS
China has completed the deployment of its home grown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) constellation with the successful launch of two more satellites and will start providing services to countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative by next month, the state media reported today.
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ISRO's PSLV Successfully Launches IRNSS-1I Navigation Satellite From Sriharikota Days After Big Jolt: 10 Points
While most of India slept, ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV blasted off into space from Sriharikota off the coast of Andhra Pradesh at 4:04 am today, carrying IRNSS-1I, the eighth satellite for India's homegrown global positioning system. The successful launch came just 14 days after the much larger Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehi...
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India's First Private Sector-Built Satellite Launch Unsuccessful, Says ISRO: 10 Facts
The launch of India's first private-sector manufactured satellite, the IRNSS-1H, was declared unsuccessful today. AS Kiran Kumar, the chief of space agency ISRO, which handled the launch, said the satellite's protective heat shield, which is expected to separate and drop off, failed to do so. This was the second failure of PSLV, which had taken up ...
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Japan Launches Rocket Carrying Local Version of American GPS Satellite
Japan launched a rocket carrying a satellite with a local version of the US global positioning system or GPS today, which is expected to increase the precision of location information used in smartphones and car navigation system.
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India's Swadeshi GPS Develops A Problem, But Remains Functional
India's home-made navigational system, named NAVIC by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has developed a technical problem. One of the seven satellites in the Indian version of the American Global Positioning System or GPS is malfunctioning, as a result of which it's not visible. The seven satellites together provide strategic services, the last of them...
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Australia Moving Up In The World Literally
Australia will adjust its latitude and longitude, a government science body says, to put the vast country into alignment with global navigation satellite systems.
