NavIC consists of a constellation of seven satellites and a network of ground stations and is touted to be more accurate than GPS.

GPS and NavIC are two navigation systems which is developed by USA and India respectively. Let us look at the differences between GPS and NavIC here.

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.

This reduces Navigation with Indian Constellation's (NavIC) dependence on the American GPS and adds a level of precision and accuracy that was missing in the Indian system.

NavIC is India's alternative to GPS, offering navigation services using a constellation of satellites.

In addition to terrestrial, marine, aerial navigation, NavIC is also being used for military operations, disaster management and more.

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 the industry due to additional costs ...

NavIC was approved in 2006, but it only went into full operations in 2018 with eight satellites covering the entire territory of India, plus some other regions around the continent.

Apple has incorporated India's Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) GPS system in its iPhone 15 models, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday. NavIC, which is powered by ...

NavIC, India's home-grown alternative to the GPS navigation system The Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for NavIC in new devices sold in the country ...

Below are the details of NavIC's inception, why India wants smartphone makers to adopt it and how the system compares to other global or regional navigation systems.