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As Apple supports NavIC, Centre considers making tech mandatory, offering additional incentives

September 15, 2023 7:29 am

All 5G phones would be required to support NavIC — or Navigation with Indian Constellation — by January 1, 2025, and other phones by December 2025, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

Pune railway division introduces GPS-based patrolman tracking devices

August 27, 2021 2:02 pm

A railway spokesperson said during monitoring, it used to be difficult to know whether patrolmen had started patrolling at the right time, whether they had completed their beats in the stipulated time or not.

Columbia's panic button is unsafe for its users

March 31, 2017 6:39 pm

A GPS-enabled "panic button" that Colombia's government has issued to about 400 people that is supposed to help them could be exposing them to more peril.

BMC installs GPS devices in garbage vehicles

September 29, 2014 1:43 am

The project was initiated in 2012 after complaints that garbage was not collected from various parts of the city.

GPS devices go missing from nearly 1,800 DTC buses, FIRs lodged

June 21, 2014 1:41 am

The GPS devices were installed to help improve the service ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

1,800 of 3,700 GPS devices go missing from DTC buses

June 20, 2014 6:04 pm

DTC had installed GPS devices in 3,700 buses with an aim to improve bus service ahead of the CWG in 2010.

All public vehicles to have GPS devices by Feb 20

February 09, 2014 2:34 am

All auto-rickshaws, gramin sewas, contractual buses, among other vehicles, have been asked to get GPS devices installed.

Militants travelled 38 km in India,used GPS device,mobile phone

September 28, 2013 3:15 am

The international border in Paharpur village is fenced,but parts of it are porous because of a nullah that flows into Pakistani territory.

BMC mulls GPS devices on water tankers

September 21, 2013 1:23 am

To curb water theft from tankers,the civic administration is considering installing Global Positioning System (GPS) devices on water carriers.

CCTV cameras on buses: 8 months on,it's still on paper

September 11, 2013 12:45 am

Concerns over safety of commuters on public transport were raised soon after the December 16 gangrape.

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