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UN decries hike in satellite navigation system interference

world news

Published on Mar 25, 2025 11:09 PM IST

AFP |

NASA creates history by using GPS on the Moon for the first time ever

The new milestone means NASA’s exploration missions could benefit from these signals to accurately and autonomously determine their position, velocity and time.

NASA delivered Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment to the Moon aboard the Blue Ghost mission of Firefly Aerospace.(NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP)

business

Published on Mar 05, 2025 03:52 PM IST

ByAshley Paul

Noida man dies as car falls into drain; locals blame GPS

While locals suggested that the man might have been misled by wrong navigation on his device, police said they had no information to support this claim.

Police said the incident occurred on Saturday at Sector P4 of Greater Noida, March 1(Representative image by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times)

cities

Updated on Mar 05, 2025 09:33 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

NavIC’s hurdles project govt’s reluctance to fund innovation

NavIC, India's navigation satellite system, faces challenges due to failures and funding issues, highlighting the need for better investment in science and technology.

cities

Published on Feb 08, 2025 08:20 AM IST

ByCharles Assisi

Armed robbery in Mumbai: Gold ornaments worth ₹42.27 lakh stolen

A man and his nephew were attacked by four robbers on P D'Mello Road while carrying gold worth ₹42.27 lakh.

Police have arrested two people in relation to a shooting and robbery event near a hospital in south Mumbai thanks to CCTV evidence and a GPS tracking chip connected to a bag of jewels.(REUTERS/representative)

india news

Published on Jan 08, 2025 12:56 PM IST

PTI |

MSRTC to start VTS system for passengers across the state

The system has been developed on the lines of the Railway tracking system to help passengers understand bus information

According to the MSRTC, a modern VTS technology is now installed in over 16,000 of the MSRTC buses. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Jan 07, 2025 06:12 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Bengaluru techie runs 5 km for GPS diya art. Internet sees toilet instead

A Bengaluru man, ran 5 km to create a diya GPS drawing for Diwali, but social media mistook it for a toilet, sparking hilarious reactions.

A Bengaluru man ran 5 km to create a Diya GPS art, but it was hilariously mistaken for a toilet.
(X/@thilak_ch)

trending

Published on Nov 03, 2024 07:29 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

IIT Indore develops shoes that generate electricity, track location in real time

IIT, Indore has designed special shoes for soldiers equipped with a technology that can generate electricity and detect the wearer's location in real time.

education

Published on Aug 06, 2024 01:45 PM IST

PTI | , Indore

EVM shifting to be tracked; tight vigil at storage centres: Varanasi DM

All the vehicles will be equipped with GPS and every movement will take place under police protection, said the DM.

District magistrate S Rajalingam holding meeting with the representatives of political parties in Varanasi. (HT)

cities

Updated on Apr 30, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Varanasi

Car robber killed in gunfire in police encounter in UP's Meerut

cities

Updated on Feb 04, 2024 08:20 AM IST

PTI |

Thai woman follows GPS, gets stranded on a wooden bridge over a river

While the woman was on her way to Sung Men District in Thailand, her GPS led her to a small bridge over the Yom River, where she got stuck.

The woman who got stuck over the bridge was rescued by emergency responders. (Unsplash)

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Published on Feb 01, 2024 05:11 PM IST

ByVrinda Jain

Why are Indian planes losing signal over Middle East? DGCA flags ‘new threat’

Indian planes have reportedly been losing signal while flying over the Middle East, prompting DGCA to issue a circular to address the concerns.

Indian flights are facing new threats of signal jamming over Middle East.(REUTERS)

india news

Published on Nov 25, 2023 11:47 AM IST

ByVaishnawi Sinha

Location Intelligence: A game changer for enterprises

This article is authored by Agendra Kumar, managing director, Esri India.

ht insight

Published on Oct 10, 2023 11:08 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

France passes bill that would allow police to spy on suspects through phones

Part of a wider justice reform bill, the spying provision has been attacked by the left and rights defenders as an authoritarian snoopers' charter

Devices could also be remotely activated to record sound and images of people suspected of terror offenses, as well as delinquency and organised crime. (File)

world news

Published on Jul 06, 2023 04:53 PM IST

AFP |

Haryana to use satellite imagery to monitor mining activities

The Haryana chief secretary said that CCTV cameras should be installed at locations designated for parking the impounded vehicles involved in illegal mining

cities

Updated on Jul 01, 2023 12:59 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

200 e-buses to be flagged off in Delhi on June 30, boost fleet to 600

The new buses feature GPS, panic buttons, CCTV cameras and live tracking, with seats reserved for women and disabled-friendly features.

The 200 buses are part of the first batch of 1,500 buses, which the government said it will add to the public fleet by year-end. (HT Archive)

cities

Updated on Jun 24, 2023 11:36 PM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra

How NavIC aims to become a global navigation tool

In its present status, NavIC is competing with QZSS from Japan, which also targets only the Japanese and neighbouring regions.

NavIC is an independent stand-alone navigation satellite system. (ANI)

india news

Updated on May 31, 2023 06:24 PM IST

BySoumya Pillai

Delhi’s MCD sanitation staff to get smartwatches to track productivity

MCD covers around 15,582 km of colony roads which are manually swept by over 50,000 sanitation workers

The smart watches will be equipped with GPS(Pexels)

cities

Updated on May 10, 2023 04:32 AM IST

ByParas Singh

100 new electric buses to be inducted by May-end in Delhi

The 100 buses will be part of the first batch of 1,500 buses, which the government wants to add to the public fleet by the year-end

Currently Delhi has 300 electric buses in operation. (ANI)

cities

Updated on Apr 28, 2023 11:46 PM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra

Little done to check safety violations in Mohali school buses, say road safety experts

As per Mohali district protection officer (DCPO) Navpreet Kaur, a total of 51 buses were checked in nearly two months, out of which seven were challaned for violations. The DCPO said four of the buses were challaned for not having first-aid kits till April 24.

Even as the Panchkula school bus accident, reported last week, sent alarm bells ringing, little is being done on ground to ensure the safety of school students. (HT File)

cities

Updated on Apr 28, 2023 04:59 AM IST

ByMohit Khanna, Mohali

Punjab rolls out vehicle tracking system for wheat transportation

The Punjab food and civil supplies department has implemented the vehicle tracking system (VTS) during the ongoing wheat procurement by installing Global Positioning System (GPS) in 26,250 vehicles used in transportation of wheat from the mandis to storage points or the railheads from where the freshly harvested produce is sent to consumer states

cities

Updated on Apr 24, 2023 01:13 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Panchkula’s solid waste management plan gets CM nod

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar directed the officers to install GPS on vehicles as well as RFID in all houses to ensure door-to-door collection of waste

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar was apprised of a proposal to hire an agency for door-to-door garbage collection, processing of solid waste in Panchkula. (HT File)

cities

Updated on Apr 17, 2023 12:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

MCG commissioner inspects Bandhwari landfill site

Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will use two sewage treatment plant sites of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority for disc tube and reverse osmosis units to treat the legacy leachate at the Bandhwari landfill site. The MCG will purchase DRTOs from a fund established by the Haryana government to tackle pollution. MCG commissioner PC Meena has instructed daily monitoring and penalties for delays in processing waste and setting up a waste-to-energy plant. Vehicles used at the site will be fitted with GPS to ensure compliance.

cities

Updated on Apr 15, 2023 11:31 PM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Ludhiana MC gives nod to 12 projects worth over ₹12 crore

The development projects were approved by the TAC comprising officials of the civic body as the current house of MC completed its term on March 25

The proposals, including a geospatial tracking system (GPS) for e-rickshaws, the development of a green belt along the Sidhwan Canal and the purchase of jetting-cum-suction machines were approved. (Getty images)

cities

Updated on Apr 11, 2023 11:27 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

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UN decries hike in satellite navigation system interference

The new milestone means NASA’s exploration missions could benefit from these signals to accurately and autonomously determine their position, velocity and time.

While locals suggested that the man might have been misled by wrong navigation on his device, police said they had no information to support this claim.

NavIC, India's navigation satellite system, faces challenges due to failures and funding issues, highlighting the need for better investment in science and technology.

A man and his nephew were attacked by four robbers on P D'Mello Road while carrying gold worth ₹42.27 lakh.

The system has been developed on the lines of the Railway tracking system to help passengers understand bus information

A Bengaluru man, ran 5 km to create a diya GPS drawing for Diwali, but social media mistook it for a toilet, sparking hilarious reactions.

IIT, Indore has designed special shoes for soldiers equipped with a technology that can generate electricity and detect the wearer's location in real time.

All the vehicles will be equipped with GPS and every movement will take place under police protection, said the DM.

Car robber killed in gunfire in police encounter in UP's Meerut

While the woman was on her way to Sung Men District in Thailand, her GPS led her to a small bridge over the Yom River, where she got stuck.

Indian planes have reportedly been losing signal while flying over the Middle East, prompting DGCA to issue a circular to address the concerns.

This article is authored by Agendra Kumar, managing director, Esri India.

Part of a wider justice reform bill, the spying provision has been attacked by the left and rights defenders as an authoritarian snoopers' charter

The Haryana chief secretary said that CCTV cameras should be installed at locations designated for parking the impounded vehicles involved in illegal mining

The new buses feature GPS, panic buttons, CCTV cameras and live tracking, with seats reserved for women and disabled-friendly features.

In its present status, NavIC is competing with QZSS from Japan, which also targets only the Japanese and neighbouring regions.

MCD covers around 15,582 km of colony roads which are manually swept by over 50,000 sanitation workers

The 100 buses will be part of the first batch of 1,500 buses, which the government wants to add to the public fleet by the year-end

As per Mohali district protection officer (DCPO) Navpreet Kaur, a total of 51 buses were checked in nearly two months, out of which seven were challaned for violations. The DCPO said four of the buses were challaned for not having first-aid kits till April 24.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar directed the officers to install GPS on vehicles as well as RFID in all houses to ensure door-to-door collection of waste

The development projects were approved by the TAC comprising officials of the civic body as the current house of MC completed its term on March 25

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