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Five Kerala men use navigation app through dense forest, get stranded amid rains
An official clarified that the men actually did not get lost as their indeed was a way through the forest. They just got stuck in a muddy pit due to the rains.
Published on Apr 07, 2025 03:24 PM IST
Spot, shoot, upload: Chandigarh residents act as eyes of traffic police
In the last four years (2019 to 2022), Chandigarh traffic police have challaned 54,567 violators on the basis of complaints from the public on the former’s social media platforms, including Facebook page, Twitter and Whatsapp.
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 01:54 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
What is NavIC, the Made in India navigation system that Centre is pushing for?
The Centre in August had said that NavIC is as good as the GPS in terms of position accuracy. The 2021 satellite navigation policy had stated that the government will work towards expanding the coverage to ensure the availability of the NavIC signal in any corner of the world.
Published on Sep 29, 2022 03:27 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aryan Prakash
ISRO to expand reach of navigation system globally: New draft policy
All navigation constellations use the same radio frequency bands for broadcasting their navigation signals.
Updated on Aug 03, 2021 01:30 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
New ATC tower at IGI airport, Delhi to start operations by month-end
Officers said the new set up will also help the controllers divide the air space into nine sectors.
Updated on May 15, 2019 06:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move
It normally is updated every five years but the schedule has been pushed forward one year “due to unplanned variations in the Arctic region,” according to a statement from the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
Updated on Feb 06, 2019 10:37 PM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse
‘GPS told me to do it,’ says driver after car ends up on train tracks
The driver was “100% sober and had no medical conditions affecting her decision-making”.
Published on Nov 26, 2018 06:20 PM IST
Ayush ministry asks Isro for satellite help to gauge International Yoga Day ‘success’
The government now plans to make use of satellite imagery to get a sense of the number of participants in the events for the International Day of Yoga (IDY), to be held on June 21.
Updated on Jun 06, 2018 07:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rhythma Kaul
Flight operations hit as Mumbai airport upgrades its landing system
The airport handles 945 flight movements daily, 46 every hour
Updated on May 19, 2018 11:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Tech upgrade delays 70% flights at Mumbai airport
The 12-hour upgradation, from 11 am to 11 pm, began on Thursday and will go on till June 5
Updated on May 18, 2018 11:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent, Mumbai